November 1, 2013 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Quotation

H _ R _ ' S
_ _ _ N N _

Colleen solve HERE'S JOHNNY.

Colleen Brees, Tucson, AZ, retired legal secretary, likes to ride motorcycles with her husband, has two sons, a stepson, and six grandchildren
Tiffany Austin, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, stay-at-home mom, married to Josh, has three children, graduated from Brigham Young University, former sideline reporter
Daniel Powell, Dallas, TX, sells supplements to doctors and pharmacists, likes to bungee jump

$2,000 Toss-Up: Movie Title

_ _ E A _ Y
F _ I D _ Y

Daniel solves FREAKY FRIDAY.

Prize on Wheel: Zeigler House Inn, Savannah + haunted tour from Sixth Sense Ghost Tours, $5,060

Round 1: Event

Daniel spins $300 for T. He picks up the ½ Car next to it with S, then spins the $500 under that tag for N. After buying I and E, he returns to the same $500 for R, but after buying O, he Bankrupts next to $2500. Colleen puts up two C's on $650.

_ _ _ _ _ I N
C _ R _ I N _
C O N T E S T

For $1,300, she solves PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST.

Bankrupt: Daniel ($2,350 + ½ Car tag)

Tiffany: $0
Daniel: $2,000
Colleen: $2,300
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Mystery Round: Living Thing

Colleen puts up O on Free Play, calls T on $700, then buys a bad E.

Tiffany picks up the Million Dollar Wedge with N, calls S on $800, then duplicates the E.

Daniel spins $300 for R, buys A and I, then picks up the ½ Car next to it with G. He hits $300 again for C, buys U to clear the vowels, finds a Y on $3500, and finishes off with B on $700.

A / B _ A C _ / C A T
C R O S S I N G / Y O U R
_ A T _

He solves A BLACK CAT CROSSING YOUR PATH (although he almost tripped over PATH) for $5,450 and the ½ Car tag.

Dud: E (Colleen)
DQ: Repeated E from Tiffany

Tiffany: $0
Daniel: $7,450 + ½ Car tag
Colleen: $2,300
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Prize/Express Round: Things

Tiffany calls T on $400, then hits Lose a Turn.

Daniel spins $500 next to $450 for H, then $450 for S, but after he buys E, he Bankrupts next to $3500.

Colleen duds with L on $650, so Tiffany calls N on $800, and G on Express. She hops aboard:

Express letters
F
I
A (no more vowels)
M
Z

T H E / F I N E S T
A M A Z I N G
A M E N I T I E S

For $8,100, she solves THE FINEST AMAZING AMENITIES. In addition, she's got a trip to Puerto Rico (San Juan Marriott & Stellaris Casino + Sony Alpha NEX-5R, $6,799).

Lose a Turn: Tiffany
Bankrupt: Daniel ($1,150 + ½ Car tag)
Dud: L (Colleen)

Tiffany: $14,899
Daniel: $7,450
Colleen: $2,300
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Character

_ H A P E - _ _ I F T _ R

Colleen solves SHAPE-SHIFTER.

Round 4: Food & Drink

Colleen calls E on Free Play, but after L on $900, she buys a bad I.

Tiffany calls N on $400, followed by A on Free Play, but after buying O to clear the vowels, she Bankrupts next to $5000. Daniel finishes up with C on $500 next to $5000.

C _ O C O L A _ E
C A N _ _

For $1,500, he solves CHOCOLATE CANDY.

Bankrupt: Tiffany ($150)
Dud: I (Colleen)

Round 5: Phrase

Final Spin: $500 next to yellow $400

Tiffany: T
Daniel: C
Colleen: N
Tiffany: S
Daniel: A
Colleen: L

_ / C A N ' T / _ _ L _
_ _ S _ L _

For $4,500, Colleen solves I CAN'T HELP MYSELF.

End totals:
Tiffany: $14,899
Daniel: $8,950
Colleen: $9,800
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Tiffany has her husband in the audience.

She spins the first A in AMERICA'S, and the puzzle is What Are You Doing?:

_ _ _ _ _ N _
_ _ E _ _

D, H, M, A fill in the bottom word:

_ _ M _ _ N _
A H E A D

PUMPING AHEAD is wrong, but JUMPING AHEAD is right for $35,000! $49,899 is her end total.

$5K EVERY DAY PLUS SPIN ID: NM7835312