On this last week of March back then, it’s time for their Spring Break.
EPISODE #4626: SPRING BREAK
$1K Toss-Up: LIVING THINGS
W A T _ _
L _ L _ _ S
Jonathan solved WATER LILIES. First up this week…
Jonathan Aldana: senior at UC-Santa Barbara studying business economics soon to be graduating and manager at a local pizza place who does some acting in his free time from Isla Vista, CA
Rochelle Miller: proud mom of three daughters (middle daughter Ali was celebrating her 17th birthday at the time of this taping) from Uniontown, PA
Keely Schuneman: veterinary technician soon to attend veterinary school from Longmont, CO
$2K Toss-Up: AROUND THE HOUSE
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R U G
Keely got control w/ BRAIDED RUG.
FEATURED SPRING BREAK TRIP: Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Holistic Retreat & Spa from Cabo San Lucas worth $5,440 (MEXICO)
Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: LastMinuteTravel.com
Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER
Keely: $1,200 T pair, $400 S, $1,800 R pair, one A, H for halt
Jonathan: $900 L trio, $5K N pair, one E, solve…
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R _ L L E R
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There’s no such activity called LINT ROLLER SKATING, but this guy won $5,650.
Jackpot Round: HUSBAND & WIFE
Jonathan: one T on JACKPOT, no R on said space
Rochelle: S for sorry
Keely: $300 N, P for phooey
Jonathan: D for dud
Rochelle: three L’s for Free SPIN, two H’s on MEXICO, lost trip right back to BANKRUPT near JACKPOT and used FS, G for goof
Keely: $1,500 M trio, $800 C pair, $350 W, four I’s, $10,500 F trio…
W I L L I _ M
H . / M _ C _ / &
F _ L I C I T _
H _ F F M _ N
…but she made the SOLE CRITICAL PURCHASE of O (I feared she would say that) to squander $12,950, so Jonathan solved WILLIAM H. MACY & FELICITY HUFFMAN for the house minimum.
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $12,850
Keely: $2K/Jonathan: $7,650/Rochelle: BAD LUCK
Mystery Round: FOOD & DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
The $10K this week was sponsored by LowerMyBills.com. And the top line wasn’t used.
Rochelle: $900 R, $1,050 S trio, $900 T trio, one E, $900 N, LaT
Keely: LaT
Jonathan: $2,400 C trio, two A’s, two L’s for WC, five I’s, solve…
S I C I L I A N – S T _ L E
T _ I C _ / C R _ S T
_ I _ _ A
He won $1,900 and would have some SICILIAN-STYLE THICK CRUST PIZZA on his $4,500 LastMinuteTravel.com trip to SICILY, ITALY.
Keely: $2K/Jonathan: $14,050 cash & Sicily WC/Rochelle: NOTHING
$3K Toss-Up: PLACE
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B A T _ _ _ _ _
After Jonathan stopped by the DOWNSTAIRS BATHROOM before taping, he was up over $17K.
Round 4: PHRASE
Jonathan: $600 T pair, S for sorry
Rochelle: the H failed a lady again
Keely: $1,400 R pair, $900 N trio, two E’s, L for lost turn
Jonathan: two O’s, $900 C, $600 D, two A’s, sole dud vowel of U (did he really think the first word was HAUNTED?)
Rochelle: $700 P (NMC), solve…
P A _ N T E D / _ N T O
A / C O R N E R
After Rochelle was PAINTED INTO A CORNER, she finally got a solve under her belt.
Keely: $2K/Jonathan: $17,050 cash & Sicily WC/Rochelle: $1K
Round 5: THINGS
After Rochelle’s instant BANKRUPT near $500, the consonants in SPEED-UP were worth $1,550 apiece.
Keely: T (DUD)
Jonathan: 2 S’s
Rochelle: 2 R’s
Keely: N
Jonathan: G
Rochelle: H (DUD)
Keely: Z (SERIOUSLY?!)
Jonathan: C
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R _ _ _ R _ S
Before the hosts made their CLOSING REMARKS, Jonathan solved just before the buzzer for $6,200.
PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
Round 1 | H (Keely) | |||
Round 2 | R, D (Jonathan) S, G (Rochelle) P, O (Keely) | Rochelle | ||
Round 3 | 2 (ladies) | |||
Round 4 | S, U (Jonathan) H (Rochelle) L (Keely) | |||
Round 5 | T, Z (Keely) H (Rochelle) |
FINAL SCORES
Keely: $2K/Jonathan: $23,250 cash & Sicily WC/Rochelle: $1K
GT: $26,250
BANKRUPT TRASH: $5,440 Mexico trip
Bonus Round
The $67,177 Winnebago Access was back for this week, and there’s also a maZDa Miata waiting to be won. After we saw Jonathan’s best friend Kelsey, he landed on what’s under the O of BONUS.
Category: PERSON
George Bernard Shaw is one example of this person…
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CDGI and M gave added just two more…
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…but he knew it’s PLAYWRIGHT for $40K and a final total of $63,250 cash & Sicily!
MY RATING: 7 (too many duds)