We have three BR wins so far this month, but we could still tie the record for fewest wins in a month set back in Mar. 2008.
EPISODE #5769: PET LOVERS WEEK
$1,000 Tossup: LIVING THING
B _ _ _ _ T
H _ _ _ _
Kathryn solves BASSET HOUND. Thursday's pet owners are as follows...
Kathryn Napier: recent Univ. of Tennessee graduate who's going to law school next year from Knoxville, TN; she's the owner of a rescue cat named Pepito
Bob Hersh: dog-boarding resort owner and dog sanctuary president (there are 16 dogs in his sanctuary) from Desert Hot Springs, CA
Jessica Litow: publicist for food/lifestyle clients and an honorary nonprofit board member of What's Up Dog! L.A. from L.A.; she owns a rescue Cocker Spaniel named Watson
(NOTE: Pat's monitor this week shows an aquarium.)
$2,000 Tossup: FUN AND GAMES
_ C _ A B _ L E
B O _ R D
Kathryn doesn't need a SCRABBLE BOARD to triple her money.
PET-FRIENDLY TRIP: Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans courtesy of Hotwire worth $5K
Jackpot Round: BEFORE AND AFTER
Kathryn starts w/ a T while on the VPI gift tag, but it's a dud. Second, Bob claims the 1/2 CAR next to $900 w/ three N's, but he then buys the only bad vowel of this puzzle (A). Third, Jessica BANKRUPTS next to $2,500. Kathryn resumes her playing w/ an M and I and two E's courtesy of FP. But after some work...
_ _ U _ _ I N G / U P
O N / M Y
_ _ E N _ _
P O O _ _ E
...she's wrong w/ STUDYING UP ON MY FRENCH POODLE (I was afraid she would say that since the T was already dead). Bob narrows things down to this...
_ R U S _ I N G / U P
O N / M Y
_ R E N _ _
P O O D L E
He says he's "BRUSHING UP ON MY FRENCH POODLE" for his first $3,800.
DUDS: T (Kathryn), A (Bob)
BANKRUPT: Jessica
DQ: Kathryn's blown solve
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $11,050
Scores after R1
Kathryn: $3K
Bob: $3,800 + 1/2 CAR
Jessica: $0
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Mystery Round: PROPER NAME
Still in control, Bob picks up the WC at the start w/ two S's. Later, he's called for two H's while on the MW next to the MDW, and doesn't risk $1K and his cardboard (bad move; that's the $10K one). After a lot of work, the sole dud vowel of I stops him. Jessica then picks up the New Orleans getaway w/ two R's...
E T H A N / H A _ _ E / &
R _ S S E L L / _ R _ _ E
...and IDs ETHAN HAWKE & RUSSELL CROWE for $6K cash and trip.
SOLE DUD: I (Bob)
Scores after R2
Kathryn: $3K
Bob: $3,800 + 1/2 CAR + WC
Jessica: $6K cash and N.O.
Bonus Puzzle Flashback (1997): FICTIONAL CHARACTER
DMCO gave this elderly woman...
_ O _ L _ N
...but she can't come up w/ GOBLIN.
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round: PHRASE
Jessica immediately gets her second BANKRUPT this evening courtesy of the one next to $650. Secondly, Kathryn spots an $800 N, but then gets shot down by the MDW's right side. Third, Bob does some work (he FPed the O and L on back-to-back spins) but then says M for mistake. Jessica next picks up that MDW w/ a G, FPs two I's, collects $7K worth of R's, but then duds out w/ P. Back to Kathryn who FPs a single U, lights up a single B and picks up the same 1/2 CAR Bob got w/ three H's. She then turns down her Fiesta opportunity for a look at...
H A _ I N G / A
B L A S T
_ I S H / _ O U / _ E R E
H E R E
...she'll be writing "HAVING A BLAST, WISH YOU WERE HERE" during her stay at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on HAWAII'S BIG ISLAND worth $7,014; that was a $9,014 round for her.
DUDS: M (Bob), P (Jessica)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (both women)
Scores after R3
Kathryn: $12,014 cash and Hawaii
Bob: $3,800 + WC
Jessica: $6K cash and N.O.
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$3,000 Tossup: THING
H _ _ H / _ _ H O _ L
D _ _ _ _ M _
Jessica forgets the category as she says HIGH SCHOOL DRUMMER.
H I G H / _ _ H O _ L
D _ _ _ O M _
Kathryn sweeps the Tossups w/ HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
Round 4: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (full $1,550 speed-up)
G _ T T _ N G / T _ _
_ _ N G / _ _ / T _ _ N G _
Kathryn's GETTING THE HANG OF THINGS for another $10,850 and the win!
SOLE DUD: D (Jessica)
FINAL SCORES
Kathryn: $25,864 cash and Hawaii
Bob: $3,800
Jessica: $6K cash and N.O.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL: $35,664
BANKRUPT TRASH: $800
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Kathryn takes out the I envelope of AMERICA'S.
Category: THING
This is a big puzzle...
L _ _ _ T _ E _ _ _ T
_ _ _ _ E T
GCBO gives her a little more help...
L _ G _ T _ E _ G _ T
_ _ C _ E T
...but she has nothing, so the $30K that she could've won is left behind in this LIGHTWEIGHT JACKET.
$5K SPIN ID: BB5642091
MY EP. RATING: 6 out of 10
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