April 7, 2005 recap

Airdate: April 7, 2005

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Welcome to Lap of Luxury Week!

A $1,000 Toss-Up (if they don't need to do much anymore, who says I need to?):

Go!

Danielle solves ROCKY ROAD ICE CREAM.


It shouldn't take much for this trio to win big:
Danielle Legnard: Married, is an elementary school math teacher, has also climbed "fourteeners", Bethel, CT
Tasha Andreyd (?): Studying law, works as a waitress outside of studies, East Providence, RI
Todd Dell: Has a fiancée, is a beer sales manager, Blaine, WA (originally from Canada)

A nice cool Toss-Up for you:

Go!

Danielle just realizes that it's not THE RED SEA.

Tasha solves THE DEAD SEA.




Todd solves AMERICAN ALLIGATOR.


Will that prize go to Todd with the Free Spin in his hands? We have a trip to Curaçao and stay at Habitat Dive Resort (labeled TRIP) worth $3,788.

...or will it help him win the Jackpot?


Todd solves BUNGEE JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS to keep the trip.


Will you go to extremes here? With two Mystery Wedges, you might flip over the BANKRUPT, or you might flip over a Scion XA worth $13,973.

That's 43 spaces including the hyphen.


Major perfection! Danielle solves MIDNIGHT SUN GIANT GLACIERS THE FORTY-NINTH STATE. Let's throw in another $3,000 for answering where we are.

There it is! She identifies it as Alaska.


This Toss-Up could be the start to another huge fortune:

Go!

Todd solves SAFARI GUIDE. He then accepts a bonding hug from Pat.


He can possibly take back the lead with the $5,000 space.


Tasha solves MONEY DOESN'T GROW ON TREES.


We still have some time to play another round:

DING DING! DING DING!

But only some time. Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin, with consonants worth $300 + $1,000 for $1,300 a piece. Danielle begins:

Danielle: T (x2) ($2,600)
Tasha: L (x2) ($2,600)

Tasha solves THE LOST WORLD.


During the recaps, Todd says he didn't know what Curaçao was.





BONUS ROUND:

Danielle could surprise herself even more by winning one of...
Dodge Magnum
Lincoln Aviator
From some trees ($25K-$50K)
The mother lode ($100,000)

She has her mother, brother, and two in-laws in the audience!

One spin of the Bonus Wheel, and she is left with the W. We'll make this her final puzzle:

RSTLNE gives her...

Danielle tries DBHU:

She sticks with TOUGH, and is eventually one letter off with TOUGH AND GO. She does not solve TOUCH AND GO.

A little cost her a lot...$40,000. She still finishes with $24,950, all cash.