Post by tenpoundhammer on Apr 8, 2014 20:44:59 GMT -5
$1,000 Toss-Up: Quotation
I _ ' S / A L L
_ R E E K / _ _ / _ E
Emily solves IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME.
Emily Fagan, junior at Northwestern University, majoring in oboe performance, can also play English horn, sing, piano, and steel drums, house manager of a concert hall
Omari Williams, senior at Baylor University, studying theatre and film, in an improv troupe, can beatbox
Marissa Hulley, senior at UCLA, studying psychology and anthropology, works at Disneyland Resort, plans to work overseas
$2,000 Toss-Up: Proper Name
F . / _ _ O T T
_ _ T _ _ E _ _ _ D
Omari solves F. SCOTT FITZGERALD.
Prize on Wheel: Peru tour, Lonely Planet, $7,500
Round 1: College Life
Omari picks N and T on $300 and $350. He buys E, calls A on Free Play and picks up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with D. Finally, he gets R on $700.
_ R A D E
_ _ _ N T
A _ E R A _ E
For $2,300 and the ½ Car tag, he solves GRADE POINT AVERAGE.
PERFECT ROUND
Omari: $4,300 + ½ Car tag
Marissa: $0
Emily: $1,000
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Mystery Round: Before & After
Marissa calls N on $350, then duds with S on $450.
Emily hits $350 for T and $300 for H. After buying E, she calls R on $900, buys O, and finds three C's on $900.
T H E
_ E R C H _ N T / O _
_ E N _ C E
_ E _ C H
For $4,700, she solves THE MERCHANT OF VENICE BEACH.
Dud: S (Marissa)
Omari: $4,300 + ½ Car tag
Marissa: $0
Emily: $5,700
Retro Bonus Round
Tonight's bonus puzzle comes from October 13, 2004, where Kristen picked M P D O for an Around the House puzzle:
_ _ D E O
_ _ M E S
She solved VIDEO GAMES just ahead of the buzzer.
(This was previously used as the retro puzzle on September 19, 2012.)
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Prize/Express Round: Event
Emily duds with T on $650, and Omari hits Lose a Turn. Marissa picks up the Dick's Sporting Goods gift tag with N, but after buying I, she also hits Lose a Turn, and Emily Bankrupts on the right side of the Million Dollar Wedge.
Omari picks R, G, and (after a null cycle) M on $600, $700, and $600. He buys A and E, hits $700 again for B, and buys O to finish the vowels.
E M B A R _ I N G / O N
A / _ O _ A G E
He solves EMBARKING ON A VOYAGE for $2,550 and a Mediterranean cruise (Costa Cruises + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $7,199).
Aired dud: T (Emily)
Aired Lose a Turn: Omari, Marissa
Aired Bankrupt: Emily ($0)
Omari: $14,049
Marissa: $0
Emily: $5,700
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Fun & Games
_ A R C _
M _ D _ _ _ S
Emily solves MARCH MADNESS.
Round 4: Phrase
Emily hits Free Play for E and $300 for T, but duds with R on $500 next to $450.
Omari picks N on $300 and R on $500 next to $400, but after buying O, he Bankrupts next to $650.
_ _ T T _ N G / O N / _
G O _ _ / _ _ N E
Final Spin: $300 (camera too high)
Marissa: C
Emily: S
S _ T T _ N G / O N / _
G O _ _ / _ _ N E
Emily solves SITTING ON A GOLD MINE for $1,900.
Duds: R (Emily), C (Marissa)
Bankrupt: Omari ($1,650)
End totals:
Omari: $14,049
Marissa: $0 -> $1,000
Emily: $10,600
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Omari's mother, Karen, is in the audience.
He stops at the &, and his puzzle is Event:
_ _ _ L _ _
_ _ _ L _ _ _
D, C, M, A:
_ _ _ L _ C
A _ _ L _ _ _
He gets PUBLIC but can't complete PUBLIC APOLOGY for the Ford Escape. End total: $14,049.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: AM3769180
I _ ' S / A L L
_ R E E K / _ _ / _ E
Emily solves IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME.
