Post by tenpoundhammer on May 27, 2014 20:44:30 GMT -5
$1,000 Toss-Up: Fun & Games
_ _ R _ _ - _ _ - _ _ U N D
Nick blanks out.
_ E R _ Y - _ _ - _ _ U N D
Emily solves MERRY-GO-ROUND.
Emily Maskell, Laguna Beach, CA, recently married to Sam, works as a bridal consultant, likes to go to the beach
Ruth Hill Bro, Terre Haute, IN, attorney, married to Paul for 30 years, has two daughters, writes fiction, working on a screenplay, gives speeches on privacy isuses
Nick Bambick, Yukon, OK (originally from Fredonia, KS), married to Kimberly, has a chocolate Labarador retreiver, consumer analyst for a drive-in restaurant
$2,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time
_ U _ _ I -
F _ _ _ _ _
Ruth solves TUTTI-FRUTTI.
Prize on Wheel: New Kuta Hotel, Lexington Hotels, Bali, $6,344
Round 1: TV Title
Ruth picks up the Activist Eyewear gift tag with T, buys E, calls H on $700, buys O, and calls N on $700.
T H E / T O N _ _ H T
_ H O _ / _ T _ _ _ _ N _
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ O N
For $5,700 and the Gift Tag, she solves THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON.
PERFECT ROUND
Ruth: $8,700
Nick: $0
Emily: $1,000
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Mystery Round: Thing
Nick calls N and R on Wild Card and $700. He buys O, calls L on $400, and picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with D… but after buying E, he Bankrupts next to $650.
Emily calls M and T on $900 and $650.
M _ L T _ - _ O L O R E D
_ O N _ E T T _
She solves MULTI-COLORED CONFETTI for $2,850 more.
Bankrupt: Nick ($2,000 + Wild Card + ½ Car tag)
Ruth: $8,700
Nick: $0
Emily: $3,850
Retro Bonus Round
This puzzle was previously used on March 25, 2013. It's from the NFL Players Week of January 19, 1998, and this team chose C D M A on a Phrase:
_ _ L D / T _ E
M A _ _
They didn't solve HOLD THE MAYO.
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Prize/Express Round: Phrase
Emily calls N on $600. She buys A, calls O on Free Play, and buys E, but her next stop is the Bankrupt next to $3500. Ruth picks H on $400, then hits Lose a Turn.
Nick tries W on $300 and B on Express. He climbs aboard:
Express letters
Y
U
I (no more vowels)
L
H O W / L O N _
W I L L / Y O U / B E
_ _ A Y I N _ ?
He solves HOW LONG WILL YOU BE STAYING? for $6,100 and a trip to Antigua (St. James's Club + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $7,939).
Bankrupt: Emily ($700)
Lose a Turn: Ruth
Ruth: $8,700
Nick: $14,039
Emily: $3,850
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Place
_ _ _ _ _ I N _ / G O _ D S
_ T O _ _
Nick solves SPORTING GOODS STORE.
Round 4: Song Lyrics
Nick tries n and G on $700 and $500. He buys I, O, and U, the last of which is not in the puzzle. Emily then hits Lose a Turn.
Ruth finds three T's on $5000, then buys a bad A. Nick repeats the T on $400, after which Emily wraps things up with L and H on $300 and $500 next to $400.
_ _ _ L I N G
H O T / H O T / H O T
She solves FEELING HOT HOT HOT for $1,800 more.
Duds: U (Nick), A (Ruth)
Lose a Turn: Emily
Repeat: T (Nick)
Round 5: What Are You Doing?
Final Spin: $600
Emily: T
Ruth: R
Nick: N
Emily: C
Ruth: G
Nick: D
Emily: L
Ruth: H
L _ N D _ N G / _
H _ L _ _ N G / H _ N D
She solves LENDING A HELPING HAND for $6,400 more.
Duds: T (Emily), R (Ruth), C (Emily)
End totals:
Ruth: $15,100
Nick: $17,039
Emily: $5,650
====
$100,000 Bonus Round
Nick's wife, brother, aunt, and cousin are in the audience.
He stops at the C in AMERICA'S, and his puzzle is Phrase:
_ _ _ / _ T
_ _
M, B, H, I:
M I _ / I T
_ _
He solves MIX IT UP for $30,000. End total: $47,039.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: JH3198437
_ _ R _ _ - _ _ - _ _ U N D
Nick blanks out.
