Intro Flashback Moment (5/20/11): Pat & Vanna eating the beignets at the end of the most recent New Orleans road trip
$1K T-U: Place
A _ H L E _ I C
_ L _ B
Nikki solves ATHLETIC CLUB. Here's who has come to wrap up this first week of the 30th Anniversary season:
Nikki Hagerman (Ironton, OH)- A habitat for Humanity administrative assistant married to Larry who has a tiny apartment w/ a stockpile of coupons inside
Jillian Farmer (Orlando; originally from Park Land, FL)- An event planner for the world's largest permanent ice bar
George Carter (Lexington, KY; originally from Louisa)- A worker for the state department of revenue in Frankfurt who's a fan of Country music (especially Classic & 90's)
$2K T-U: Proper Name
C H I _ _ _ _
_ _ I T _ / _ _ X
Ken "Hawk" Harrelson's best known for calling their games & George gets the CHICAGO WHITE SOX.
Last Featured Spa Trip: Shangri-La hotel in Vancouver, BC ($7,700)
IHOP Jackpot Round: Before & After
He starts w/ the call of two $300 T's, purchase of two E's & calls of two H's for $1K & the 1/2 CAR in between $450 & $300 & three N's for $1,350 extra, then he buys three I's, an A & a couple O's to wipe the vowels for this puzzle clean & proceeds to put in a $500 M for the Canadian trip. The board now...
_ _ I N _ I N _
H O M E / T H E
_ A _ O N
_ I T _
...he's BRINGING HOME THE BACON BITS for another $10,150 in cash & Canada.
PERFECT ROUND
LAST UNWON JACKPOT OF THE WEEK: $6,750
Current Scores:
Jillian: $0/George: $12,150 in cash & voyage 1/2 CAR/Nikki: $1K
Mystery Round: Thing
Nikki gets off to a $2,750 start w/ five T's, then three E's, two $600 H's, one $650 S & three O's later, she Loses a Turn. Secondly, Jillian racks up a $300 F, a pair of A's, a $400 R & a $500 N while on Free PLAY...
S T A T E / O F
T H E / A R T
T E _ H N O _ O _ _
...& she's well aware of the current STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY for an extra 50 bucks & the right to lead off in the next round.
SOLE LaT: Nikki
Current Scores:
Jillian: $1K/George: $12,150 in cash & trip 1/2 CAR/Nikki: $1K
Bonus Puzzle Blast From the Past (9/6/01)(Title; she called FCMI):
_ _ _ S
"JAWS" was solved despite all the choices being duds.
Prize Puzzle Round: What Are You Doing?
She first plugs in two $550 N's, an I & double A's before Bankrupting next to $650. Second for George are two FP E's, a $700 W, an O, an $800 G & S, the final vowel of U & a $1K R pairing...
_ _ A R _ I N G / A
N E W / _ O U R S E
...& he was CHARTING A NEW COURSE, because he solves this puzzle for an additional $2,800 & the $5.5K Caravan.com Panama Tour.
SOLE BANKRUPT: Jillian
Current Scores:
Jillian: $1K/George: $20,450 in cash & trips/Nikki: $1K
$3K T-U: Fictional Place
Y E _ L _ _ / _ _ _ _ K
_ O A _
George jumps in first w/ that YELLOW BRICK ROAD from "The Wizard of Oz" to break the $23K mark.
R4: Phrase
He spins the green $500 next to top dollar at the start & calls four T's, buys two A's, says a $500 H & two N's to throw in $1,400, then after the $1,800 R couple (w/ one at the end of this board)...
_ _ T T _ R / _ A T _
T H A N / N _ _ _ R
...BETTER LATE THAN NEVER this week, we're going to a fifth main round after he makes the $5,450 solve.
PR #2
Current Scores:
Jillian: $1K/George: $28,900 in cash & travel/Nikki: $1K
R5: Show Biz
Nikki spins first & has lit up $1,200 worth of twin S's, a $1,300 T pair, an E & dos R's to add another grand, but she then Bankrupts out next to the big one to give up $3,250. Once Jillian calls a semi-obvious $900 F, it's Speed-Up time...
_ _ S T / _ F
_ _ _ R _ _ T E R S
...& the leftover consonants pay $1,600 each. After she calls N for negative, George claims three C's...
C _ S T / _ F
C _ _ R _ C T E R S
...& he's obviously top dog amongst this CAST OF CHARACTERS w/ $4,800 more & $33,700 in cash & trips altogether! The ladies each get $1K for their efforts, making tonight's maingame total $35,700.
SOLE DUD OF THE GAME (after big bell): N (Jillian)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Nikki
TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $3,300
Maxwell House BR #4: He gets the Bonus Wheel to stop on the first A in AMERICA'S.
Subject: Place
From the early looks at it, this is something you might see in ME or MA:
L _ _ _ T _ _ _ S E
I'm sorry, Mattie Jefferson, but this guy uses the trusted HGBO combination because he apparently knows said solution...
L _ G H T H O _ S E
...it's LIGHTHOUSE & he wins...
...the $35K & tops the week w/ $68,700 in cash & vacations, which means $110K's in the Rebuilding Together bank & we gave away a GT of $297,585 in the studio this first week!
$5K SPIN ID #5: DN0505306
EPISODE RATING: 8