Tuesday, December 24, 2013

RECAP EXAMPLE: Head of the Class (Day 2)

Tonight's teachers: JP, Wendy, and Phil.

Toss-Up 1: Things
_ _ A K E _ P E A R E
_ L A Y S

Wendy participates in some SHAKESPEARE PLAYS to score first.

Toss-Up 2: People
H O N _ R
S _ U D _ N T S

Wendy's tripled up thanks to her HONOR STUDENTS.

Jackpot Round: Event

Wendy
$400 - 3 T's
No U

Phil
FP - 1 E
$800 - 1 N
2 A's
1 O
1 I (NMV)
$500 - 1 R
$550 - 1 D
$500 - 1 M
$800 - 1 P (FILLED BOARD)

I M P O R T A N T
D A T E

He reads the above for his first $2,400.

Wrong Letter: U (Wendy)
Unclaimed Jackpot: $9,050

JP: Yet to spin
Wendy: $3,000 TU money
Phil: $2,400

Mystery Round: On the map

Phil
$600 - 1 T
2 E's
2 A's
$800 - 4 N's
2 O's
No U (Why?)

JP
MW near LaT - 1 L
Flips it...$10K!
LaT

Wendy
$500 - 2 S's
3 I's (NMV)
$800 - No H (Where'd she think it would go?)

Phil
$900 - 2 M's
$300 (slipped past Bankrupt) - 1 P (ANOTHER FILLED BOARD)

M I N N E A P O L I S
M I N N E S O T A

I don't know if this man is from MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, but he's banked another $4,900.

Wrong Letters: U (Phil), H (Wendy)
Lose a Turn: JP

JP: Spinning next
Wendy: $3,000
Phil: $7,300

Round 3: Occupation (one-liner)

JP
$500 - 1 R
2 E's
$500 - 1 M
2 A's (NMV)
$650 - 2 T's
$700 - 2 H's
$500 - 1 C (YET ANOTHER FILLED BOARD)

M A T H / T E A C H E R

JP scores his first $3.7K for merely reading off MATH TEACHER.

DOMINATION!

JP: $3,700
Wendy: $3,000
Phil: $7,300

Toss-Up 3: Person
_ Y / F A V O _ _ _ E
_ _ S T R _ _ T _ _

JP guesses MY FAVORITE INSTRUCTOR...right to deny Wendy of a Toss-Up sweep.

Round 4: Place

JP
$900 - 1 T
2 E's
$500 - 1 N
FP - 2 O's
$900 - 2 L's
$700 - 2 C's
$5K - 2 M's

C O M M _ N I T _
C O L L E _ E

He can visit a COMMUNITY COLLEGE with another $14,350 and the victory!

BIG DOMINATION #2!

JP: $21,050
Wendy: $3,000 Toss-Up money (fizzling out)
Phil: $7,300

Maingame Winnings: $31,350
Bankrupt Trash: NONE!

$100,000 Bonus Round

JP lands on the I in WIN.

Category: Things (3-liners)

RSTLNE:

R _ L E _
_ N _ E _
_ _ R _ S

XDCU:

R U L E D
_ N D E X
C _ R D S

He easily solves RULED INDEX CARDS for another $30,000, giving him $51,050 on the night!

My rating: 7.5 (the sole dud vowel of U and Wendy's nonsensical H call in R2 brought it down for me)

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