Are we gonna have a PERFECT BONUS ROUND WEEK (a 5 wins-0 losses week)? We're gonna find out tonight.
Potential perfectos, please (that would go under the SAME LETTER category)...
Mark Daniels: CEO/Founder of a social media site from Lindenburg, CA (in Orange County, originally from northern Canada)
Stephanie Marone: Local actress from Colorado Springs, CO
Jennifer Terry: Garden store owner from Durham, OR
Toss-Up 1: Food & drink
S M O K E D
_ _ S _
We're NOT starting with the man in the red, but Stephanie eats up some SMOKED FISH worth a thousand bucks.
Toss-Up 2: Thing
W _ O _
S W E _ _ _ R
Mark wears a WOOL SWEATER to spin first.
Trip on the Wheel: Cancun, Mexico, $7,500
Jackpot Round: Things
Mark starts out with a pair of S's for $1,800 and an E. (NOTE: Two null cycles were edited out. Mark called a wrong letter of R while on $300, Stephanie Lost Her Turn, Jennifer couldn't find a T on $300, Mark Lost HIS Turn, Stephanie Lost HER Turn AGAIN, and Jennifer Bankrupted on the MDW's right side. Horrible segment that we couldn't keep.) Mark then picks up the Gift Tag with an N, then buys an I, but can't overcome a dud O. Stephanie Bankrupts near $2,500, and Jennifer finds a $550 C. After buying the A's to clear out the vowels...
A C _ E S / &
_ A I N S
...she gets past these ACHES & PAINS to earn another $700, earning her a grand.
Jackpot Left Behind: $6,450 (could've been $7,050 had it not been for the editing)
Mark: $2,000 Toss-Up money
Stephanie and Jennifer: $1,000 each (Stephanie's $1K is in T.U. money)
Mystery Round: Before & after
Stephanie wants the Wild Card, and she'll get it with three S's. She also takes $600 from a pair of T's. After buying a whopping FIVE E's, she Bankrupts near $3,500 to lose $350 and the WC. Jennifer nearly hits a Mystery Wedge, but it's the wrong one - she Bankrupts on the MDW's left side. Mark finds $600 worth of two H's (NOTE: Another null cycle. Mark couldn't pick up the Cancun trip with a negative of N, and Stephanie and Jennifer hit Lose a Turn back-to-back.) and finds a $3,500 D. He then picks up the MDW with an L! After buying a few O's...
O _ T / O _
T H E / _ L _ E
S _ E D E
S H O E S
...OUT OF THE BLUE SUEDE SHOES comes $3,850 and the Million Dollar Wedge for Mark!
Mark: $5,850 + MDW
Stephanie and Jennifer: $1,000 each
This next round's really gonna get you.
Prize Puzzle: What are you doing? (this puzzle is big)
Jennifer lands on $350, but there's no R. Mark then finds SIX N's...for a WHOPPING $21,000! WHOA! (You should've seen his face when he learned that, he gasped in shock.) After buying a trio of E's, a set of five I's, and a pair of A's, he goes for a quick solve...
_ _ E N _ I N _ / _ _ E
_ A _ / _ I _ I N _
I N / _ _ E
_ _ _ N _ A I N _
...he nails this puzzle for the big $20,250 remainder and will go SPENDING THE DAY HIKING IN THE MOUNTAINS of South America on his $7,000 trip to BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA! He's earned a whopping $27,250 that round!
Mark: $33,100 cash and Buenos Aires + MDW
Stephanie and Jennifer: $1,000 each
Toss-Up 3: Living thing
_ O W L I N _
W O L _
Stephanie spots a HOWLING WOLF to quadruple up.
Round 4: Classic movies
Nice category. Anyway, Stephanie finds a $300 R and an $800 S. But after she Loses a Turn, we go into Final Spin mode...
...with consonants worth $1,600. (Pat's Bankrupt near $5K was edited out.)
Jennifer - 2 T's!
Mark - 2 H's!
Stephanie - 6 E's! WOW!
Jennifer - No L.
Mark - 1 V.
Stephanie - 1 A.
T H E / T H R E E
_ A _ E S / _ _ / E V E
For $1,100 more, Stephanie IDs THE THREE FACES OF EVE. But someone else might win big...
Mark: $33,100 + MDW!
Stephanie: $5,100
Jennifer: $1,000
Million Dollar Bonus Round: Phrase
Mark could win the really big one of a million bucks thanks to him landing on the E in AMERICA'S.
RSTLNE give a decent setup:
_ _ _ T _ R E
T _ _ S
He may be going with that first word, picking CPDO...
P _ C T _ R E
T _ _ S
...and PICTURE THIS - Mark Daniels has helped us get a PERFECT BONUS ROUND WEEK!!! But what does he win for that accomplishment? Let's see...
...well, it's not the million, but rather the $60,000 Pickup Truck! He leaves us with $93,100, cash, Buenos Aires, and truck! You did great tonight, Mark! And he says, "I still feel like a million bucks!" I do, too.
And anybody notice we have a RED PODIUM SWEEP consisted of all guys? That's kinda interesting.
What a fantastic end to a fantastic week!
ReplyDeleteToss-Ups: Good job to Stephanie for getting #1 and #3.
Round 1: That double null cycle would've made that round ugly.
Round 2: Another null cycle edited out, but Mark gets the MDW!
Round 3: I know you guys are a little upset about him leaving out two S's, two D's, two G's, and three H's, but I understand - he was NOT about to risk his $20,000+ and his MDW! AWESOME ROUND!
Round 4: I couldn't even get that puzzle with those SIX E's. But that's a nice category and a nice ending total for Stephanie. Too bad Jennifer didn't get to play much.
Bonus Round: Even though it's not $1,000,000, the Pickup Truck is just as well-deserved for this guy!
Rating: Perfect 10 out of 10! I don't care if Mark didn't win the million, but rather a car. He did a million-dollar job tonight!
I picked the Hollywood set worth $45,000 for this episode; this was the 3rd-played episode.
And the podium and guys' sweep is kinda nice to see.
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