We're taking a "Beach Getaway" on the Hawaii set tonight.
Contestants: Alan Murrow, Tony Garcia, Kristin Withers
Be prepared for a pattern in the categories.
Toss-Up 1: Thing
_ E S _ R _
_ A C _ T I O _
Alan takes a RESORT VACATION to earn his first bit of money.
Toss-Up 2: Phrase
_ _ / P _ _ _ E
_ I K _ / _ T
Alan knows there's NO PLACE LIKE IT...like a vacation destination...so he's tripled up.
Trip on the Wheel: Vancouver Island, Canada, $5,500
Jackpot Round: Thing
Alan
Free Play! - 1 A!
$2,500! - 1 R!
Bankrupt (slipped past $600)!
Tony
1/2-Car! - 1 S!
$600 - 1 T.
2 E's! I know it now.
$900 - 2 L's!
$300 - No N.
Kristin
1/2-Car! - 1 P! Spin for more consonants, ma'am.
No O.
Alan
$300 (slipped past Bankrupt) - 1 Y.
Gift Tag! - 1 G! Only vowels left.
G _ _ L T Y
P L E A S _ R E
What's your GUILTY PLEASURE, Alan? Winning $300 and the gift tag? Anyway, he's totaled $1,300 that round.
Jackpot Left Behind: $11,100
Alan: $4,300 cash and gift tag
Tony and Kristin: $0
Mystery Round: Phrase (See, there's a pattern!)
Tony
Mystery (nearly hit $300) - 2 R's! He flips it over...nice move!
$300 - 1 S.
$550 (nearly hit the right-side Bankrupt of $1 Million) - 1 T. Now I know it.
No O. Uh-oh.
Kristin
Canada! - 3 L's!
$600 (nearly hit Bankrupt) - 1 N.
3 E's!
2 A's!
1/2-Car (nearly hit $300)! - No C.
Alan
Free Play! - 1 B!
Wild Card! - No P.
B R E A _ I N _ / A L L
T _ E / R _ L E S
With $600 and the $10,000 Mystery wedge, Tony's not BREAKING ALL THE RULES; he's earned $10,600 in cash that round!
Alan: $4,300
Tony: $10,600
Kristin: $0
Prize Puzzle: What are you doing?
Kristin
1/2-Car! - No S. WHA?
Alan
$300 (slipped past Lose a Turn with no reaction) - 2 N's!
$500 - 1 G.
3 A's!
$600 (slipped past Free Play; again, no reaction) - 1 R.
2 I's!
$600 (nearly hit $3,500) - 2 D's!
2 O's!
Bankrupt!
Tony
$800 (nearly hit Lose a Turn) - 2 T's!
D R I _ I N G
T O
D A _ T O N A
_ E A _ _
Tony has $1,600, and while on his $6,000 vacation to ORLANDO, FLORIDA, he may go DRIVING TO DAYTONA BEACH, which is near Orlando! He's earned $7,600 that round!
Alan: $4,300
Tony: $18,200 cash and Florida
Kristin: STILL $0
Toss-Up 3: Phrase
_ T _ _ _ / I _
_ _ _ / M _ _ _ _ _
Alan may not be STUCK IN THE MIDDLE for long; he's swept the Toss-Ups for a new total of $7,300.
Round 4: Food & drink
Alan
$600 - 1 S.
$900 - No N.
Tony
$550 - No R. That's strange.
Final Spin value: $1,600
Kristin - 3 E's!
Alan - 1 C.
Tony - 1 A.
Kristin - No T.
Alan - 1 I. The last of the vowels. Can he solve with this setup...
C _ E E S E
_ I _ _ A
...no.
Tony - 1 P.
C _ E E S E
P I _ _ A
Tony eats up some CHEESE PIZZA for the Final Spin amount, so he handily wins the game!
Alan: $7,300
Tony: $19,600
Kristin: $1,000 consolation prize
Bonus Round: Phrase
Tony lands on the E in AMERICA'S.
RSTLNE isn't so generous:
_ / _ _ _ _
_ _ T
He's going with DFGA, and they all make the puzzle...
A / G _ _ D
F _ T
Here's A GOOD FIT for Tony...another $30,000! He leaves us with $49,600, cash and Orlando! Great job!
Alan's gift tag was a $1,000 Taxi from New York City.
Pretty good battle between the two men.
ReplyDeleteToss-Ups: Nice job to Alan for nailing all the Toss-Ups!
Round 1: Smart move of Alan to go for the rest of the consonants.
Round 2: Tony and Kristin have something valuable...but Tony wins his prize!
Round 3: Kristin isn't having much luck tonight. And tough break for Alan after all that work.
Round 4: Tony, I wish you called the Z's...oh, well. No one calls that letter anyway.
Bonus Round: Nice picks by Tony! My hunch was confirmed when he told us he knew the puzzle already! Impressive!
Rating: High 7/10