RECAP EXAMPLE: We're In New York! (Day 2)

Tonight's New Yorkers are:  JP, Sarah, and Greg.

Toss-Up 1: Phrase
_ _ _ / _ _ _
_ _ P _ _

JP knows very quickly that one of NYC's nicknames is "THE BIG APPLE".

Toss-Up 2: Event
R _ N N I _ _ / A
M A R _ T H O N

Greg's RUNNING A MARATHON towards big winnings; for now, he'll spin first.

Featured Trip: Lake Tahoe, $5,500

Jackpot Round: Around the house

Greg
$600 - 1 R
TD - 2 S's
FP - No D
Jackpot - 1 T
$900 (nearly hit the GT) - No P

JP
$900 - 2 N's
3 O's
Bankrupt near $600

Sarah
1/2-Car - 2 L's
2 E's
1 A
1 I

E N O R _ O _ S
_ A L _ - I N
_ L O S E T

She's got an ENORMOUS WALK-IN CLOSET for a $750 bonus and to tie w/ 2nd place.

Wrong Letters (both by Greg): D (on FP), P
Bankrupt: JP
Unclaimed Jackpot: $11,900

JP and Sarah: $1,000 each (JP's got TU money while Sarah has a 1/2-Car)
Greg: $2,000 TU bucks

Mystery Round: Food & drink

JP
Lake Tahoe - 2 T's
$550 - 1 S
No I

Sarah
$300 - 1 N
1 E
$900 - 1 C
4 A's
Bankrupt near $600

Greg
WC - 1 D
LaT

JP
1 O
His very own LaT, yikes

_ A _ / A N D
_ O T A T O / C A _ E S

Sarah eats up some HAM AND POTATO CAKES.

Wrong Letter: I (JP)
Bankrupt: Sarah
Lose a Turns: Greg, JP

JP: $1,000
Sarah and Greg: $2,000 each (Greg has the WC)

Prize Puzzle: Place

Sarah
$500 - 4 S's
Gift Tag - 4 T's
2 E's
4 A's
Bankrupt near TD

Greg
$600 (slipped past FP) - 1 L
1 I
1 O

T _ E / _ A _ I T A L / O _
_ A S S A _ _ _ S E T T S

W/ another Benjamin, he can take a $5,500 trip to THE CAPITAL OF MASSACHUSETTS - namely BOSTON.

Bankrupt: Sarah

JP: $1,000
Sarah: $2,000
Greg: $7,600 cash and Boston + WC

Toss-Up 3: Person
G _ A _ U _ T _
S _ _ _ _ _ _

JP quadruples up by solving GRADUATE STUDENT fairly quickly.

Round 4: Food & drink

JP
$400 - No T

Sarah
$300 - 3 R's
$5,000 - 2 S's

_ _ R _ _ R
_ _ _ S _ / R _ _ _ S

FS: $1,300

Sarah - No I
Greg - 2 E's
JP - No N
Sarah - 1 A
Greg - No C
JP - 1 P
Sarah - No D
Greg - 2 L's

P A R _ E R
_ _ _ S E / R _ L L S

For $2,600 and the victory...nothing. Wow.

JP - No W
Sarah - 2 O's

P A R _ E R
_ O _ S E / R O L L S

She eats up some PARKER HOUSE ROLLS for $10,900 and the comeback win!

Wrong Letter (before the FS): T (JP)
Wrong Letters (after the FS): I (Sarah), N (JP), C (Greg), D (Sarah), W (JP)

JP: $4,000 TU money
Sarah: $12,900
Greg: $7,600 cash and Boston (useless WC)

Maingame Winnings: $24,500
Bankrupt Trash: $3,850 cash and gift certificate

Bonus Round: Place

Sarah lands on the ' (apostrophe) in AMERICA'S.

RSTLNE:

_ R _ _ _ T E
_ _ _ R T _ _ R _

She's goin' w/ CDMA, everyone...

_ R _ _ A T E
C _ _ R T _ A R D

She can buy a PRIVATE COURTYARD with this in her pockets...


















































...$100,000 - SPRAY THE CONFETTI!!! That means she's leaving w/ an all-cash total of $112,900! Congrats!

My rating: What else? A 10! The maingame was definitely rough but oh well...