Post by tenpoundhammer on Oct 17, 2013 20:47:14 GMT -5
$1,000 Toss-Up: Thing
_ A _ _ Y - O N
_ U G _ A _ E
Alex says CARRY-ON LUGGAGE.
Alex Morrison, Carlsbad, CA, hockey referee, married and has three kids, opening a restaurant
Freda Brown, Chicago, IL, high school librarian
Melissa Ross, Crownsville, MD, student at University of Maryland, working on a Ph.D in pharmaceutical health services research, plays and teaches violin
$2,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz
S U N _ _ Y
M _ T _ _ _ E
Alex solves SUNDAY MATINEE.
Prize on Wheel: Durango Mountain Resort, Colorado, $6,016
Round 1: What Are You Doing?
Alex Bankrupts next to $2500. Freda finds G on $350 and N on $800, then buys I and O. She uncovers eight T's on $300, buys E to finish off the vowels, then goes for Y on $700.
G E T T I N G
_ O _ N / T O / T _ E
N I T T Y - G _ I T T Y
She solves GETTING DOWN TO THE NITTY-GRITTY for $6,500.
Bankrupt: Alex ($0)
Alex: $3,000
Freda: $6,500
Melissa: $0
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Mystery Round: Before & After
Freda calls T on $350, but gives it right back to the Bankrupt next to $3500. Melissa picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with H, then duds with S on $300.
Alex picks up the Colorado trip with N, then buys E and A. He nabs the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with R, then calls Y on the Mystery Wedge next to the orange $800. He flips it… but there's a Bankrupt on the back.
Freda picks up $1,000 on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn for a single M, but after she buys O, the Bankrupt next to $3500 gets her again.
Melissa accidentally repeats M on Free Play, then picks up the Wild Card with F. The remaining blank is a vowel.
_ R O N
M A N
O F / T H E / Y E A R
She solves IRON MAN OF THE YEAR for $1,000 and her cardboard.
Bankrupt: Freda ($350), Alex ($1,500 + trip + ½ Car tag, reverse of Mystery Wedge), Freda ($750)
Dud: S (Melissa)
DQ: Repeated M (Melissa, on Free Play)
Alex: $3,000
Freda: $6,500
Melissa: $1,000 + Wild Card + ½ Car tag
Retro Bonus Round
It's a Thing from 1996 (Season 13), the same puzzle we saw on October 1, 2012, and this lady chose C D M A:
D E _ _ S _ T
S L _ _
She didn't solve DEPOSIT SLIP.
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Prize/Express Round: People
Melissa Bankrupts next to $650, as does Alex on the right edge of the Million Dollar Wedge.
Freda puts up T on $500 next to $450, buys A, and calls S on $450, but her purchase of O is nowhere in sight.
Melissa also hits $500 next to $450 for N, then buys E and I to clear the vowels. After M on $800 and R on Free Play, she calls F on Express. There's not much left to reveal, but she hops aboard anyway:
Express letters
P
H
C
D
S H I P ' S
C A P T A I N / A N D
F I R S T / M A T E
She reads SHIP'S CAPTAIN AND FIRST MATE for $7,800 and Mediterranean cruise (Celebrity Cruises + Sony Alpha NEX-5R, $10,350).
Bankrupt: Melissa (½ Car tag + Wild Card), Alex ($0)
Dud: O (Freda)
Alex: $3,000
Freda: $6,500
Melissa: $19,150
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink
_ H _ / M A _ N
C O U _ S _
Freda solves THE MAIN COURSE.
Round 4: Event
Final spin: $900
Freda: T
Melissa: N
Alex: G
Freda: L
Melissa: S
Alex: R
Freda: Y
Melissa: C
Alex: F
Freda: W
W _ N N _ N G / _
N _ R R _ W / _ _ C T _ R Y
For $7,600, Freda solves WINNING A NARROW VICTORY. That wasn't quite the case for her, though.
Duds: L (Freda), S (Melissa), F (Alex)
End totals:
Alex: $3,000
Freda: $17,100
Melissa: $19,150
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Her parents are in the audience.
The Bonus Wheel stops at the M in GAME, and the puzzle is Things:
_ L _ S S _ R _
_ N _ / _ N _ E _
G, B, F, O:
G L O S S _ R _
_ N _ / _ N _ E _
She gets GLOSSARY AND near the end, but can't come up with GLOSSARY AND INDEX for the Mini Cooper. End total: $19,150.
