April 22, 2013 recap

Opening clip: 2000, Pat shows off his "identical twin"

This is the sixth episode from Sandals Resorts Romance Week.

$1,000 Toss-Up: Thing

_ _ _ _ _ / F _ R
_ W _

Kim and Wayne solve TABLE FOR TWO.

Kim & Wayne Yazell, Lancaster, KY, married 1½ years; he's an auto dealer and karaoke DJ who loves to golf; she works at KY Dept. for public health; they have two beagles
Morgan & Matt Haldeman, Long Beach, CA, married 3 years; he's in the coast guard, she's a stay-at-home mom with a son
Amy & Jeff Golden, Arlington, VA, married just a few months

$2,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time

_ _ _ I _ G
F L _ _ G

Morgan & Matt solve SPRING FLING.

Prize on Wheel: Sandals Grand Riviera Beach, Ocho Rio, Jamaica, $5,670 (copy read by Pat)

Jackpot Round: What Are You Doing?

Category wipe: Eagle

Morgan and Matt instantly Bankrupt on the right edge of the MDW, although he tried to call an N. Amy and Jeff get the AmazingClubs.com Gift Tag with T, then an N on $350. After that, they buy all five vowels (I, O, A, U, E), then dud out with L on $600. Kim and Wayne call C and M on $400 and $350 respectively.

C O N _ U C T I N _ / A N
E _ _ E _ I M E N T

For $1,150 -> $2,000, they solve CONDUCTING AN EXPERIMENT.

Dud: L (Amy/Jeff)
Bankrupt: Morgan/Matt (loss of turn)

Left behind in Jackpot: $7,200

Kim & Wayne: $3,000
Morgan & Matt: $2,000
Amy & Jeff: $0
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Mystery Round: Same Name

Amy and Jeff dud out with T on $900. Kim and Wayne find four N's on $3500, buy A and O, call D on $900, then buy E

N E O N / A N D
_ O D _ A _
_ _ _ N

They solve NEON AND ZODIAC SIGN for $15,050.

Dud: T (Amy/Jeff)

Kim & Wayne: $18,050
Morgan & Matt: $2,000
Amy & Jeff: $0

Retro Bonus Round
It's a Thing from 1999, and M G H A were this lady's letter picks:

G _ _ T / T A G

She solved GIFT TAG.
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Prize Puzzle: Place

Kim and Wayne make a return trip to $3500, but this time there's no R. Morgan and Matt call T and S on $350 and $700 before buying A. Next is an N on $300, followed by a purchase of E and an L on $700. They finish off with a purchase of I, and a trio of B's on $500.

B E A _ T I _ _ L
B E A _ _ S I _ E
_ A B A N A

They solve BEAUTIFUL BEACHSIDE CABANA for $2,800 and a trip to the Bahamas. (Sandals Emerald Bay, $5,500)

Dud: R (Kim/Wayne)

Kim & Wayne: $18,050
Morgan & Matt: $10,300
Amy & Jeff: $0
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Phrase
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ S
B E L _ _ _ _ N _

Morgan and Matt solve SEEING IS BELIEVING.

Round 4: Food & Drink

Morgan and Matt call S on $550, then buy a bad A. Amy and Jeff call consecutive duds (N and T) on $350 and $500 respectively. Morgan and Matt try L on $700, buy O, find three P's on $500, then engage in some more vowel-buying. I is up there, but E isn't.

_ _ _ _ _ O P S / &
L O L L I P O P S

Final Spin: $300

Amy & Jeff: G

G _ _ _ _ O P S / &
L O L L I P O P S

Amy and Jeff solve GUMDROPS & LOLLIPOPS for $1,300 -> $2,000.

Duds: A (Morgan/Matt), N (Amy/Jeff), T (Kim/Wayne), E (Morgan/Matt)

End totals:
Kim & Wayne: $18,050
Morgan & Matt: $13,300
Amy & Jeff: $2,000
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Kim and Wayne have a good haul so far, but can they add to it?

They stop at the S in SPIN, and their puzzle is a Person:

_ _ R _ _ _ N
S _ _ _ _ E R

C, D, H, A:

_ A R _ A _ N
S H _ _ _ E R

Wayne says BARGAIN SHOPPER, and he's right for $40,000! End total: $58,050, all cash.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: CS9462639