Lottery Winners 2017 (not for broadcast) - Show #4

$1,000 Toss-Up: Event

T R E A _ _ R E
_ _ N T

Leah solves TREASURE HUNT.


Note: Spelling of last names is guesswork.

Leah Gross is playing for Team 12, the Dark Green Team. She is married mother of two from Oolitic, Indiana who enters 100+ sweepstakes a day.
Eileen Curie is playing for Team 10, the Steel Gray Team. She is married mother of two, mother-in-law of one, and grandmother of two from Newport, New Jersey who loves gardening and painting.
Linda Cordero is playing for Team 11, the Teal Team. She is a casino employee from Niagara Falls, New York.


$2,000 Toss-Up: Things

H A _ D _ A R _ / _ _ D
_ O F T W A _ _

Leah solves HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE.


Round 1: Phrase

_ _ ' _ / _ _ _ _
_ / _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _


Leah starts with one S on $650, then quickly starts buying with two I's. She fills in one obvious T plus another for $600 apiece, then logically buys two A's. Next is another vowel with a free O on Free Play, then two R's on $700, then she clears out the vowels with four E's and the obvious U. After getting the last multiple of two M's on $650... 

I T ' S / _ I _ E
A / _ R E A M
_ O M E / T R U E

Leah solves IT'S LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE for $3,550.

*PERFECT ROUND*

Eileen: $0
Linda: $0
Leah: $6,550

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Round 2 (Mystery Round): Characters

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _


Eileen immediately hits Bankrupt (between $600/$650).

Linda can't get on the board either with T on $500 (between $650/$900).

Leah prevents a null cycle with another logical call - four N's on the other green $500. Already knowing the obvious word, she buys two A's, but can't call the obvious consonant with a Bankrupt (next to $3500).

Eileen calls the obvious D for the Million Dollar Wedge, only to lose it to Bankrupt (next to $3500) right away.

Linda gets one P for $550, then two R's on $500 (between $800/$650), and one S for $3500. On the Mystery Wedge (between $700/$650), she calls two W's and puts $5,050 at risk to find the $10,000 (Pat: "Well, what do you expect from a woman who spent the last 15 years working at a casino?"). With one more spin for $500, she calls two M's and there are only vowels left.

S _ P _ R M A N / A N D
W _ N D _ R / W _ M A N

Linda guesses SPIDERMAN AND WONDER WOMAN. Her teammates shout, "No!" Vanna puts her hands to her face. Linda realizes her fatal mistake before Pat can say a word.

Leah solves SUPERMAN AND WONDER WOMAN for the $1,000 house minimum. (Pat: "I don't know who feels worse here." / Linda: "Oh, I do.")

Dud: T (Linda)
Bankrupt Hits: Eileen ($0), Eileen (Million Dollar Wedge)
Missolve: Linda
Unclaimed: $6,050 + $10,000 (Linda)

Eileen: $0
Linda: $0
Leah: $7,550

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Round 3 (Express Round): What Are You Doing?

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _


Linda gets a good start this time with two R's on $600, but she then gets Lose a Turn.

Leah shows some more strategy with an N for $500, two I's, and a G for $500 (between $650/$900). Next is one S on $600, one E, and two T's for $500 each (between $650/$900), then she clears out the vowels with two A's, three O's, and one obvious U. She opts to spin one more time for two W's on $500 (in the MDW's former spot).

W A T _ _ I N G / O U R
_ A _ O R I T E / S _ O W

Leah solves WATCHING OUR FAVORITE SHOW for $2,350.

Lose a Turn Hit: Linda
Unclaimed: $1,200 (Linda)

Eileen: $0
Linda: $0
Leah: $9,900

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$3,000 Toss-Up: Around the House

_ E C Y C _ I N G
_ _ _

Linda breaks Leah's sweep by solving RECYCLING BIN. (Pat: "When a recycling bin wears out, what do you do with it, by the way?")

Eileen: $0
Linda: $3,000
Leah: $9,900


Round 4: Place

_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _


FINAL SPIN: $1,700

Linda: 1 T
Leah: 2 H's
Eileen: 1 N
Linda: 1 R
Leah: No S
Eileen: 1 F
Linda: 1 M
Leah: 2 D's

T H _ / M _ D D _ _
_ F / N _ _ H _ R _

Leah solves THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE for $6,800 and the win.

Dud: S (Leah)
Unclaimed: $3,400 (Eileen); $5,100 (Linda)

Final Maingame Totals
Eileen: $0 -> $1,000 (~$166.67 for each teammate)
Linda: $3,000 ($500 for each teammate)
Leah: $16,700

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$100,000 Bonus Round

Pat has Leah show off her Wheel-wedge-themed manicure, then introduces her teammates from the Dark Green Team.

The Bonus Wheel lands on the triple stars.

The category is Thing. RSTLNE reveal:

_ _ _ _
_ L _ _


Leah adds C, B, G, A...

B _ _ _
C L _ B


She guesses BOYS CLUB, BABY CLUB, BOX CLUB, and BODY CLUB. She does not solve BOOK CLUB for $34,000.

FINAL TOTAL: $16,700 (~$2,783.33 for each teammate)


BANKRUPT HITS: 2 / Million Dollar Wedge lost
LOSE A TURN HITS: 1
TOTAL UNCLAIMED: $25,750