RECAP EXAMPLE: Hawaiian Vacation (Day 4)

Tonight's vacationers: Denise, Tony, & Jennifer.

Toss-Up 1: On the map
H A _ A
H I G _ W A _

Jennifer guesses HANA HIGHWAY...good for her, that could've very well been a Triple Stumper (where no one gets a Toss-Up).

Toss-Up 2: Things
W A T E _ _ A L L _

Tony knows HI has WATERFALLS.

Featured Vacation: Barcelona, $8,500

Jackpot Round: Phrase

Tony
$300 - No N

Jennifer
Top dollar - 1 R
Bankrupt near $900

Denise
$800 - 1 T
1 E
$300 - 3 S's
4 A's
$500 - 1 Y
2 I's
$300 - 1 K
2 O's
$800 - 2 L's
2 U's (NMV)
$600 - 1 C

A S K / A _ O U T / O U R
_ A I L Y / S _ E C I A L S

She knows how to ASK ABOUT OUR DAILY SPECIALS, so everyone's on the board already.

Wrong Letter: N (Tony)
Bankrupt: Jennifer
Unclaimed Jackpot: $11,100

Denise: $3,450
Tony: $2,000 TU bucks
Jennifer: $1,000 Toss-Up money

Mystery Round: Things

Jennifer
$300 - 1 S
$500 - No R

Denise
$300 - 2 T's
1 I
1 A
GT - 2 N's
$800 - 2 D's

_ I D D _ N
T A _ _ N T S

She's got some HIDDEN TALENTS for $1,700 and the gift tag (a NO street sign).

Wrong Letter: R (Jennifer)

Denise: $6,150 cash and New Orleans souvenirs
Tony: $2,000
Jennifer: $1,000

Prize Puzzle: Place

Denise
Bankrupt near TD

Tony
FP - 3 T's
1 E
3 A's
FP - 2 L's
2 I's
MDW - No R

Jennifer
1/2-Car - 1 C

T _ E / C A _ I T A L
_ _ / I T A L

But she's giving the plate right back - she knows THE CAPITAL OF ITALY is ROME ($8.5K).

Wrong Letter: R (Tony)
Bankrupt: Denise

Denise: $6,150
Tony: $2,000
Jennifer: $10,000 cash and Rome

Toss-Up 3: Event
A _ / E _ E _ _ _ _
_ _ / _ _ _ _

Denise easily has AN EVENING AT HOME to break the $9K mark.

Round 4: Around the house

Denise
$350 - No T

Tony
$550 - 1 R
2 E's

_ _ _ _ E _
_ R E _ _ _

FS: $1,800

Tony - No S
Jennifer - 2 N's
Denise - No L
Tony - 1 O (NMV)
Jennifer - 1 C

_ O N _ E _
_ R E N C _

But she blanks out, so $5,400 and the victory has just slipped away.

Denise - 1 W

_ O N _ E _
W R E N C _

Denise buys a MONKEY WRENCH for the FS amount and the win by $950!

Wrong Letter (before FS): T (Denise)
Wrong Letter (after FS): S (Tony), L (Denise)

Denise: $10,950 cash and souvenirs
Tony: $2,000 TU money
Jennifer: $10,000 cash and Rome (she didn't deserve the win anyway)

$100,000 Bonus Round

Denise lands on the R in AMERICA'S.

Category: Food & drink

RSTLNE:

_ _ L _ _ _ T _
_ L _ _ E S

CGBI:

_ _ L _ _ _ T _
_ L I _ E S

No guess from her, so $30K is kept inside this package of KALAMATA OLIVES.

My rating: 5.5