Post by tenpoundhammer on Jan 6, 2014 21:50:15 GMT -5
The intro is the same as the last America's Game week. We appear to be on the set of Winter Hideaways.
$1,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time
H _ _ _ Y
B U _ _ Y
Veronica solves HONEY BUNNY.
Veronica Arce, Oak Forest, IL, engaged to Joe, teaches at Memorial Junior High, he proposed to her via a Scrabble game
Camry Ivory, Kansas City, MO, academic advisor, graduate student at University of Missouri Kansas City, in some bands, plays piano, and sings
Bryan Farmer, Germantown, MD, IT consultant, married to Meliza, has one son who likes the Bankrupt sound (which they sound at Pat's request)
$2,000 Toss-Up: Fun & Games
_ I _ I _ _ / A
U N I _ _ _ L _
Veronica also solves RIDING A UNICYCLE.
Prize on Wheel: Boston Harbor Hotel, $9,640
Round 1: Character
The category strips feature the Statue of Liberty when the puzzle is revealed.
Veronica picks up the Beef Bucks gift tag with T, then calls R on $700. She buys E, calls S on the Wild Card, then buys A. After calling H on $600, she buys O.
_ A R _ E _
S _ _ E R H E R O
T H O R
She solves MARVEL SUPERHERO THOR for $5,250 counting the gift tag and Wild Card.
PERFECT ROUND
Veronica: $8,250 + Wild Card
Camry: $0
Bryan: $0
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Mystery Round: Before & After
Camry calls T on $900, then buys a bad E. Bryan follows up with Lose a Turn. Veronica picks up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with H, then accidentally repeats the E.
Camry calls R on $900, then goes on a buying spree to clear the vowels: A, O, I, and U. (Pat accidentally said that no more vowels remained after the I, but quickly corrected himself.)
T O O / _ U _ H
I _ _ O R _ A T I O _
_ O O T H
She solves TOO MUCH INFORMATION BOOTH for $2,350.
Dud: E (Camry)
Lose a Turn: Bryan
DQ: Veronica's repeated E
Veronica: $8,250 + Wild Card
Camry: $2,350
Bryan: $0
====
Prize/Express Round: Phrase
Bryan hits Express for T, and decides to spin again. His next spin is also Express, and after calling N, he decides to climb aboard:
Express letters
O
A
F
U
E
I (no more vowels)
H
W
L
G
S
D
A / W E A L T H / O F
F U N / T H I N G S
T O / D O
He reads off A WEALTH OF FUN THINGS TO DO for $12,750 and a trip to the Virgin Islands (Westin St. John Resort & Villas + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $8,499).
PERFECT ROUND #2
Veronica: $8,250 + Wild Card
Camry: $2,350
Bryan: $21,249
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: The 90's
_ _ E L M _
& / _ O _ I _ E
Camry solves THELMA & LOUISE.
Round 4: Thing
After a null cycle, Camry calls T on $400, but after buying E, she duds with R on $800. Bryan calls S on $450, then buys A before returning to $450 for a dud P.
Veronica tries L on $300, then after a non-null cycle, including a $250 discrepancy (meaning a dud O), B on $450. Pat prompts her to try the Wild Card on that amount, which she does for an F. Finally, she buys I.
B E A _ T I F _ L
S _ I L E
She solves BEAUTIFUL SMILE for $1,000 more (rather than the $1,250 that her aired turns amount to).
Aired duds: R (Camry), P (Bryan)
Known Unaired dud: O (Veronica)
Round 5: Living Things
Bryan spins $5000 for S, buys E, then returns to the same wedge for T… only for his next spin to be the Bankrupt next to it. Just then, the bells sound.
_ _ _ _ E T - _ E - _ _ T S
Final Spin: $700
Veronica: F
F _ _ _ E T - _ E - _ _ T S
For $1,700 more, she solves FORGET-ME-NOTS.
Bankrupt: Bryan ($14,750)
End totals:
Veronica: $10,950
Camry: $5,350
Bryan: $21,249
====
$100,000 Bonus Round
Bryan's wife and mother are in the audience.
The Wheel stops at the S in AMERICA'S, and the puzzle is Things:
_ R _ _ _ N _
_ _ E S T _ _ N S
G, C, P, I:
P R _ _ I N G
_ _ E S T I _ N S
He doesn't solve PROBING QUESTIONS for $30,000. End total: $21,249.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: DR7137145
$1,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time
H _ _ _ Y
B U _ _ Y
Veronica solves HONEY BUNNY.
