Saturday, September 7, 2013

American History (Day 4)

Contestants: Tony, Katie, Rachel

Toss-Up 1: On the map
_ U P _ N _
C _ R C _ _

Tony's wrong with LUPINE CIRCLE...

_ U P O N T
C _ R C _ E

...while Rachel steals DUPONT CIRCLE. Never heard of that place.

Toss-Up 2: Places
D I V _ _ _ E
_ _ S _ A _ R A N _ _

Tony blows it again with DIVIBLE E-...

D I V E _ S E
_ _ S _ A U R A N T _

...while Katie nails DIVERSE RESTAURANTS for 2 grand.

Featured Prize: Trip to Brazil, $7,000

Jackpot Round: On the map (again)

Katie instantly hits the MDW's left-side Bankrupt. It's all Rachel afterwards: she finds a $600 T, a single A, a dud of R on FP, a quartet of I's, a trio of N's on $900, and the final vowels of 2 O's before we show you this board...

_ I N _ I N N A T I
O _ I O

It's a haven for history, and Rachel knows it's CINCINNATI, OHIO to move up by $2,550.

Bankrupt: Katie
Unclaimed Jackpot: $7,000 (the exact same value of the featured prize)

Tony: $0
Katie: $2,000 T.U. money
Rachel: $3,550

Mystery Round: People

Rachel instantly duds out with L on $600. Tony then redeems himself with a $600 pair of T's, two S's for the Gift Tag, a quartet of E's, a $600 N, and an $800 V (even though he just slipped past the Brazil getaway)...

_ _ S E N T E E
V _ T E _ S

...and he's NOT one of those ABSENTEE VOTERS, as he's earned $1,750 and the Gift Tag, a Fountain from Washington, DC, for $2,750 that round.

Wrong Letter: L (Rachel)

Tony: $2,750 cash and fountain
Katie: $2,000
Rachel: $3,550

Prize Puzzle: Things

Tony starts out with a $7K pair of S's, but Bankrupts between $600 and $900 to give that money right back. Dang it. Katie collects $900 from triple R's and a trio of T's to triple that amount, but after buying an E, she learns of the only bad vowel - and oddly, it's the A. Rachel then FPs an I and gets $400 from an N. After purchasing four O's...

O _ T _ O O R
_ I N T E R
S _ O R T S

...she wins only $150, but she'll enjoy some OUTDOOR WINTER SPORTS on her $5,500 trek to QUEBEC, CANADA, giving her $5,650 that round.

Bankrupt: Tony
Wrong Letter: A (Rachel)

Tony: $2,750
Katie: $2,000
Rachel: $9,200 cash and Canada

Toss-Up 3: Thing
P _ _ L _ C
A _ _ E _ _

Tony has completed a TOSS-UP UN-SWEEP, since he BLOWS IT BIG TIME with PUBLIC ANIMAL! Grr...

P U B L I C
A _ _ E S _

A lot of buildings have this, and Katie knows it's PUBLIC ACCESS, so her 2 grand is now 5.

Round 4: Fictional characters (a 3-liner)

Katie instantly nabs $10,000 from 2 R's! She buys 4 A's and gets a $300 L before we show you this board...

R _ _ _ _ / &
A _ R _ A _
_ A L _ _ A

...and we now have a $1,800 Final Spin.

Katie - 1 I.
Rachel - 1 N.
Tony - 2 B's!

Can Tony redeem himself again?

R _ _ _ _ / &
A _ R _ A N
B A L B _ A

Nope, he BLOWS IT AGAIN with RU-, so $3,600 might go bye-bye. Katie then gets the last vowel of 2 O's...

R O _ _ _ / &
A _ R I A N
B A L B O A

They're a father-son boxing duo, and Katie nails ROCKY (the dad) & ADRIAN (the son) BALBOA for $10,050 and the win!

Disqualification: Tony's ridiculous missolve

Tony: $2,750 (he deserves last place)
Katie: $15,050
Rachel: $9,200

Maingame Winnings: $27,000

Bonus Round: Thing

Katie's potential prize comes from the C in AMERICA'S.

RSTLNE is generous:

_ _ _ S L E _

She knows it like I do, going with DCGO to complete the board...

D O G S L E D

...and here's something nice to put into her DOGSLED - another 30 large, giving her a $45,050 paycheck on the night! Nicely done, ma'am!

1 comment:

  1. Rocky episode tonight.

    Toss-Ups: Tony was TERRIBLE on the T.U.'s. He should never have rung in if he didn't know it! Good job to Katie for getting two out of three.

    Round 1: Rachel's consonative for leaving out the C's.

    Round 2: Nice redemption for Tony.

    Round 3: Too bad that Tony's Bankrupt and Katie's bad vowel pick leads up to a very small cash win.

    Round 4: Well, Tony was just plain awful here. Nice comeback by Katie!

    Bonus Round: Good job nailing this puzzle, Katie! Too bad she only won a measly prize.

    Rating: 7 out of 10

    This was the 3rd-played episode.

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