October 9, 2013 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Person

B _ L L _ / O F
T _ _ / _ _ _ L

Amy solves BELLE OF THE BALL.


Amy Howorth, Aledo, TX, bookkeeper at a resoration company, married to Ty, has five children
Patrick Callahan, Chicago, IL (originally Modesto, CA), lawyer, volunteers at a young professionals group at the Opera House, likes to cook French food
Deirdre Walker, Moreno Valley, CA, has two children, school secretary at Moreno Valley Unified School District, likes to eat cupcakes

$2,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

_ _ K E / _ V E R _
_ _ C _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ T

Amy says MAKE EVERY SECOND COUNT.

Prize on Wheel: American Cruise Lines, Charleston/Savannah/Hilton Head cruise, $9,500

Round 1: What Are You Doing?

Amy goes for N and G on $350 and $800, then buys I. After S and R on $700 and $650, she buys O… but the Bankrupt next to $2500 stops her.

Patrick calls T on $300, then picks up the ½ Car next to it with K. His next spin gets him the Southeastern US cruise with H.

_ R I N K I N G
S _ _ _ T / T _ _
O N / T H _ / _ O R _ H

He solves DRINKING SWEET TEA ON THE PORCH for $2,900, the trip, and the tag.

Bankrupt: Amy ($3,350)

Deirdre: $0
Amy: $3,000
Patrick: $12,400 + ½ Car tag
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Patrick picks up the Wild Card with N, then buys A. He then hits the $500 underneath it for D, then calls T on $700. After buying O and E, he hits the same wedge for L, then finishes up with J on $800.

_ O N T E _ E _
J A _ _
A N D / J _ L L

He solves MONTEREY JACK AND JILL for $4,450 more.

PERFECT ROUND

Deirdre: $0
Amy: $3,000
Patrick: $16,850 + ½ Car tag + Wild Card
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Prize/Express Round: Song Lyrics

Deirdre puts up T and S on $400 and $700, but there aren't any G's on the $500 next to $3500. Amy Bankrupts next to $650.

Patrick picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with N, then buys A. After calling H on $600, he clears out the vowels (I, O, E), then finishes up with L on $400.

H E A _ E N / I S
A / _ L A _ E
O N / E A _ T H

He solves HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH. His haul: $1,600, the car (Chevy Spark, $14,305)… and a trip to Hawaii (Hilton Waikoloa Village + Sony Alpha NEX-5R, $7,113).

Dud: G (Deirdre)
Bankrupt: Amy ($0)

Deirdre: $0
Amy: $3,000
Patrick: $39,868 + Wild Card
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$3,000 Toss-Up: On the Map

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ Y
_ _ _ _ _ _ A

Amy solves MONTGOMERY ALABAMA.

Round 4: Fun & Games

Amy calls N and G on $500 next to the pink $900 and $450 respectively. After buying the obvious I, she tries S on $400, but afte buyin A and E, she duds with T on $800.

Patrick spins $500 next to $450 twice for L and Y. After buying O to finish off the vowels, he goes for R on $800, but Lose a Turn stops him.

Deirdre fills in the last two letters, P and H, on $500 next to the orange $300 and $500 respectively.

P L A Y I N G
H O R S E S H O E S

Deirdre reads off PLAYING HORSESHOES, and finally gets on board with $1,500.

Dud: T (Amy)
Lose a Turn: Patrick

Round 5: Character

Final Spin: $900

Patrick: N
Deirdre: T
Amy: Y
Patrick: R
Deirdre: S
Amy: W

W _ N _ _ R
W _ _ _ N

For $3,800, she solves WONDER WOMAN.

Duds: T (Deirdre), Y (Amy), S (Deirdre)

End totals:
Deirdre: $1,500
Amy: $9,800
Patrick: $39,868 + Wild Card
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$100,000 Bonus Round

His parents, sister, and sister's boyfriend are in the audience.

He stops at the S in AMERICA'S, and his puzzle is Person:

_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ E _ / _ _ N

M, D, P, O, H:

_ _ _ D
H O _ _ E _ / _ _ N

He's silent and doesn't come up with AVID HOCKEY FAN for $30,000. End total: $39,868.

$5K EVERY DAY PLUS SPIN ID: SK1790172