Start It Right! (Episode 3)
Let's meet tonight's contestants...well, J.P., Stephanie, and Greg are back! No need for intros, sorry.
Toss-Up 1: People (this is a long one)
_ _ G _ T T A R _ A _ _
He's not so sure, but J.P. knows some SAGITTARIANS.
Toss-Up 2: On the map
S A N T _ A G O
C _ _ L E
Stephanie may or may not have gone to SANTIAGO, CHILE, but she's earned two large for that solve.
Trip on the Wheel: Florence, Italy, $8,500
Jackpot Round: Proper name
(NOTE: There was a "null cycle", or a triple-fail, that was edited out. Stephanie Bankrupted between $900 and $600, Greg called an S for sorry while on $600, and J.P. Bankrupted on the MDW's left side. He wasn't too happy and wanted this edited out. Of course, we'd do that and we did.) Stephanie starts out by Bankrupting between $900 and $600, so we're coming to Greg. He starts his spinning by getting a trio of Jackpot R's, but there's NO WAY he's gonna solve for a $7,000 Jackpot (if the null cycle was included, it would've been $7,600). But then he buys an A for awful, so it's J.P.'s turn. He collects a $550 D, a $900 B, and an N for the Florence trip...
R _ B _ R _ / D _
N _ R _
...and IDs actor ROBERT DE NIRO for $1,450 and the trip, earning him $9,950 that round!
Jackpot Left Behind: $8,450 (would've been $9,050 if the null cycle wasn't edited out)
J.P.: $10,950 cash and Florence
Stephanie: $2,000 Toss-Up money
Greg: $0
Mystery Round: People
Greg starts off with a $1,200 pair of R's...and picks up the MDW with two S's! He then lands on the Mystery Wedge (I forgot which one it was) and collects 2 T's, but surprisingly, he's risking $3,200 and the MDW...bad move, so he can kiss any chance of an all-time win goodbye. Anyway, J.P. picks up the Gift Tag with a pair of N's...
_ _ R _ T _ N _ S
& / T _ N _ R S
...and is one of those BARITONES & TENORS having that prize.
J.P.: $11,950 cash, gift tag, and Florence
Stephanie: $2,000
Greg: $0
Prize Puzzle: What are you doing? (this is a long two-liner)
J.P. hopes to extend his lead by a bigger margin, but that Bankrupt between $900 and $600 isn't gonna help. Stephanie gets $900 worth of three R's and find $600 from a pair of S's. She then gets a pair of T's worth... $7,000! But after buying two E's, she barely makes it past Lose a Turn...and calls a critical dud of L on $300 to leave $8,250 standing there. Greg then collects $600 from two N's, buys four A's and a couple of I's...
T A _ I N _ / A / T R A I N
A _ R _ S S / E _ R _ _ E
...and it looks like J.P. won't be the only one TAKING A TRAIN ACROSS EUROPE - he's got a travel partner in Greg! Even though Greg has only $100, he might use some of it as train fare on his $8,000 trip to BERLIN, GERMANY, earning him $8,100 that round! Good way for him to make up for the Mystery Round blunder. Unfortunately for Stephanie, that L call just put $16,250 cash and trip in the trash. Ouch.
J.P.: $11,950
Stephanie: $2,000
Greg: $8,100 cash and Berlin
Toss-Up 3: Proper name
A _ _ _ _ _ _
C _ _ _ I _ _ _ _
J.P. quickly IDs the ARIZONA CARDINALS to come up $50 shy of $15K!
Round 4: Phrase
J.P. starts out with two $300 T's, but then Loses a Turn. Stephanie collects a grand from two S's, but it's Final Spin time...
...and consonants are worth $1,400 each. (A Bankrupt near $5K was edited out.)
Stephanie - 1 A.
Greg - 1 I.
J.P. - 2 M's!
S I _ _ / T _ / M _
S T _ M A _ _
This "SICK TO MY STOMACH" puzzle is kinda disrespectful. Anyway, J.P. earns another $3,400 for that solve and handily wins the game!
J.P.: $18,350
Stephanie: $2,000
Greg: $8,100
Total Maingame Winnings: $28,450
Bonus Round: On the map
Another uncommon BR category. Anyway, J.P. lands on the W in WIN.
RSTLNE fill in nearly half the puzzle:
_ E N _ _ R _
J.P. knows it like I do! He picks DMKA...
D E N M A R K
...and it fills the whole board! This guy easily IDs DENMARK for a well-deserved $50,000, giving him $68,350, cash, gift tag, and Florence! Another nice night!
J.P.'s Gift Tag is a Horse Statue from Washington, DC. I knew it would be something from Washington, DC.
J.P. pretty much cleaned up tonight!
ReplyDeleteToss-Ups: Good job to J.P. for nailing #1 and #3.
Round 1: Decent round for J.P.
Round 2: Greg should not have risked his MDW...
Round 3: ...but he redeems himself here. And poor Stephanie. She isn't having much luck.
Round 4: That is a pretty disrespectful puzzle. I knew J.P. was gonna go with either the C's or M's, and he went with the M's. Nicely done here.
Bonus Round: I got it with RSTLNE like J.P. did! Nice win by him!
Rating: 8 out of 10. J.P. cleaned up the game, but I'm glad the other two got something out of it.
I picked the $30,000 Cruise Week set for this episode.