Saturday, June 8, 2013

The Outside World (Great Outdoors 1)

We're traveling around "The Outside World".

Contestants: Mark Daniels, Tiffany Moore, Kristin Withers

Toss-Up 1: Places
M _ U N _ A I N S
& / C _ N _ _ N S

Tiffany travels down some MOUNTAINS & CANYONS for her first bit of money.

Toss-Up 2: Thing
F L Y - _ _ _ H I _ G
_ U R E

Mark thinks he knows the FLY-FISHING CURE...but he's a letter off.

F L Y - _ _ S H I _ G
_ U R E

Kristin takes a FLY-FISHING LURE to get $2,000.

Trip on the Wheel: Brazil, $7,000

Jackpot Round: Food & drink

Kristin
$400 - 3 R's!
Free Play! - No N.
Left-side Bankrupt of $1 Million (nearly hit $900)! Darn.

Mark
$550 - 3 S's! He wants a buy a vowel but spins anyway.
$900 (slipped past the 1/2-Car with no reaction) - 1 T.
1 A.
3 E's!
Wild Card! - 1 D!
2 I's! The last of the vowels.

S _ I _ E D
S T R A _ _ E R R I E S

Uh-oh, Mark tries to eat some SPICED STRAWBERRIES...but he's one letter off again, costing him $1,850. Meaning Tiffany will eat up some SLICED STRAWBERRIES for the $1K minimum. Sorry about that, Mark. At least you still have a Wild Card.

Jackpot Left Behind: $7,350

Mark: $0
Tiffany and Kristin: $2,000 each (Kristin's $2K is in Toss-Up money)

Mystery Round: Before & after

Mark
Lose a Turn.

Tiffany
$300 - 2 R's!
1/2-Car! - 1 T!
2 E's!
2 A's!
Brazil! - No S. Wha?

Kristin
$300 (slipped past Mystery, no reaction) - 1 L.
No O.

Mark
Right-side Bankrupt of $1 Million! No Wild Card.

What's going on with Mark tonight?

Tiffany
2 I's. The last of the vowels. (There were two of every vowel, what a coincidence!)
$450 - 1 N.
Right-side Bankrupt of you-know what. WOW...

Kristin
$1 Million! - 2 C's! Nice!

_ I N C E _
_ A R L I C
_ R E A T _

Kristin has only $50, but we'll gladly add $950 to her total. And it would be rude to say that someone has MINCED GARLIC BREATH, but Kristin's got something that's sparkling green!

Mark: $0
Tiffany: $2,000
Kristin: $3,000

Mark could really redeem himself here.

Prize Puzzle: On the map (this is a long 1-liner)

Tiffany
$300 - 1 R.
$800 (nearly hit LaT) - 1 S. I know it's not AUSTRO-HUNGARY!
No E.

Kristin
Lose a Turn.

Mark
$3,500 - 1 T! That's more like it!
2 A's!
No O.

Tiffany
1/2-Car! - No L.

Kristin
$500 - No N.

Mark
1 I.
$800 - 3 H's!

H A I _ H T - A S H _ _ R _

For $5,150, Mark redeems himself with a trip to the HAIGHT-ASHBURY neighborhood of - where I'm from - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA! That trip is worth $5,500, so he's earned $10,650 that round! There you go, Mark!

Mark: $10,650 cash and San Francisco
Tiffany: $2,000
Kristin: $3,000

Toss-Up 3: Person
_ _ F E
_ R I _ E _

Mark's a SAFE DRIVER, so he's up to $13,650!

Round 4: Event (a short 1-liner)

Mark
$700 - 1 D. He and I both know it's some DAY.
2 A's! That's the only vowel!
$300 - No T.

Final Spin value: $1,300; no chance for Kristin to have a Million Dollar Bonus Round

Tiffany - 1 L. Can she get it?

L A _ _ / D A _

Nope.

Kristin - 2 Y's!

L A _ Y / D A Y

It's no LAZY DAY for Kristin, as she's earned another $2,600 in cash.

Mark: $13,650
Tiffany: $2,000
Kristin: $5,600

Bonus Round: Place

Mark lands on the M in AMERICA'S.

RSTLNE:

S _ _ / L _ _ _ E

He may be concentrating on that second word, picking the BHGO combo...

S _ _ / L O _ G E

He goes to a SKI LODGE for $30,000, so he leaves with $43,650, cash and San Francisco! You totally deserved that win, Mark!

Mark's prize is a $1,000 Large Flagpole from Washington, DC.

1 comment:

  1. Man, Mark was down...and then up!

    Toss-Ups: At least everyone got a Toss-Up. And poor Mark on #2. Fly-fishing isn't a disease.

    Round 1: Another missolve by Mark? Oh, boy. And Tiffany should've spun again to get those last consonants.

    Round 2: Man, Mark isn't having much luck tonight...and Kristin just made the same mistake Tiffany made in Round 1 - leaving a lot of single consonants to waste.

    Round 3: Now that's more like it for Mark!

    Round 4: Nice ending total for Kristin.

    Bonus Round: I no-lettered this! Strategic playing by Mark, but I wish his total was higher.

    Rating: 7/10

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