12/28/2012 Results

TPiR: Today's Showcase Round pits 82-yr.-old Berniece Bagwell (the last called-down player today who became the third aired $26K winner of the season!) against Scott Plines (who came on down first). One Showcase this morning features an appearance by Miss America.

CAVES SHOWCASE:
Door #4- Six-night trip to the Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites in Roswell, NM (Amber; features the Carlsbad Caverns)
Door #3- BREW CAVE (Manuela)
Door #1- Six-night holiday in Italy (Rachel)

SCOTT BIDS 21 G'S ON TRIPS/BREW CAVE SHOWCASE (ARP: $23,261)(Diff.: $2,261)(I thought beer/wine caves were supposed to be super-expensive)

MY BID FOR CAVES SHOWCASE: $33,333

BERNIECE'S LAURA KAEPPELER SHOWCASE (Door #2):
Left- Five-night trip to planet hollywood w/ a chance to attend the '13 M.A. pageant (Laura)
Inside- Chevrolet Camaro 2LT Convertible (Std., AT, Cover, RS, Mat, Tire/Wheel)(Amber on turntable)("Pay the Rent")

BERNIECE BIDS $32K ON TRIP/CAMARO SHOWCASE- LOSS (ARP: $43,850)(Diff.: $11,850)

MY BID FOR M.A. SHOWCASE: $39,395

Berniece could've been the biggest winner of the season, but she still tops this episode w/ $26,999 in cash & prizes; Scott's total winnings after the Showcase are a S-L $24,004.

Full TPiRecap

WoF Intro Flashback Moment #54 (1/14/02): Pat & Vanna drove a New Orleans-style Villager golf cart into the studio from the left side of the puzzleboard & just barely wrecked it into the bottom of the board

$1K T-U: Quotation

_ O W / _ _ _ H E R !

N O W / _ A N C _ _ !

Robyn solves the first four words of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" w/ about a second left, "NOW DASHER! NOW DANCER!", to strike gold first amongst these Friday folks:

Robyn Martini (Pen Argyl, PA)- A tri-county human services organization worker whose mom Janet just turned 80 & has a 14-yr.-old son
Cindy Kling (Snohomish, WA)- An instructor for those workers dealing w/ large airplanes married to John for 34 yrs. & has two children (David & Emily) & a grandchild named Kiptyn
Wil Begley (Canal Winchester in Southeast Columbus, OH)- A customer sales rep at a bank who just got married to Dara & wants to open a new coffee shop

$2K T-U: Fun & Games

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A N D / T E N

Wil IDs the football phrase FIRST DOWN AND TEN.

Featured Trip: Hawks Cay ($5K)

simple green Jackpot R: Occupation

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Wil: 4 T's ($300), E, N ($500 + FL TRIP), 3 A's, 3 N's ($700), O, I (FP- NMV), BANKRUPT (next to $650)
Robyn: P ($2.5K)

P A R _ I N _ / _ O T

A T T E N _ A N T

She retains control & the $2.5K she just accumulated once she looks at a PARKING LOT ATTENDANT.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Wil
FINAL UNCLAIMED JACKPOT THIS WEEK: $9.5K

Current Scores:

Cindy: $0/Wil: $2K/Robyn: $3.5K

(The last holiday greeting, at least for this week, comes from the stage crew.)

Mystery R: Show Biz

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Robyn: 3 T's ($900), 3 N's ($300), E, 2 A's, D ($400), 4 O's, L (MW next to LaT) & RISKS...BANKRUPT
Cindy: P ($450), S ($550), 2 U's, 3 I's (NMV), 3 R's ($500 on FP)

O R I _ I N A L

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P I _ T U R E

S O U N D T R A _ _

ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK is the correct response to put Cindy on the board w/ the $2K & give her the right to start a big rd.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Robyn

Current Scores:

Cindy: $2K/Wil: $2K/Robyn: $3.5K

Bonus Puzzle Blast from the Past #64 (11/4/94 from Dallas' Fair Park)(Phrase)(Bree called MYDA):

L _ / A N D

_ E _ _ L D

A: LO AND BEHOLD (unsolved for a $20K Harvest Annuity, which was lost all four times it was chosen that week, especially on Halloween of that yr. even though A-ARD out of AWARD was revealed; the two cars offered that week were a Ford truck & an Explorer 4WD)

Prize Puzzle R: Phrase

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Cindy: 2 S's ($400), H ($700), E, R ($900)
Wil: 2 N's ($300), 2 I's, 2 L's ($500 + WC), A, 2 T's ($3.5K + uses WC), 2 G's, 2 M's ($500 & 1/2 CAR next to $300)

L E T ' S / G _ / _ N

A / M _ _ N L I G H T

S _ I M

Since he says "LET'S GO ON A MOONLIGHT SWIM", he can take his additional $16,100 to The Westin Maui Resort & Spa Ka'anapali, a bookit.com trip worth $6,172.

SOLE DUD: R (Cindy)

Current Scores:

Cindy: $2K/Wil: $24,272 in cash & HI/Robyn: $3.5K

$3K T-U: Place

O _ E - _ A Y

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Cindy crosses the ONE-WAY STREET to go to five biggies.

S-U: What Are You Doing?
FS: $6K!

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LETTER SELECTIONS: N, R, G, T, S, M, Y, I, H

_ _ L L _ _ T I N G / M Y

T H _ _ G H T S

COLLECTING MY THOUGHTS on big money will be...Cindy for $42K! Everyone else had $18K each left behind.

