Post by trisspinner on Jan 10, 2018 12:54:55 GMT -5
It's been a while since I last did one of these, might as well do another one.
We are in the Big Apple tonight, the city that never sleeps. It's Best Friends Week and 3 pairs will try and end the week in style. But first, they have to get through the first Toss Up:
$1000 TOSS UP:
_ _ N D R E D
S _ I _ I T S
PHRASE
April and La Toya are a pair of KINDRED SPIRITS, and they will start off the interviews:
April Edwards & La Toya Lewis: Friends for a couple of years who love music and songwriting. April is a senior teller at Fleet Bank. La Toya is from Brooklyn and is an Opera major at Purchase College (where April used to go).
Jo Gill & Mary Ann Cuadrado: Friends for 58 years from Staten Island. Their moms were friends back in the day. Jo's been married for 38 years and has 3 kids. Mary Ann is married to her childhood sweetheart. She has 2 kids and 3 grandkids.
Tom Maycar & Sal Falda: Friends from Yonkers, NY. Sal is single and loves the New York Giants. Tom loves the Buffalo Bills and the Yankees and works at Yonkers Public Schools.
$2000 TOSS UP:
S Y C A _ O _ E
_ R _ _
LIVING THING
Money doesn't grow on trees, but April & La Toya got $2000 all from a SYCAMORE TREE. They will start off the main game with a PROPER NAME:
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ROUND 1:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
PROPER NAME
April/R (1)/$2500
$2500/N (3)/$400
$3700/E (7)/-$250
$3450/C (1)/$500
C _ _ E _ _ _ _ N/ E _ _ E N
_ E _ E _ E R E S
PROPER NAME
They may not be Degeneres Queens, but they knew that was COMEDIAN ELLEN DEGENERES for $3950.
Sal & Tom: Haven't touched the Wheel yet.
April & La Toya: $6950
Jo & Mary Ann: Will start the next round.
PERFECT ROUND
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Now it's the Jackpot Round sponsored by Eggland's Best. We're also adding a Forever Resorts Houseboat Trip worth $6495.
JACKPOT ROUND:
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
THINGS
But that's not all. It's also a PRIZE PUZZLE. What great prize awaits these teams?
Jo/Lost Turn/BANK
Sal/T (4)/$900
$3600/E (5)/-$250
$3350/H (3)/Trip
$3350+Trip/S (4)/$600
$5750+Trip/O (1)/-$250
$5500+Trip/U (1)/-$250
T H E / _ E S T
S E _ T S / _ _
T H E / H O U S E
THINGS
Sal and Tony have THE BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE with a Luxury Suite at a New York Rangers game worth $8000. Add that in with $5250 cash and the Houseboat trip and now they have $19,745.
Sal & Tom: $19,745
April & La Toya: $6950
Jo & Mary Ann: Nothing yet.
BANKRUPT: Jo & Mary Ann ($0)
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In this mystery round, one wedge hides a BANKRUPT, the other hides a $10,000 Macy's.com Gift Certificate.
MYSTERY ROUND:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
ON THE MENU
This time we're taking things ON THE MENU. Sal & Tom takes the first bite.
Sal/T (1)/$900
$900/E (2)/-$250
$650/A (1)/-$250
$400/S (2)/$900
$2200/K (2)/$400
$3000/O (1)/-$250
$2750/R (1)/$350
$3100/P (0)/$300
April/N (2)/MYSTERY ($10K Flip)
MW/W (1)/$300
MW+$300/-MW+$300/BANK
Jo/Y (1)/$300
$300/I (2)/-$250
$50/G (1)/$400
$450/Z (2)/$300
S I Z Z _ I N G
N E W / Y O R K
S T E A K
ON THE MENU
Jo & Mary Ann can afford some delicious SIZZLING NEW YORK STEAK with a meaty $1050 in their bank.
