EPISODE #5051: WEEKEND GETAWAYS
$1K Toss-Up: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
_ _ K I _ G / _
_ H _ C _ L _ _ T
Jeremy flubs right away w/ BAKING.
_ A K I _ G / _
_ H _ C _ L I S T
Jennifer’s MAKING A CHECKLIST for her first grand. Leading off the week are these players…
Jennifer Schloss: corporate event planner from San Diego (orig. from Cleveland, OH)
Maleka Daniel: professional development school compliance coach who enjoys reading, shopping, and collecting cookbooks from Memphis
Jeremy Green: recent seminary graduate who’s married w/ two kids from Tualatin, OR
$2K Toss-Up: LIVING THING
_ E _ – T _ _ L E D
H _ W _
Jennifer’s two for two w/ RED-TAILED HAWK.
FEATURED WG: to the Venetian in Las Vegas worth $5,205
Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: Cabela’s
Round 1: PERSON (PRIZE PUZZLE)
She gets things going w/ a $500 N, two T’s for the Cabela’s gift tag, an E purchase, but then the BANKRUPT near $600 to lose $1,250 cash and gift tag. Secondly, Maleka LaTs out. Third, Jeremy calls up a $600 H, a C to double up, and three A’s, but he too falls victim to LaT. Jennifer narrows things down w/ a $600 P, a single I, a $500 F, O and two U’s to clean out the vowels, a $500 R, a $1,200 S pair, a $900 L pair, and a $600 V. Board…
T H E / C A P T A I N
O F / A / L U _ U R _
V E S S E L
She banks another $3,550 and THE CAPTAIN OF A LUXURY VESSEL will welcome her aboard a NORWEGIAN CRUISE from Hurtigurten worth $10,400.
LaTs: 2 (Maleka, Jeremy)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Jennifer
Jackpot Round: LANDMARK
Maleka’s up first w/ a $1,650 T trio, two H’s for $1,100 more, two E’s and A, a $500 S, but then the same BANKRUPT to give back $2,750. Jeremy secondly finds a $900 W, a $1,600 N quartet, and a a $500 G while on Jackpot…
T H E
W A S H _ N G T _ N
_ _ N _ _ E N T
We have out fifth Jackpot win of the season, as he solves THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT for a total of $11,400 (including an $8,400 pot)!
SOLE BANKRUPT: Maleka
Jeremy: $11,400/Jennifer: $16,950 cash & cruise/Maleka: NIL
Mystery Round: BEFORE AND AFTER
Jeremy leads off w/ a $2,700 T trio, four E’s, a $900 H, but that same BANKRUPT takes away $3,350. Second, Jennifer picks up the Vegas trip w/ an S, but then gives it right back to the other normal BANKRUPT. Third, Maleka BANKRUPTs on the MDW’s left side; both women each have two of those to their credit. Jeremy fills in a $1,500 R trio, three A’s, a $600 G, but the sole dud vowel of I trips him up. Jennifer spots a $400 L, a $300 X for the Free SPIN. and an N on the Mystery Wedge next to LaT. She risks $700…and it’s the money! After an O purchase…
A L E X A N _ E R
T H E / G R E A T
O _ T _ O O R S
…she solves ALEXANDER THE GREAT OUTDOORS for $10,450.
SOLE DUD: I (Jeremy)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (entire panel)
Jeremy: $11,400/Jennifer: $27,400 cash & cruise FS/Maleka: NADA
$3K Toss-Up: AROUND THE HOUSE
_ E _ _ L E / _ N D
_ H R E A _
Maleka uses a NEEDLE AND THREAD to finally break through.
Speed-Up: PHRASE
Anybody could win now, because it’s a $6K Final Spin!
Maleka: 2 T’s
Jeremy: H
Jennifer: N
Maleka: 5 E’s
Jeremy: 3 S’
T _ _ E / _ S / _ _
T H E / E S S E N _ E
Jeremy says “TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE” for $24K and the win!
FINAL SCORES
Jeremy: $35,400/Jennifer: $27,400 cash & cruise/Maleka: $3K
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $65,800
BANKRUPT TRASH: $12,555 cash & Vegas
$100K Bonus Round
This week’s vehicle is a MINI Cooper Clubman. Jeremy brought along wife Jenny and their boys Colby and Parker; he lands on the S of AMERICA’S.
Category: EVENT
To get him started…
E _ _ _
_ _ _ R N E _
DMHO only adds the vowel…
E _ _ _
_ O _ R N E _
He goofs on the first word w/ EXIT JOURNEY, so his EPIC JOURNEY doesn’t end w/ a $25K win.
MY EP. RATING: 7
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