Emily Fagan, junior at Northwestern University, majoring in oboe performance, can also play English horn, sing, piano, and steel drums, house manager of a concert hall
Omari Williams, senior at Baylor University, studying theatre and film, in an improv troupe, can beatbox
Marissa Hulley, senior at UCLA, studying psychology and anthropology, works at Disneyland Resort, plans to work overseas
$2,000 Toss-Up: Proper Name
F . / _ _ O T T
_ _ T _ _ E _ _ _ D
Omari solves F. SCOTT FITZGERALD.
Prize on Wheel: Peru tour, Lonely Planet, $7,500
Round 1: College Life
Omari picks N and T on $300 and $350. He buys E, calls A on Free Play and picks up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with D. Finally, he gets R on $700.
_ R A D E
_ _ _ N T
A _ E R A _ E
For $2,300 and the ½ Car tag, he solves GRADE POINT AVERAGE.
PERFECT ROUND
Omari: $4,300 + ½ Car tag
Marissa: $0
Emily: $1,000
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Mystery Round: Before & After
Marissa calls N on $350, then duds with S on $450.
Emily hits $350 for T and $300 for H. After buying E, she calls R on $900, buys O, and finds three C's on $900.
T H E
_ E R C H _ N T / O _
_ E N _ C E
_ E _ C H
For $4,700, she solves THE MERCHANT OF VENICE BEACH.
Dud: S (Marissa)
Omari: $4,300 + ½ Car tag
Marissa: $0
Emily: $5,700
Retro Bonus Round
Tonight's bonus puzzle comes from October 13, 2004, where Kristen picked M P D O for an Around the House puzzle:
_ _ D E O
_ _ M E S
She solved VIDEO GAMES just ahead of the buzzer.
(This was previously used as the retro puzzle on September 19, 2012.)
====
Prize/Express Round: Event
Emily duds with T on $650, and Omari hits Lose a Turn. Marissa picks up the Dick's Sporting Goods gift tag with N, but after buying I, she also hits Lose a Turn, and Emily Bankrupts on the right side of the Million Dollar Wedge.
Omari picks R, G, and (after a null cycle) M on $600, $700, and $600. He buys A and E, hits $700 again for B, and buys O to finish the vowels.
E M B A R _ I N G / O N
A / _ O _ A G E
He solves EMBARKING ON A VOYAGE for $2,550 and a Mediterranean cruise (Costa Cruises + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $7,199).
Aired dud: T (Emily)
Aired Lose a Turn: Omari, Marissa
Aired Bankrupt: Emily ($0)
Omari: $14,049
Marissa: $0
Emily: $5,700
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: Fun & Games
_ A R C _
M _ D _ _ _ S
Emily solves MARCH MADNESS.
Round 4: Phrase
Emily hits Free Play for E and $300 for T, but duds with R on $500 next to $450.
Omari picks N on $300 and R on $500 next to $400, but after buying O, he Bankrupts next to $650.
_ _ T T _ N G / O N / _
G O _ _ / _ _ N E
Final Spin: $300 (camera too high)
Marissa: C
Emily: S
S _ T T _ N G / O N / _
G O _ _ / _ _ N E
Emily solves SITTING ON A GOLD MINE for $1,900.
Duds: R (Emily), C (Marissa)
Bankrupt: Omari ($1,650)
End totals:
Omari: $14,049
Marissa: $0 -> $1,000
Emily: $10,600
====
$100,000 Bonus Round
Omari's mother, Karen, is in the audience.
He stops at the &, and his puzzle is Event:
_ _ _ L _ _
_ _ _ L _ _ _
D, C, M, A:
_ _ _ L _ C
A _ _ L _ _ _
He gets PUBLIC but can't complete PUBLIC APOLOGY for the Ford Escape. End total: $14,049.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: AM3769180
It has been showing up in R1 a lot more often lately, though Same Name still is almost-always in R2 when it appears. It wouldn't hurt to use either as a PP, though. It'd allow for much more tolerable puzzle writing during that round.