Post by jacobr1020 on Jun 28, 2015 16:25:10 GMT -5
Here's the Season 12 finale.
Players
Bruce Evans: marketing firm worker from Los Angeles
Faith Stingfellow: college student from Hampton, AR (one-day champion with $37,309)
Denise Baney: registered nurse from Garden City, NY
Round 1 ($1,000 and the SURPRISE added) - FAMILY
GEORGE & ROSEMARY CLOONEY solved by Denise for $2,550.
Gameplay Notes:
*Faith picked up the Free Spin with three R's. It is unknown if and when she used it.
Scores so far:
Bruce: $0
Faith: $0
Denise: $2,550
Pre-Round 2 Prize on the Wheel: Cabela's gift certificate worth $1,500 (likely marked "G.C." on the Wheel)
Round 2 ($2,500) - The 70's
Faith controls the entire round and solves SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER CABARET & ROCKY for $8,600!
Scores so far:
Bruce: $0
Faith: $8,600
Denise: $2,550
Round 3 ($3,500 and the $10,000 wedge added) - BEFORE AND AFTER
BASIC TRAINING BRA solved by Bruce for $2,950 and the $10,000 wedge (picked up with a pair of B's)!
Scores so far:
Bruce: $12,950
Faith: $8,600
Denise: $2,550
Pre-Round 4 Prize on the Wheel: media package worth $5,000+ (not sure what it would be marked)
Round 4 ($5,000) - PERSON
After a few minutes of gameplay, speed-up mode commences for $250 per consonant. Bruce solves VENTRILOQUIST WITH HIS DUMMY for $250.
Gameplay Notes:
*Bruce picked up the media package with a three T's, but lost it right back to a BANKRUPT on the next spin. To add insult to injury, the big bell rang right as that happened. Ouch.
FINAL SCORES
Bruce: $13,200 (winner; would have been $18,200+ had the bell rang sooner)
Faith: $8,600 (2-day total of $45,909)
Denise: $2,550
Bonus Round
The remaining prizes that Bruce could win are:
*an Alaskan cruise
*$25,000 cash
Bruce picks the second E from --EE.
Category: THING
Starting with the RSTLNE...
_ _ T _ R _ _ E
Bruce's choices of B, C, M and A give him...
B A T _ R _ B E
The B's did it for him. He solves BATHROBE for another $25,000 and an all-cash total of $38,200! As this was the season finale, he would return at the beginning of Season 13!