Sal & Tom: $19,745
April & La Toya: $6950
Jo & Mary Ann: $1050
BANKRUPT: April & La Toya (MW + $300)
DUD: Sal & Tom (P $3100)
==========
Time for the 3rd Toss Up worth $3000 and is an OCCUPATION
$3000 TOSS UP:
_ _ A F F _ C
_ E _ O _ T E R
OCCUPATION
April & La Toya are on the scene as TRAFFIC REPORTERs and discovered $3000 to add to their total. They will start the search AROUND THE HOUSE:
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ROUND 4:
_ _ _ _ / & / _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
AROUND THE HOUSE
April/N (0)/$500
Jo/T (1)/$300
$800/E (3)/-$250
$550/R (2)/$400
$1350/A (2)/-$250
$1100/P (3)/$600
ROUND 4:
_ A _ T / & / P E P P E R
_ _ A _ E R _
AROUND THE HOUSE
Jo & Mary Ann found the SALT & PEPPER SHAKERS and will shake up their total with $3100 more.
Sal & Tom: $19,745
April & La Toya: $9950
Jo & Mary Ann: $4150
DUD: April & La Toya (N $0)
We've had such a quick game that we have time for a Round 5.
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ROUND 5:
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
PLACE
FINAL SPIN
But not much time. Vowels will worth nothing, consonants worth $1300.
Jo: T ($1300)
Sal: H ($1300)
April: L ($1300)
Jo: B ($1300)
Sal: R ($2600)
April: C ($2600)
Jo: N ($2600)
T H _ / _ R _ _
C _ N _ L
PLACE
Jo & Mary Ann came back strong in the end with THE ERIE CANAL to end their game with a respectable $6750. Everyone here tonight did a very good job, and here are the scores:
Sal & Tom: $19,745
April & La Toya: $9950
Jo & Mary Ann: $6750
DUD: Jo & Mary Ann (B, $1300)
==========
BONUS ROUND:
There's a pair of Lexuses, a pair of Ford Thunderbirds, and bundles and bundles of cash.
Sal and Tom land on the A in CASH. Time to solve a PHRASE:
_ _ E _ E / _ _
_ _ N _
PHRASE
RSTLNE
They pick DCHO and it does give them some help:
_ _ E C E / O _
_ _ N D
PHRASE
RSTLNE DCHO
That was all they needed. A PIECE OF MIND gives them 2 Lexus RX330s worth $82,956. They did it, broke $100,000 the hard way for a total of $102,701.
Congrats guys, an exciting way to cap off a great episode.
Thank you for taking the time for reading the recap and I hope to be back with more episodes to recap.
We are in the Big Apple tonight, the city that never sleeps. It's Best Friends Week and 3 pairs will try and end the week in style. But first, they have to get through the first Toss Up:
$1000 TOSS UP:
_ _ N D R E D
S _ I _ I T S
PHRASE
April and La Toya are a pair of KINDRED SPIRITS, and they will start off the interviews:
April Edwards & La Toya Lewis: Friends for a couple of years who love music and songwriting. April is a senior teller at Fleet Bank. La Toya is from Brooklyn and is an Opera major at Purchase College (where April used to go).
Jo Gill & Mary Ann Cuadrado: Friends for 58 years from Staten Island. Their moms were friends back in the day. Jo's been married for 38 years and has 3 kids. Mary Ann is married to her childhood sweetheart. She has 2 kids and 3 grandkids.
Tom Maycar & Sal Falda: Friends from Yonkers, NY. Sal is single and loves the New York Giants. Tom loves the Buffalo Bills and the Yankees and works at Yonkers Public Schools.
$2000 TOSS UP:
S Y C A _ O _ E
_ R _ _
LIVING THING
Money doesn't grow on trees, but April & La Toya got $2000 all from a SYCAMORE TREE. They will start off the main game with a PROPER NAME:
==========
ROUND 1:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
PROPER NAME
April/R (1)/$2500
$2500/N (3)/$400
$3700/E (7)/-$250
$3450/C (1)/$500
C _ _ E _ _ _ _ N/ E _ _ E N
_ E _ E _ E R E S
PROPER NAME
They may not be Degeneres Queens, but they knew that was COMEDIAN ELLEN DEGENERES for $3950.
Sal & Tom: Haven't touched the Wheel yet.
April & La Toya: $6950
Jo & Mary Ann: Will start the next round.
PERFECT ROUND
==========
Now it's the Jackpot Round sponsored by Eggland's Best. We're also adding a Forever Resorts Houseboat Trip worth $6495.
JACKPOT ROUND:
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
THINGS
But that's not all. It's also a PRIZE PUZZLE. What great prize awaits these teams?
