EPISODE #6555: GREAT AMERICAN CITIES (SAN DIEGO)
$1K Tossup: PLACE
H _ _ _ _ _ _ C
_ _ G H _ _ _ _ S E
I never knew San Diego has a HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE, but Tim’s right and let’s go down the line in meeting him and the ladies…
Tim McLean: Marine vet married to Rochelle for 26 yrs. w/ two kids and computer science worker at Camp Pendleton who has baby boutique from Oceanside
Lyssa Qualls: Army vet married to Gregory w/ four kids and working on her Master’s from Carlsbad
Amber Welch: marathon runner and mom of one son from San Diego
$2K Tossup: WAYD?
_ L A Y _ _ _ / B Y
T H E / _ U L E _
Tim and the rest of us know that we’re PLAYING BY THE RULES.
TONIGHT’S TRIP: Alaska from collette
Round 1: SONG LYRICS
He starts us off w/ four T’s for $2,400, six E’s, a $2,100 H trio, but then a bad O buy. Second, Lyssa calls up a $2,100 R trio, a W for the WC, but then N for negative. Third, Amber takes a $1K pair of F’s, a $700 M, but then the BANKRUPT near $650 to lose $1,700. Afterwards…
W H E R E / T H E / T _ R F
M E E T _ / T H E / _ _ R F
…Tim exactly recites “WHERE THE TURF MEETS THE SURF” from Bing Crosby for four more grand and seven altogether.
DUDS: O (Tim), N (Lyssa)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Amber
Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER
Lyssa’s up first w/ two R’s for the 1/2 CAR near $600, an I and two A’s, an L for the other 1/2 CAR, twin E’s, but then a possibly fatal misstep w/ F for flunk. Amber next inserts three B’s on the MW near LaT and turns down the $3K offer for…ZERO. Tim then puts up a $1,400 Y pair, an $800 C, and two O’s to clean out the vowels…
C R Y / L I _ E / A
B A B Y
B O O _ E R
Don’t CRY LIKE A BABY BOOMER — he’s won another $1,950.
SOLE DUD: F (Lyssa)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Amber
Tim: $8,950/Ladies: $0 each (Lyssa has the WC)
PP/Express Round: PHRASE
The N fails Amber at the start. Second for Tim are a $1,200 T pair, six E’s, an A, and the obvious $600 H, then he picks a $2,100 S trio, an $1,800 R pair, two O’s, the last vowel of U, an $1,800 Y pair, and two L’s for the Firehouse Subs gift tag. Board…
_ E E L / T H E
S T R E S S / L E A _ E
Y O U R / _ O _ Y
…not only did you win another $8,500, sir, FEEL THE STRESS LEAVE YOUR BODY when you’re off to the V Heavens Resort in the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC worth $6,100.
INSTA-DUD: N (Amber)
Tim: $23,550 cash & D.R./Ladies: $0 each (Lyssa has the WC)
$3K Tossup: PEOPLE
_ _ L _ N T _ D
P E R _ O R M _ R S
Amber finally gets off the schneid w/ TALENTED PERFORMERS.
Round 4: EVENT
But she instantly strikes out w/ T. Second in Tim’s direction are four N’s for $2,200, but then a bad E buy. Third, Lyssa lights up a $5K R, but the WC backfires on her when she tries for the S. Amber then puts up an $1,100 W pair, and an $800 G…
W _ N N _ N G
_ N / _ W _ R _
…before we watch the Oscars on Sunday night, she’s WINNING AN AWARD worth $1,900.
DUDS: T (Amber), E (Tim), S (Lyssa)
Speed-Up: FOOD & DRINK
$1,500’s the FS on this Friday.
Tim: T
Lyssa: 4 R’s
Amber: 2 S’s
S T R _ _ _ _ R R _ _ S
_ _ _ / _ R _ _ _
Amber nails STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM for three grand.
FINAL SCORES
Tim: $23,550 cash & D.R./Lyssa: $1K GOOSEEGG/Amber: $7,950
GT: $32,500
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,700
$100K Bonus Round
Who’s in Tim’s group? It’s his parents (Marsha & Dale), sister Joanna Kiki and his sister-in-law Cindy. Let’s find out if Jason from Tuesday is the latest person this season to cost us a PBRW; Tim lands on the W.
Category: PHRASE
I know it already…
_ / _ _ _ E
_ / _ R _ _ _ S E
PGHO has been a winning combination for all the bonus puzzles so far this week, but this will only add two in the last word for tonight…
_ / _ _ _ E
_ / P R O _ _ S E
I MADE A PROMISE that we could have another 4-1 week…after he says GAVE, HAVE, and LOVE, he makes it happen w/ one second left and leaves w/ $57,550 cash & trip.
$5K SPIN ID: NR4085125
MY RATING: 7
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 