EPISODE #7990: 🧳GRAND GETAWAYS🧳
This is the only time this week the short intro is used.
$1K Tossup: THING
T H _ / _ D _ A L
_ _ M _ E R _ T U R E
Tony totally blows it w/ THE IDEAL NUMERATOR.
T H _ / I D _ A L
_ _ M _ E R _ T U R E
Edna feels like it’s THE IDEAL TEMPERATURE inside. Last teams this week from left to right…
Lauren Mims & Edna Brown (granddaughter/grandma): they try to see each other as much as they can; Lauren drives three hours about once a month and she finished her dissertation from New York City, NY and Fairfax, VA respectively
Sarah Loid & Syd Fischel (grandson/grandma): they get to see plenty of each other and have as much fun as possible from Los Angeles, CA
Grace Pepperel & Tony King (granddaughter/grandpa): she started an organization helping families with infant loss after she lost her little brother shortly after birth so her passion project last year was to create a bereavement room for families to grieve; he helps her fundraise and make connections and make it possible from Dallas, TX and Peoria, AZ IL respectively
$2K Tossup: ON THE MAP
_ _ O U _
S _ _ T _ / K _ R _ A
Syd can’t come up w/ anything.
_ _ O U _
S _ _ T / K _ R E A
Tony IDs SEOUL SOUTH KOREA.
FEATURED TRIP: The Crane in BARBADOS
Round 1: EVENT
G&T: BANKRUPT NEAR $650
L&E: Two T’s (BARBADOS), three N’s ($600), four A’s, I
S&S: S ($800), L ($900)
G&T: R ($500), two E’s, F ($650) (NMC)
A N / A F T E R N _ _ N
A T / S E A
They remember spending AN AFTERNOON AT SEA for an $1,100 bonus.
Eggland’s Best Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER
L&E: T ($500), two R’s (WC), three N’s ($850), D ($650), three A’s, G ($500), I, S ($600), three E’s, OTHER BANKRUPT (-$5,050)
S&S: MDW’s LEFT SIDE
G&T: Three F’s ($500), L ($700), four O’s (NMV), C ($650), Y ($700), LaT ($3,300 gone to waste)
F O O T L O O S E
A N D / F A N _ _ –
F R E E
_ A R _ I N G
Lauren & Edna then solve “FOOTLOOSE AND FANCY-FREE PARKING” for the house minimum.
L&E: $3K/S&S: ZIP/G&T: $4K
You know we’re in bad shape when we have scores like this going into the next round… -___-
PP/Express Round: PHRASE
S&S: Four T’s ($500), H ($500), R ($650)
G&T: B ($600)
L&E: L ($500), S (EXPRESS)
Allllllllllllllllllllllllll abooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOARD!!!
Letters: Two O’s, four A’s, two W’s, Y, two D’s, V, N (NMC)
_ ‘ V _ / A L W A Y S
W A N T _ D / T O
D O / T H A T
Lauren says “I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THAT” for $8K and a railbookers trip to AUSTRIA AND BAVARIA worth $8,499.
L&E: $19,499 cash & rail trip/S&S: GOOSEEGG ALERT/G&T: $4K
Triple Tossup: PERSON
1.
D _ D _ C A _ _ D
P _ O F E S _ _ _ N A L
Syd says DEDICATED PROFESSIONAL but Grace & Tony beat him to the punch.
2.
E M P _ O _ _ _ / _ F
T H E / _ O N _ H
Edna solves EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.
3.
A / T O _ A L
L _ _ F _ R
Tony says he’s A TOTAL LOAFER.
Speed-Up: WAYD?
Final Spin Amount: $1,850
G&T: S
L&E: G
S&S: Two R’s
G&T: N
L&E: S repeat
S&S: Two T’s
G&T: H
L&E: Two E’s
T _ _ _ N G / _
_ R _ _ T H E R
We’ll be TAKING A BREATHER after we announce L & E solve for the $2K house minimum.
| PENALTY BOX | BANKRUPTS | LaTs | DUDS | REPEATS |
| ROUND 1 | G&T | I (L&E), L (S&S) | ||
| MYSTERY ROUND | 2 (L&E, S&S) | G&T | ||
| PP/EXPRESS ROUND | R (S&S), B (G&T) | |||
| SPEED-UP | S (G&T) | S (L&E) |
FINAL SCORES
L&E: $23,499 cash & rail trip/S&S: $2K GOOSEEGG/G&T: $8K
GT: $33,499
BANKRUPT TRASH: $5,050
The TROUBLESOME TRIO awaits us again…
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- THING
- PHRASE
Fan Friday Word of the Day: IRELAND (enter for your chance to win a railbookers trip to said country)
$100K Bonus Round
L&E brought cousin Margaret, mom Robin, friend Jasmine, and one other friend.
SPIN by Edna: N of SPIN
Lead-offs…
_ _ _ _ L _ N _
_ N / _ _ S _ _
GMWO is an interesting combo, but that doesn’t add much besides the obvious G…
_ _ _ _ L _ N G
_ N / M _ S _ _
They’re wrong thinking the top word was PLAYING, so they’re not DABBLING IN MUSIC and we have another $40K sweep.
MY RATING: 4.5 (bad first half)
MY GRADE: F+
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