Jo/Lost Turn/BANK
Sal/T (4)/$900
$3600/E (5)/-$250
$3350/H (3)/Trip
$3350+Trip/S (4)/$600
$5750+Trip/O (1)/-$250
$5500+Trip/U (1)/-$250
T H E / _ E S T
S E _ T S / _ _
T H E / H O U S E
THINGS
Sal and Tony have THE BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE with a Luxury Suite at a New York Rangers game worth $8000. Add that in with $5250 cash and the Houseboat trip and now they have $19,745.
Sal & Tom: $19,745
April & La Toya: $6950
Jo & Mary Ann: Nothing yet.
BANKRUPT: Jo & Mary Ann ($0)
===========
In this mystery round, one wedge hides a BANKRUPT, the other hides a $10,000 Macy's.com Gift Certificate.
MYSTERY ROUND:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
ON THE MENU
This time we're taking things ON THE MENU. Sal & Tom takes the first bite.
Sal/T (1)/$900
$900/E (2)/-$250
$650/A (1)/-$250
$400/S (2)/$900
$2200/K (2)/$400
$3000/O (1)/-$250
$2750/R (1)/$350
$3100/P (0)/$300
April/N (2)/MYSTERY ($10K Flip)
MW/W (1)/$300
MW+$300/-MW+$300/BANK
Jo/Y (1)/$300
$300/I (2)/-$250
$50/G (1)/$400
$450/Z (2)/$300
S I Z Z _ I N G
N E W / Y O R K
S T E A K
ON THE MENU
Jo & Mary Ann can afford some delicious SIZZLING NEW YORK STEAK with a meaty $1050 in their bank.
Sal & Tom: $19,745
April & La Toya: $6950
Jo & Mary Ann: $1050
BANKRUPT: April & La Toya (MW + $300)
DUD: Sal & Tom (P $3100)
==========
Time for the 3rd Toss Up worth $3000 and is an OCCUPATION
$3000 TOSS UP:
_ _ A F F _ C
_ E _ O _ T E R
OCCUPATION
April & La Toya are on the scene as TRAFFIC REPORTERs and discovered $3000 to add to their total. They will start the search AROUND THE HOUSE:
==========
ROUND 4:
_ _ _ _ / & / _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
AROUND THE HOUSE
April/N (0)/$500
Jo/T (1)/$300
$800/E (3)/-$250
$550/R (2)/$400
$1350/A (2)/-$250
$1100/P (3)/$600
ROUND 4:
_ A _ T / & / P E P P E R
_ _ A _ E R _
AROUND THE HOUSE
Jo & Mary Ann found the SALT & PEPPER SHAKERS and will shake up their total with $3100 more.
Sal & Tom: $19,745
April & La Toya: $9950
Jo & Mary Ann: $4150
DUD: April & La Toya (N $0)
We've had such a quick game that we have time for a Round 5.
==========
ROUND 5:
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
PLACE
FINAL SPIN
But not much time. Vowels will worth nothing, consonants worth $1300.
Jo: T ($1300)
Sal: H ($1300)
April: L ($1300)
Jo: B ($1300)
Sal: R ($2600)
April: C ($2600)
Jo: N ($2600)
T H _ / _ R _ _
C _ N _ L
PLACE
Jo & Mary Ann came back strong in the end with THE ERIE CANAL to end their game with a respectable $6750. Everyone here tonight did a very good job, and here are the scores:
Sal & Tom: $19,745
April & La Toya: $9950
Jo & Mary Ann: $6750
DUD: Jo & Mary Ann (B, $1300)
==========
BONUS ROUND:
There's a pair of Lexuses, a pair of Ford Thunderbirds, and bundles and bundles of cash.
Sal and Tom land on the A in CASH. Time to solve a PHRASE:
_ _ E _ E / _ _
_ _ N _
PHRASE
RSTLNE
They pick DCHO and it does give them some help:
_ _ E C E / O _
_ _ N D
PHRASE
RSTLNE DCHO
That was all they needed. A PIECE OF MIND gives them 2 Lexus RX330s worth $82,956. They did it, broke $100,000 the hard way for a total of $102,701.
Congrats guys, an exciting way to cap off a great episode.
Thank you for taking the time for reading the recap and I hope to be back with more episodes to recap.