_ E R _ Y - _ _ - _ _ U N D
Emily solves MERRY-GO-ROUND.
Emily Maskell, Laguna Beach, CA, recently married to Sam, works as a bridal consultant, likes to go to the beach
Ruth Hill Bro, Terre Haute, IN, attorney, married to Paul for 30 years, has two daughters, writes fiction, working on a screenplay, gives speeches on privacy isuses
Nick Bambick, Yukon, OK (originally from Fredonia, KS), married to Kimberly, has a chocolate Labarador retreiver, consumer analyst for a drive-in restaurant
$2,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time
_ U _ _ I -
F _ _ _ _ _
Ruth solves TUTTI-FRUTTI.
Prize on Wheel: New Kuta Hotel, Lexington Hotels, Bali, $6,344
Round 1: TV Title
Ruth picks up the Activist Eyewear gift tag with T, buys E, calls H on $700, buys O, and calls N on $700.
T H E / T O N _ _ H T
_ H O _ / _ T _ _ _ _ N _
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ O N
For $5,700 and the Gift Tag, she solves THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON.
PERFECT ROUND
Ruth: $8,700
Nick: $0
Emily: $1,000
====
Mystery Round: Thing
Nick calls N and R on Wild Card and $700. He buys O, calls L on $400, and picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with D… but after buying E, he Bankrupts next to $650.
Emily calls M and T on $900 and $650.
M _ L T _ - _ O L O R E D
_ O N _ E T T _
She solves MULTI-COLORED CONFETTI for $2,850 more.
Bankrupt: Nick ($2,000 + Wild Card + ½ Car tag)
Ruth: $8,700
Nick: $0
Emily: $3,850
Retro Bonus Round
This puzzle was previously used on March 25, 2013. It's from the NFL Players Week of January 19, 1998, and this team chose C D M A on a Phrase:
_ _ L D / T _ E
M A _ _
They didn't solve HOLD THE MAYO.
====
Prize/Express Round: Phrase
Emily calls N on $600. She buys A, calls O on Free Play, and buys E, but her next stop is the Bankrupt next to $3500. Ruth picks H on $400, then hits Lose a Turn.
Nick tries W on $300 and B on Express. He climbs aboard:
Express letters
Y
U
I (no more vowels)
L
H O W / L O N _
W I L L / Y O U / B E
_ _ A Y I N _ ?
He solves HOW LONG WILL YOU BE STAYING? for $6,100 and a trip to Antigua (St. James's Club + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $7,939).
Bankrupt: Emily ($700)
Lose a Turn: Ruth
Ruth: $8,700
Nick: $14,039
Emily: $3,850
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: Place
_ _ _ _ _ I N _ / G O _ D S
_ T O _ _
Nick solves SPORTING GOODS STORE.
Round 4: Song Lyrics
Nick tries n and G on $700 and $500. He buys I, O, and U, the last of which is not in the puzzle. Emily then hits Lose a Turn.
Ruth finds three T's on $5000, then buys a bad A. Nick repeats the T on $400, after which Emily wraps things up with L and H on $300 and $500 next to $400.
_ _ _ L I N G
H O T / H O T / H O T
She solves FEELING HOT HOT HOT for $1,800 more.
Duds: U (Nick), A (Ruth)
Lose a Turn: Emily
Repeat: T (Nick)
Round 5: What Are You Doing?
Final Spin: $600
Emily: T
Ruth: R
Nick: N
Emily: C
Ruth: G
Nick: D
Emily: L
Ruth: H
L _ N D _ N G / _
H _ L _ _ N G / H _ N D
She solves LENDING A HELPING HAND for $6,400 more.
Duds: T (Emily), R (Ruth), C (Emily)
End totals:
Ruth: $15,100
Nick: $17,039
Emily: $5,650
====
$100,000 Bonus Round
Nick's wife, brother, aunt, and cousin are in the audience.
He stops at the C in AMERICA'S, and his puzzle is Phrase:
_ _ _ / _ T
_ _
M, B, H, I:
M I _ / I T
_ _
He solves MIX IT UP for $30,000. End total: $47,039.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: JH3198437
The show actually premiered less than a month before this episode was taped. I remember how often TV/Movie Title used to be used and were usually recent stuff.