Veronica Arce, Oak Forest, IL, engaged to Joe, teaches at Memorial Junior High, he proposed to her via a Scrabble game
Camry Ivory, Kansas City, MO, academic advisor, graduate student at University of Missouri Kansas City, in some bands, plays piano, and sings
Bryan Farmer, Germantown, MD, IT consultant, married to Meliza, has one son who likes the Bankrupt sound (which they sound at Pat's request)
$2,000 Toss-Up: Fun & Games
_ I _ I _ _ / A
U N I _ _ _ L _
Veronica also solves RIDING A UNICYCLE.
Prize on Wheel: Boston Harbor Hotel, $9,640
Round 1: Character
The category strips feature the Statue of Liberty when the puzzle is revealed.
Veronica picks up the Beef Bucks gift tag with T, then calls R on $700. She buys E, calls S on the Wild Card, then buys A. After calling H on $600, she buys O.
_ A R _ E _
S _ _ E R H E R O
T H O R
She solves MARVEL SUPERHERO THOR for $5,250 counting the gift tag and Wild Card.
PERFECT ROUND
Veronica: $8,250 + Wild Card
Camry: $0
Bryan: $0
====
Mystery Round: Before & After
Camry calls T on $900, then buys a bad E. Bryan follows up with Lose a Turn. Veronica picks up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with H, then accidentally repeats the E.
Camry calls R on $900, then goes on a buying spree to clear the vowels: A, O, I, and U. (Pat accidentally said that no more vowels remained after the I, but quickly corrected himself.)
T O O / _ U _ H
I _ _ O R _ A T I O _
_ O O T H
She solves TOO MUCH INFORMATION BOOTH for $2,350.
Dud: E (Camry)
Lose a Turn: Bryan
DQ: Veronica's repeated E
Veronica: $8,250 + Wild Card
Camry: $2,350
Bryan: $0
====
Prize/Express Round: Phrase
Bryan hits Express for T, and decides to spin again. His next spin is also Express, and after calling N, he decides to climb aboard:
Express letters
O
A
F
U
E
I (no more vowels)
H
W
L
G
S
D
A / W E A L T H / O F
F U N / T H I N G S
T O / D O
He reads off A WEALTH OF FUN THINGS TO DO for $12,750 and a trip to the Virgin Islands (Westin St. John Resort & Villas + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $8,499).
PERFECT ROUND #2
Veronica: $8,250 + Wild Card
Camry: $2,350
Bryan: $21,249
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: The 90's
_ _ E L M _
& / _ O _ I _ E
Camry solves THELMA & LOUISE.
Round 4: Thing
After a null cycle, Camry calls T on $400, but after buying E, she duds with R on $800. Bryan calls S on $450, then buys A before returning to $450 for a dud P.
Veronica tries L on $300, then after a non-null cycle, including a $250 discrepancy (meaning a dud O), B on $450. Pat prompts her to try the Wild Card on that amount, which she does for an F. Finally, she buys I.
B E A _ T I F _ L
S _ I L E
She solves BEAUTIFUL SMILE for $1,000 more (rather than the $1,250 that her aired turns amount to).
Aired duds: R (Camry), P (Bryan)
Known Unaired dud: O (Veronica)
Round 5: Living Things
Bryan spins $5000 for S, buys E, then returns to the same wedge for T… only for his next spin to be the Bankrupt next to it. Just then, the bells sound.
_ _ _ _ E T - _ E - _ _ T S
Final Spin: $700
Veronica: F
F _ _ _ E T - _ E - _ _ T S
For $1,700 more, she solves FORGET-ME-NOTS.
Bankrupt: Bryan ($14,750)
End totals:
Veronica: $10,950
Camry: $5,350
Bryan: $21,249
====
$100,000 Bonus Round
Bryan's wife and mother are in the audience.
The Wheel stops at the S in AMERICA'S, and the puzzle is Things:
_ R _ _ _ N _
_ _ E S T _ _ N S
G, C, P, I:
P R _ _ I N G
_ _ E S T I _ N S
He doesn't solve PROBING QUESTIONS for $30,000. End total: $21,249.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: DR7137145
It was bad enough that there was AGAIN no audience reaction to a regular $5K hit and only a mild one for the second. I would have liked to see how big the reaction would have been for a third one, though. Shame that the only aired Bankrupt takes the record this season for most spendable cash lost.
When's the last time I got 3 puzzles w/ a vowel (esp. the same one) in the same night?
Usually when I watch an Express for myself, it's a Bankrupt, but wow. That round was all he needed to win this game.