Post by tenpoundhammer on Feb 15, 2014 0:03:59 GMT -5
It's Day 3 of the firt Texas Week from Fair Park in Dallas.
Shirley Donaldson, Carrollton, TX, works for an advertising company, married to Mike, has two sons in the audience, likes to fish
Dan Veroneau (?), New York; won $15,100 the previous day
Keri Bailey, Nashville, TN; retired from the IRS, has three sons, likes to read, and likes music
Round 1: Phrase
Shirley duds with R on $300. Dan tries T on $700, buys E, and calls H on $500 between $200 and $700, then duds with N on $300.
Keri repeats the R on $450, so back to Shirley, who tries P on $250 and buys U, before dudding with S on $750.
Dan buys O, calls L on $750, then buys A, which happens to be the last vowel. Finally, he goes for C on $900 and M on $150.
P U T / O U T / T H E
_ E L C O M E / M A T
For $4,500, he solves PUT OUT THE WELCOME MAT.
Dud: R (Shirley), N (Dan), S (Shirley)
DQ: Keri's repeated R
Round 2 Prize: Magnavox television, $2,500
Round 2: Before & After
Dan calls T and N on $450 and $200, then buys I and E. He then calls P on $500 between $2500 and $400, and follows up with $200 for G before buying A. Next, he goes to $2500 for L before buying O and U to clear the vowels. He then stops at the Free Spin (over the red $300) for D, and back to $2500 for M.
E A T I N G
_ U M _ L E / P I E
A / L A / M O D E
And he solves EATING HUMBLE PIE A LA MODE for $10,100 and the Free Spin.
Shirley: $0
Dan: $14,600 + Free Spin
Keri: $0
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Round 3: Clue
Keri calls N and T on $250 and $700, then Bankrupts between $600 and $500.
Shirley calls R and P on $550 and $500, then buys I. She finds two S's on $1000, but after buying O and A, she duds with M on $200.
Dan finds four C's on $3500, then calls L on $900. After buying U, the last vowel in the puzzle, he goes for K and Z on $250 and $900.
C L A S S I C A L
_ A Z Z / / R O C K
R A P / &
C O U N T R _
For $17,600, he solves CLASSICAL JAZZ ROCK RAP & COUNTRY. He gets $500 more for identifying them as types of music.
(Note: the double slash is because they put two blanks between the second and third words.)
Bankrupt: Keri ($950)
Dud: M (Shirley)
Shirley: $0
Dan: $32,700 + Free Spin
Keri: $0
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Round 4: Things
Final Spin: $300
Shirley: S
Dan: R
Keri: T
Shirley: N
Dan: L (Oddly, they cut to a close-up of him as he calls it, then pans over to Keri on her turn.)
Keri: C
Shirley: G
Dan: H
Keri: F
Shirley: P
Dan: M
Keri: D
_ D _ _ R _ S / &
_ D _ _ C T _ _ _ S
For $1,200, she solves ADVERBS & ADJECTIVES.
Duds: N (Shirley), L (Dan), G (Shirley), H (Dan), F (Keri), P (Shirley), M (Dan)
End totals:
Shirley: Lovely parting gifts
Dan: $32,700; two-day total of $47,800 so far
Keri: $1,200
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Bonus Round
Dan picks the L. His puzzle is a Thing:
_ _ _ _ L E
D, M, P, A add nothing to the puzzle. He doesn't solve GIGGLE for the Harvest Annuity.
Shirley Donaldson, Carrollton, TX, works for an advertising company, married to Mike, has two sons in the audience, likes to fish
Dan Veroneau (?), New York; won $15,100 the previous day
Keri Bailey, Nashville, TN; retired from the IRS, has three sons, likes to read, and likes music
Round 1: Phrase
Shirley duds with R on $300. Dan tries T on $700, buys E, and calls H on $500 between $200 and $700, then duds with N on $300.
Keri repeats the R on $450, so back to Shirley, who tries P on $250 and buys U, before dudding with S on $750.
Dan buys O, calls L on $750, then buys A, which happens to be the last vowel. Finally, he goes for C on $900 and M on $150.
P U T / O U T / T H E
_ E L C O M E / M A T
For $4,500, he solves PUT OUT THE WELCOME MAT.
Dud: R (Shirley), N (Dan), S (Shirley)
DQ: Keri's repeated R
Round 2 Prize: Magnavox television, $2,500
Round 2: Before & After
Dan calls T and N on $450 and $200, then buys I and E. He then calls P on $500 between $2500 and $400, and follows up with $200 for G before buying A. Next, he goes to $2500 for L before buying O and U to clear the vowels. He then stops at the Free Spin (over the red $300) for D, and back to $2500 for M.
E A T I N G
_ U M _ L E / P I E
A / L A / M O D E
And he solves EATING HUMBLE PIE A LA MODE for $10,100 and the Free Spin.
Shirley: $0
Dan: $14,600 + Free Spin
Keri: $0
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Round 3: Clue
Keri calls N and T on $250 and $700, then Bankrupts between $600 and $500.
Shirley calls R and P on $550 and $500, then buys I. She finds two S's on $1000, but after buying O and A, she duds with M on $200.
Dan finds four C's on $3500, then calls L on $900. After buying U, the last vowel in the puzzle, he goes for K and Z on $250 and $900.
C L A S S I C A L
_ A Z Z / / R O C K
R A P / &
C O U N T R _
For $17,600, he solves CLASSICAL JAZZ ROCK RAP & COUNTRY. He gets $500 more for identifying them as types of music.
(Note: the double slash is because they put two blanks between the second and third words.)
Bankrupt: Keri ($950)
Dud: M (Shirley)
Shirley: $0
Dan: $32,700 + Free Spin
Keri: $0
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Round 4: Things
Final Spin: $300
Shirley: S
Dan: R
Keri: T
Shirley: N
Dan: L (Oddly, they cut to a close-up of him as he calls it, then pans over to Keri on her turn.)
Keri: C
Shirley: G
Dan: H
Keri: F
Shirley: P
Dan: M
Keri: D
_ D _ _ R _ S / &
_ D _ _ C T _ _ _ S
For $1,200, she solves ADVERBS & ADJECTIVES.
Duds: N (Shirley), L (Dan), G (Shirley), H (Dan), F (Keri), P (Shirley), M (Dan)
End totals:
Shirley: Lovely parting gifts
Dan: $32,700; two-day total of $47,800 so far
Keri: $1,200
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Bonus Round
Dan picks the L. His puzzle is a Thing:
_ _ _ _ L E
D, M, P, A add nothing to the puzzle. He doesn't solve GIGGLE for the Harvest Annuity.
