RECAP EXAMPLE: Celebrity Status (Day 4)

Another all-women panel: Charise, Sarah, and Jennifer.

Toss-Up 1: Show biz
_ O _ P
_ _ E R _ S

I don't know if Charise has watched any SOAP OPERAS recently, but she's won $1,000.

Toss-Up 2: Event
A _ A Z _ N _
S _ _ S E _

Charise's "on a roll" w/ AMAZING SUNSET.

Featured VIP Trip: $5K Philadelphia vacation

Jackpot Round: Movie title

Charise
$900 - 2 T's
1 I
Philly - 1 N
2 E's
Top dollar - 1 H
Gift Tag - 1 Y
$900 - 2 D's

T H E / D I _ T Y
D _ _ E N

She IDs "THE DIRTY DOZEN" for $5,600, the tag (Hand and Foot Prints from Hollywood), and the Philly trip, making her new total $14,600 cash and prizes!

BIG DOMINATION! (AKA "Major perfect round")

Unclaimed Jackpot: $9,300

Mystery Round: Things

Sarah
$900 - 2 S's
$600 - 1 T
1 E
1 A
Top dollar - No R

Jennifer
$300 - No L

Charise
$300 - No M

Sarah
No I (the only bad vowel here)

Jennifer
Wild Card - No N

Charise
$300 - No C

Sarah
1 O
$900 - 1 D
Top dollar (2nd chance) - No Y

Jennifer
$400 - 3 P's

S _ A _ O _
P _ P P E T S

With her first $1,200, Jennifer plays with some SHADOW PUPPETS - BRUTAL second round; just look at all these duds (wrong letters):

Wrong Letters: R (Sarah), L (Jennifer), M (Charise), I (Sarah), N (Jennifer), C (Charise), Y (Sarah)

Charise: $14,600
Sarah: $0
Jennifer: $1,200

Prize Puzzle: Place

Jennifer
$800 - 1 R
$500 - 2 S's
$800 - 1 Y (I think she's got this puzzle)
1 A
$3.5K - 2 L's
1 I
2 O's
$350 - 1 C
WC - 1 M

C I _ Y / _ A M O U S
_ O R / _ I L L S

With another $9,200, she can visit a CITY FAMOUS FOR HILLS (this should've had A before the 1st word) - my hometown of SAN FRANCISCO! This vacation is worth $5,500.

BIG DOMINATION #2!

Charise: $14,600
Sarah: $0
Jennifer: $15,900 cash and S.F. + WC

Toss-Up 3: Phrase (should actually be a Thing)
_ R _ _ H _
O U _ _ O O _

Charise has a BRIGHT OUTLOOK on this show for the TU sweep.

Round 4: Place

It's a $1,300 Final Spin, since a null cycle was cut out.

Charise - 1 T
Sarah - No I
Jennifer - 1 S
Charise - No H
Sarah - 1 E
Jennifer - 2 A's
Charise - 1 N

_ E A _ T _
S A _ _ N

She can visit the BEAUTY SALON after her trip to Bonusland with another $2,600 in her wallet!

Aired Wrong Letters: I (Sarah), H (Charise)

Charise: $20,200 cash and prizes
Sarah: A well-deserved $1,000 consolation prize (thanks to the duds in R2 and calling vowels in R4)
Jennifer: $15,900 cash and S.F. (no WC)

Maingame Winnings: $37,100
NO PENALTY SPACES THIS EPISODE!

$100,000 Bonus Round

Charise lands on the N in WIN.

Category: Thing

I know it with RSTLNE, but this seems hard:

_ _ N _ _
_ _ S _ _

CDMA isn't so bad...

_ A N _ _
M _ S _ C

...but she doesn't even get the 2nd word. The answer was BANJO MUSIC, and she loses the SUV.

My rating: 6 (thanks to R2)