$5K EVERY DAY PLUS SPIN ID: JM7677473
_ A _ _ Y - O N
_ U G _ A _ E
Alex says CARRY-ON LUGGAGE.
Alex Morrison, Carlsbad, CA, hockey referee, married and has three kids, opening a restaurant
Freda Brown, Chicago, IL, high school librarian
Melissa Ross, Crownsville, MD, student at University of Maryland, working on a Ph.D in pharmaceutical health services research, plays and teaches violin
$2,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz
S U N _ _ Y
M _ T _ _ _ E
Alex solves SUNDAY MATINEE.
Prize on Wheel: Durango Mountain Resort, Colorado, $6,016
Round 1: What Are You Doing?
Alex Bankrupts next to $2500. Freda finds G on $350 and N on $800, then buys I and O. She uncovers eight T's on $300, buys E to finish off the vowels, then goes for Y on $700.
G E T T I N G
_ O _ N / T O / T _ E
N I T T Y - G _ I T T Y
She solves GETTING DOWN TO THE NITTY-GRITTY for $6,500.
Bankrupt: Alex ($0)
Alex: $3,000
Freda: $6,500
Melissa: $0
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Mystery Round: Before & After
Freda calls T on $350, but gives it right back to the Bankrupt next to $3500. Melissa picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with H, then duds with S on $300.
Alex picks up the Colorado trip with N, then buys E and A. He nabs the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with R, then calls Y on the Mystery Wedge next to the orange $800. He flips it… but there's a Bankrupt on the back.
Freda picks up $1,000 on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn for a single M, but after she buys O, the Bankrupt next to $3500 gets her again.
Melissa accidentally repeats M on Free Play, then picks up the Wild Card with F. The remaining blank is a vowel.
_ R O N
M A N
O F / T H E / Y E A R
She solves IRON MAN OF THE YEAR for $1,000 and her cardboard.
Bankrupt: Freda ($350), Alex ($1,500 + trip + ½ Car tag, reverse of Mystery Wedge), Freda ($750)
Dud: S (Melissa)
DQ: Repeated M (Melissa, on Free Play)
Alex: $3,000
Freda: $6,500
Melissa: $1,000 + Wild Card + ½ Car tag
Retro Bonus Round
It's a Thing from 1996 (Season 13), the same puzzle we saw on October 1, 2012, and this lady chose C D M A:
D E _ _ S _ T
S L _ _
She didn't solve DEPOSIT SLIP.
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Prize/Express Round: People
Melissa Bankrupts next to $650, as does Alex on the right edge of the Million Dollar Wedge.
Freda puts up T on $500 next to $450, buys A, and calls S on $450, but her purchase of O is nowhere in sight.
Melissa also hits $500 next to $450 for N, then buys E and I to clear the vowels. After M on $800 and R on Free Play, she calls F on Express. There's not much left to reveal, but she hops aboard anyway:
Express letters
P
H
C
D
S H I P ' S
C A P T A I N / A N D
F I R S T / M A T E
She reads SHIP'S CAPTAIN AND FIRST MATE for $7,800 and Mediterranean cruise (Celebrity Cruises + Sony Alpha NEX-5R, $10,350).
Bankrupt: Melissa (½ Car tag + Wild Card), Alex ($0)
Dud: O (Freda)
Alex: $3,000
Freda: $6,500
Melissa: $19,150
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink
_ H _ / M A _ N
C O U _ S _
Freda solves THE MAIN COURSE.
Round 4: Event
Final spin: $900
Freda: T
Melissa: N
Alex: G
Freda: L
Melissa: S
Alex: R
Freda: Y
Melissa: C
Alex: F
Freda: W
W _ N N _ N G / _
N _ R R _ W / _ _ C T _ R Y
For $7,600, Freda solves WINNING A NARROW VICTORY. That wasn't quite the case for her, though.
Duds: L (Freda), S (Melissa), F (Alex)
End totals:
Alex: $3,000
Freda: $17,100
Melissa: $19,150
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Her parents are in the audience.
The Bonus Wheel stops at the M in GAME, and the puzzle is Things:
_ L _ S S _ R _
_ N _ / _ N _ E _
G, B, F, O:
G L O S S _ R _
_ N _ / _ N _ E _
She gets GLOSSARY AND near the end, but can't come up with GLOSSARY AND INDEX for the Mini Cooper. End total: $19,150.
$5K EVERY DAY PLUS SPIN ID: JM7677473
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