Monday, January 6, 2014

RECAP EXAMPLE: We're In New York! (Day 3)

We've got Tony, Sarah, and Jennifer playing tonight.

Toss-Up 1: Landmark
_ _ _ _ _ A L
_ _ _ _

Tony easily identifies CENTRAL PARK.

Toss-Up 2: Places
_ I V E
B O R O _ G _ S

Sarah knows NYC has FIVE BOROUGHS: Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.

Featured Trip: Venice, $8,000

Jackpot Round: Food & drink

Sarah
$300 - 2 S's
$300 - No R

Jennifer
Bankrupt near $2,500

Tony
WC - No T

Sarah
1 E
1 A
WC - No C

Jennifer
FP - 1 L
1 I
$400 (slipped past the GT) - No H

Tony
1/2-Car - 2 D's
$800 (JUST slipped past Venice) - 2 M's
Jackpot - 1 K

S M O K E D
S A L M O N / D I _

He eats up some SMOKED SALMON DIP for $11,900 (including an $8,800 Jackpot) and his plate!

Wrong Letters: R (Sarah), T (Tony), C (Sarah), H (Jennifer)
Bankrupt: Jennifer

Tony: $12,900 + 1/2-Car
Sarah: $2,000 Toss-Up money
Jennifer: $0

Mystery Round: Thing

Jennifer
$600 - 1 R
$900 - 1 S
$300 - 1 T
3 E's
1 O
$800 - No L (she thinks it's HOLE)

Tony
Top dollar - 2 C's

S E C R E T
C O _ E

He's got the SECRET CODE to add to his comfortable lead.

Wrong Letter: H (Jennifer)

Tony: $19,900 + 1/2-Car
Sarah: $2,000
Jennifer: $0

Prize Puzzle: Event

[NULL CYCLE]

Tony
The other normal Bankrupt

Sarah
$900 - No H

Jennifer
Gift Tag - 1 R
$500 - No F

Tony
$500 - 2 S's
3 A's
$900 - 2 L's
FP - 2 W's

W _ R L _ - _ L A S S
_ _ _ A W A _

W/ another $3,550, he can take a WORLD-CLASS GETAWAY to my hometown of SAN FRANCISCO! This trip is worth $5,500.

Aired Wrong Letters: H (Sarah), F (Jennifer)
Aired Bankrupt: Tony

Tony: $28,950 cash and San Francisco
Sarah: $2,000
Jennifer: Very bad shape

Toss-Up 3: Phrase
S T _ C K
T O G E _ H E _

STICK TOGETHER guys...Jennifer's finally on the board!

Round 4: Place

Jennifer
$400 - No N

Tony
$900 - 1 R
Bankrupt near $600

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ R _

FS: $1,500

Sarah - No I
Jennifer - No P
Tony - 2 T's

_ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _
_ _ _ R T

He very quickly solves BASKETBALL COURT.

Wrong Letter (before the FS): N (Jennifer)
Wrong Letters (after the FS): I (Sarah), P (Jennifer)
Bankrupt (before the FS, of course): Tony

Tony: $31,950 cash and S.F.
Sarah: $2,000 TU money
Jennifer: $3,000 TU bucks

Maingame Winnings: $36,950
Bankrupt Trash: Just $900 from R4

Bonus Round: Living thing

Tony's a very good player; can he win more? He lands on the triple-star.

It's not a GIANT SQUID, thanks to RSTLNE:

_ E L S _
_ _ R _ _

HCDI...

_ E L S H
C _ R _ I

He's ONE LETTER OFF w/ WELSH CORKI. It's a type of dog - a WELSH CORGI - and he loses the $30K NYC location. But he still goes home w/ $1,950 more than that, including that S.F. trip.

My rating: Low 7

2 comments:

  1. Cited Works
    -The Corgi: Wikipedia, Google.

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  2. NULL CYCLE in R3 (all wrong letters)

    -Tony's N on the Gift Tag
    -Sarah's M on the blue 1/2-Car
    -Jennifer's P on the same plate

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