Post by tenpoundhammer on Apr 15, 2014 17:39:34 GMT -5
It's the end of the third week of Season 15. Our Friday Finals players this week are:
Steven Helmstetler, Camarillo, CA, limo driver; won $22,400 cash earlier in the week
Deanna McCann, San Diego, CA, won $24,565, including a trip to Chile
Chris Cook, San Diego, CA, stationed in the Navy for six years, won $28,447 yesterday
Round 1: Event
It's the debut of the Prize Puzzle. Much like its modern equivalent, the puzzle awards a trip to whoever solves.
Steven duds with T on $250 next to Lose a Turn. Deanna calls R on $1000, but duds with S on $250.
Chris hits the $250 next to $900 twice for N and G, then buys I. He calls L on $900, buys E and O, then returns to the same $250 for D and M. After calling H on $400 between $550 and $250, he accidentally repeats the D on $550.
Steven calls P on $600 next to $1,000 and X on $350, then duds with F on $400 between $500 and $250. Back to Deanna…
E X P L O R I N G
M O D E R N
_ H I N _
…who solves EXPLORING MODERN CHINA for $2,000… and a trip, of course, to China (Portman Shangri-La, Shanghai, $4,829).
Duds: T (Steven), S (Deanna), F (Steven)
Repeat: D (Chris)
Prize on Wheel: Triumph Thunderbird motorcycle, $8,995
$10,000 Round: Show Biz
Deanna calls S on $2500 and R on $550. She picks up the Free Spin with T, and uses it after hitting Lose a Turn immediately afterward. She buys E and A, calls N on $600 next to $2,500, and buys U and I. After G and L on $500 and $250, she buys O to clear the vowels.
_ R O A _ _ A _ ' S
L O N G E S T -
R U N N I N G
_ U S I _ A L
She solves BROADWAY'S LONGEST-RUNNING MUSICAL for $11,250. She can get $2,000 more if she can identify it… and she does provide the right answer of Cats.
Lose a Turn: Deanna
Steven: $0
Deanna: $20,079
Chris: $0
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Jackpot Round: Phrase
Chris spins $3500 twice for N and S, then buys A. He then spins $600 twice for T and W, then calls H on the $250 next door. After buying O, he hits the same wedge for F, then returns to $3500, but ca't find an L.
Steven Bankrupts between $900 and $500. Deanna picks M on $450, then duds with P on $600. Chris buys the E…
W H A T / A
_ _ E A T / S E N S E
O F / H _ M O _
…and solves WHAT A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR for $12,300.
Unclaimed Jackpot: $23,250
Dud: L (Chris), P (Deanna)
Bankrupt: Steven ($0)
Steven: $0
Deanna: $20,079
Chris: $12,300
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Round 4: Things
Steven calls T on $500 and R on $900, then picks a bad Y on $500.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ R R _ T _
Final Spin: $250
Deanna: S
Chris: C
Steven: K
Deanna: M
Chris: L
Steven: P
Deanna: N
Chris: H
Steven: G
Deanna: O
Chris: D
Steven: W
Deanna: F
Chris: B
Steven: J
Deanna: E
J _ L _ E N N E
C _ R R O T S
For $750, Deanna finally solves JULIENNE CARROTS.
Duds: Y (Steven), K (Steven), M (Deanna), P (Steven), H (Chris), G (Steven), D (Chris), W (Steven), F (Deanna), B (Chris) (ten duds!)
End totals:
Steven: Lovely parting gifts (two-day total: $22,400)
Deanna: $20,829 (two-day total so far: $45,394)
Chris: $12,300 (two-day total: $40,747)
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Bonus Round
All five letters are still in play. (There was no rundown of the prizes, so we don't know what's up for grabs.) Deanna picks the L, and her puzzle is Phrase:
_ _ _ E - E _ E _
V, B, H, A will add nothing. She can't come up with WIDE-EYED for the Buick Riviera. But she's leaving with $45,394.
Steven Helmstetler, Camarillo, CA, limo driver; won $22,400 cash earlier in the week
Deanna McCann, San Diego, CA, won $24,565, including a trip to Chile
Chris Cook, San Diego, CA, stationed in the Navy for six years, won $28,447 yesterday
Round 1: Event
It's the debut of the Prize Puzzle. Much like its modern equivalent, the puzzle awards a trip to whoever solves.
Steven duds with T on $250 next to Lose a Turn. Deanna calls R on $1000, but duds with S on $250.
Chris hits the $250 next to $900 twice for N and G, then buys I. He calls L on $900, buys E and O, then returns to the same $250 for D and M. After calling H on $400 between $550 and $250, he accidentally repeats the D on $550.
Steven calls P on $600 next to $1,000 and X on $350, then duds with F on $400 between $500 and $250. Back to Deanna…
E X P L O R I N G
M O D E R N
_ H I N _
…who solves EXPLORING MODERN CHINA for $2,000… and a trip, of course, to China (Portman Shangri-La, Shanghai, $4,829).
Duds: T (Steven), S (Deanna), F (Steven)
Repeat: D (Chris)
Prize on Wheel: Triumph Thunderbird motorcycle, $8,995
$10,000 Round: Show Biz
Deanna calls S on $2500 and R on $550. She picks up the Free Spin with T, and uses it after hitting Lose a Turn immediately afterward. She buys E and A, calls N on $600 next to $2,500, and buys U and I. After G and L on $500 and $250, she buys O to clear the vowels.
_ R O A _ _ A _ ' S
L O N G E S T -
R U N N I N G
_ U S I _ A L
She solves BROADWAY'S LONGEST-RUNNING MUSICAL for $11,250. She can get $2,000 more if she can identify it… and she does provide the right answer of Cats.
Lose a Turn: Deanna
Steven: $0
Deanna: $20,079
Chris: $0
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Jackpot Round: Phrase
Chris spins $3500 twice for N and S, then buys A. He then spins $600 twice for T and W, then calls H on the $250 next door. After buying O, he hits the same wedge for F, then returns to $3500, but ca't find an L.
Steven Bankrupts between $900 and $500. Deanna picks M on $450, then duds with P on $600. Chris buys the E…
W H A T / A
_ _ E A T / S E N S E
O F / H _ M O _
…and solves WHAT A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR for $12,300.
Unclaimed Jackpot: $23,250
Dud: L (Chris), P (Deanna)
Bankrupt: Steven ($0)
Steven: $0
Deanna: $20,079
Chris: $12,300
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Round 4: Things
Steven calls T on $500 and R on $900, then picks a bad Y on $500.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ R R _ T _
Final Spin: $250
Deanna: S
Chris: C
Steven: K
Deanna: M
Chris: L
Steven: P
Deanna: N
Chris: H
Steven: G
Deanna: O
Chris: D
Steven: W
Deanna: F
Chris: B
Steven: J
Deanna: E
J _ L _ E N N E
C _ R R O T S
For $750, Deanna finally solves JULIENNE CARROTS.
Duds: Y (Steven), K (Steven), M (Deanna), P (Steven), H (Chris), G (Steven), D (Chris), W (Steven), F (Deanna), B (Chris) (ten duds!)
End totals:
Steven: Lovely parting gifts (two-day total: $22,400)
Deanna: $20,829 (two-day total so far: $45,394)
Chris: $12,300 (two-day total: $40,747)
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Bonus Round
All five letters are still in play. (There was no rundown of the prizes, so we don't know what's up for grabs.) Deanna picks the L, and her puzzle is Phrase:
_ _ _ E - E _ E _
V, B, H, A will add nothing. She can't come up with WIDE-EYED for the Buick Riviera. But she's leaving with $45,394.