SOLE DUD: R (Wil)

Final Scores:

Cindy: $47K/Wil: $24,272 in cash & flying/Robyn: $3.5K
GT: $74,772- S-H!

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $12,300 in cash & FL

(Note: Robyn kinda looked like Amy Poehler in the face.)

Maxwell House $100K BR #72: Cindy has to take that P.

Category: Phrase

The usual assistance from the get-go:

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CINDY'S PICKS: DBPA

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WE HEARD YOU, Cindy! This is the second Fri. episode in a row we had a maingame winner be the biggest winner of the week regardless of their eventual BR outcome. Last week, we didn't want the 100 big ones to be in the spun envelope, but obviously, we all want to see it right now in the "Klings" of Pat. Is she the second-highest "Wheel" winner of all-time at $147K?...










































































































































































































































































































...SHE SURE IS- LET THE CONFETTI & STREAMERS LOOSE!!!!!!!!

$5K SPIN ID #65: JG0021410

VB: NEW 2ND-HIGHEST "WHEEL" WINNER!

After we tell you that $180K's in the current bank for Rebuilding Together, Pat takes off his jacket just before the closing credits. All told on another memorable "Wheel" week, $377,702 in cash & stuff was awarded, also a new S-H!

(Final notes: I didn't notice the maingame record spoilers from last week, but I did notice the ones for tonight; the same went for the $1M win. Also, Jim has said "Money needs no introduction..." for each of the three $100K wins to date in S30.)

Jeopardy!:
Sandip Amin (originally from Madison, IL)- Finance manager
Paula Menasche (Coral Gables, FL)- HS Social Studies teacher
NEW QUEEN OF THE HILL: Nichole Mancone ($21,100)

Fri.'s Category Feast:
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
LETTERS, WE GET LETTERS (they don't do the "CBS Mail Bag" on "Late Show with David Letterman" anymore)
SELF-HELP BOOKS
ACTORS & THEIR ROLES (two characters per answer)
TRANS"PO"TATION
U.S. CITIES

Nichole's in LGT herself w/ $5,200, followed by Paula's $1K & Sandip's $400. After responding right on the middle Holidays & Observances clue, Nichole w/ $5,800 snatches the DD from its $800 spot; Sandip's at the $1K level & Paula's slightly dropped to $600. Nichole makes this a $2K clue:

At the beginning of each term, Supreme Court Justices work one week, then get Mon. off for this.

"What is Columbus Day?"...that just boosted her to $7,800! She's still sitting pretty to the tune of $10,800; Paula's a distant second place w/ $1,200 & the third-place advantage belongs to Sandip now w/ eight $100s.

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $800 (Self-Help Books)
UNATTEMPTED LT: $2,800
TOTAL LT: $3,600

Another Half-Dozen Category Menu:
I LOVE "L.A."
ITALIAN HISTORY
SOUND THE TRUMPET
WHAT DEGREE DID THEY GET?
VAN GOGH
STARRY NIGHT

Once Van Gogh's cleared out, Sandip goes DDH starting on the $800 "L.A." block...& has one of 'em from the $1,600 Italian History square; he's got $3,600 in the till, is $1,200 ahead of Paula for second & is $6K off the lead. He's going for the whole kit & kaboodle on this one:

The Etruscans' territory extended roughly South to this river, where the hero Horatius stopped them at the bridge.

"What is The Rubicon?"...another Jeep trim mentioned in this game (the first one was Overland), but this one's NOT right; it was the Tiber River. W/ approximately one min. to go in this rd. of play...the last one this week is found by Paula midway in Starry Night w/ $7,600; she has an $8K deficit between her & the champ, whereas Sandip's $400 in negative territory. Paula bets a G.

Other than The Sun, the first star surface directly photographed was Betelgeuse, the shoulder of this constellation.

"What is Orion?"...cue its motion picture logo theme- that's right. No more time for the three least valuable answers about Italian History, nor from Sandip in this match- -$400's his final score.

ATTEMPTED LT: $2,800
UNATTEMPTED LT: $9,200
TOTAL DJ! LT: $12K

Heads' Up FJ! $$$ Count:
Nichole: $17,200
Paula: $8,600

CORYAT SCORES:
Nichole: $16K
Paula: $8,800
Sandip: $3,200

FJ! CATEGORY #75: American Authors.

In 1886, he wrote "My books are water; those of the great geniuses is wine. Everybody drinks water".

Paula's last Q in the game was "Who was Mark Twain?"...she doubles up...Nichole missed w/ Henry David Thoreau...& BLOWS THE CO-CHAMP BID BY GIVING UP $5K. That sends Nichole home w/ $23,100.

Current ToC Leaderboard:
1. Jason Keller: 9 wins, $215,900
2. Keith Whitener: 7 wins, $148,597
3. Stephanie Jass: 7 wins, $149,570
4. Joel Pool: 6 wins, $117,800
5. Dave Leach: 6 wins, $100,054
6. David Menchaca: 5 wins, $116,503
7. Paul Nelson: 5 wins, $56,900
8. Jason Shore: 4 wins, $87,200
9. David Gard: 4 wins, $85,700
10. Dan McShane: 4 wins, $64,001
11. Patrick Morrison: 3 wins, $82,701
12. Francis Lansagan: 3 wins, $80,401

EPISODE RATINGS:

10: "Wheel of Fortune"
6: Everything else