EPISODE #5772: CALIFORNIA COAST
Encore Flashback Clip (Nov. 1994): GERMAN OCCUPATION OF PARIS solve (the drums from the start of the '94-'97 puzzle solve cue get played first before we hear the current one)
$1,000 Tossup: ON THE MAP
_ _ _ / F _ A _ C I _ _ O
_ _ Y
Chelsea doesn't say it right away, but she still solves SAN FRANCISCO BAY. Tuesday's trio...
Chelsea Duran: social manager for a female-founded Napa wine company who once drove from Anchorage, AK to Miami, FL from Boulder, CO
Rich Gannon: self-storage business owner/operator from Knoxville, TN
Kristin Hansen: entrepreneur who recently left the corporate world from Ft. Lauderdale
$2,000 Tossup: OCCUPATION
F O _ E S T
R _ N G _ _
Chelsea's two for two w/ a FOREST RANGER.
FEATURED CALIFORNIA TRIP: Bernardus Lodge in Carmel Valley worth $5,790
Jackpot Round: THE 70's
Chelsea picks up the 1/2 CAR next to $900 right away w/ four R's and buys some vowels, but her third purchase of E purchase is no good; that's the only bad vowel of this puzzle. Second, Rich says T for terrible while on the other 1/2 CAR. Third, Kristin strikes out w/ S. Chelsea next buys an I, picks up the Carmel vacation w/ two M's and says the leftover U. Two spins later, though, she hits LAT to leave $8,640 cash and Carmel on the table. Rich follows suit w/ N and P singles, but he too gets LAT. Kristin then collects a $900 V, and keeps on going...only to get nailed by that evil white wedge. That allows Chelsea to solve...
P R O G R A M M I N G
_ O U R / V _ R
...PROGRAMMING YOUR VCR for $8,640 cash and Carmel.
DUDS: E (Chelsea), T (Rich), S (Kristin)
LATs: 3 (entire panel)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $10K
Scores after R1
Kristin: $0
Chelsea: $11,640 cash and CA + 1/2 CAR
Rich: same as Kristin
(Wayne Brady of "Let's Make a Deal" gives his anniversary greeting before the first break.)
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Mystery Round: SAME NAME
Rich first calls a T and gets a hold of the MW next to the MDW...nothing there. Second, Kristin claims the 1/2 CAR next to $900, spots a D and then picks up the Beach Bikes gift tag w/ an R. It's all her from here...
_ E M _ N
M E R I N _ _ E / A N D
S _ E E T I E
_ I E
She solves LEMON MERINGUE AND SWEETIE PIE for $3,850 cash and gift tag.
BANKRUPT: Rich
Scores after R2
Kristin: $3,850 cash and GT + 1/2 CAR
Chelsea: $11,640 cash and CA + 1/2 CAR
Rich: zero
Bonus Puzzle Flashback (Fall 1996): THING
GBPO gave this man...
B R _ _ N
...and he has the BRAIN to solve this puzzle.
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PRIZE PUZZLE Round: PHRASE
This round is all Kristin...
I T ' S / A / _ U N _ L E
O U T / T _ E R E
She says "IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE" for $2,550 and a $6,700 hotwire.com trip to The Springs Resort & Spa in COSTA RICA, giving her $9,250 in that round alone.
PERFECT ROUND!
Scores after R3
Kristin: $13,100 cash and prizes
Chelsea: $11,640 cash and CA
Rich: zip
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$3,000 Tossup: PROPER NAME
_ _ _ _ E _
W A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N
Chelsea runs out of time, but she's wrong anyway w/ GEORGE WASHINGTON.
_ _ _ Z E _
W A _ _ _ _ _ _ O N
Kristin adds on to her lead w/ DENZEL WASHINGTON.
Round 4: PERSON
Late in this round, Kristin FPs the last remaining vowel of three A's. After she then inserts the frontloading C...
C H A I R _ A N / O F
T H E / _ O A R _
...she identifies a CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD for $3,850.
PERFECT ROUND #2!
Heading into R5
Kristin: $19,950 cash and prizes
Chelsea: $11,640 cash and CA
Rich: gooseegg alert
Round 5: CHARACTER (full $1,450 speed-up)
We had a wide shot of a re-shoot on the Round 1 template. There were TWO null cycles cut from this round of play (one after Chelsea called the R after the start, the other after Rich said a dud of B)...
G R _ _ _
G _ D D _ S S
...but Kristin seals her win w/ GREEK GODDESS for $2,900.
AIRED DUDS: H (Kristin), B (Rich)
FINAL SCORES
Kristin: $22,850 cash and prizes
Chelsea: $11,640 cash and CA
Rich: $1K gooseegg
CUMULATIVE TOTAL: $35,490
NO BANKRUPT TRASH THIS EPISODE
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Kristin seems to like that W envelope.
Category: PLACE
Here's another one-word puzzle that begins as...
_ _ R E _ _ _ S E
MFDU is an interesting combination...
F _ R E _ _ U S E
...but she still solves FIREHOUSE for the $30K, and leaves w/ $52,850 cash and prizes!
$5K SPIN ID #107: FG01138
MY EPISODE RATING: 7 out of 10
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