Thanksgiving 2013 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

E _ _ R Y O _ E
I _ / _ N _ I _ E D

Andy says EVERYONE IS INVITED.

Andy Weissmann, Tinley Park, IL, software specialist, married for 28 years, has two sons, USMC veteran, Toastmaster
Danielle Mazzaro, Valencia, CA, teaches 5th grade, was Teacher of the Year last year, also a runner
Meagan Dempsey, Decatur, AL, respiratory therapist at Huntsville Hospital, married 3 years, has two dogs and a cat, football fan

$2,000 Toss-Up: Living Thing

_ _ T T O N _ _ O D
_ _ E E

Andy solves COTTONWOOD TREE.

Prize on Wheel: RetailMeNot credit, $5,000

Round 1: Food & Drink

Andy spins $2500 for a trio of T's, buys E, then calls H on Wild Card. He then picks R on $300, buys I, and calls D on $400. Next, he picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with N, and asks to solve:

T _ R _ E _
D I N N E R / _ I T H
_ _ _ / T H E
_ I _ I N _ _

He says TURKEY DINNER WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS, which is wrong.

Danielle picks up the other ½ Car next to the orange $300 with L, then calls K on $800 before the Bankrupt next to $650 stops her.

T _ R K E _
D I N N E R / _ I T H
_ L L / T H E
_ I _ I N _ _

Meagan says TURKEY DINNER WITH ALL THE FIXINGS for the house minimum.

DQ: Andy's wrong answer
Bankrupt: Danielle ($1,800 + ½ Car tag)

Andy: $3,000
Danielle: $0
Meagan: $1,000
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Danielle hits the Bankrupt on the left edge of the Million Dollar Wedge. Meagan picks up the RetailMeNot prize with N, then calls T on $400. She buys E and A, and calls S on $800, but after picking up the Jura gift tag with D, she hits Lose a Turn.

Andy lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn and calls R. He flips it, but the Bankrupt is on the back.

Danielle spins $700 and $900 for F and M…

S E _ R E T A R _ / _ F
D E F E N S E
M E _ _ A N _ S M

…then solves SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MECHANISM for $3,200.

Bankrupt: Danielle ($0), Andy ($0 + Wild Card, reverse of Mystery Wedge)
Lose a Turn: Megaan

Andy: $3,000
Danielle: $3,200
Meagan: $1,000
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Prize/Express Round: What Are You Doing?

Meagan spins $900 for T, but after buying O, she Bankrupts next to $3500. Andy gets another shot at a ½ Car, the one next to the orange $300, but can't find any R's.

Danielle picks up the Million Dollar Wedge with N, then hits Lose a Turn. Meagan spins $400 for G, then buys I before Lose a Turn gets her and Andy back-to-back.

Danielle calls S on Express, but chooses to spin again… and ends up at the Bankrupt next to $650. Meagan picks a B on $500 next to $3500, before she, Andy, and Danielle all Bankrupt back-to-back! (The former two are next to $650, and the last one, next to $3500.) Meagan tries again with H on $900, before the Bankrupt next to $3500 (the sixth this round!) cuts her off too.

_ _ _ I N G / N _ _
_ H O T O S / T O / _ _
_ _ B _ _

Andy says ADDING NEW PHOTOS TO MY ALBUM for no money, just the trip to St. Thomas (Sugar Bay Resort & Spa + Sony Alpha NEX-5R, $7,724.)

Bankrupt: Meagan ($1,550), Danielle ($1,000 + Million Dollar Wedge), Meagan ($650), Andy ($0), Danielle ($0), Meagan ($900)
Dud: R (Andy)
Lose a Turn: Danielle, Meagan, Andy

Andy: $10,724
Danielle: $3,200
Meagan: $1,000
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Thing

S _ _ _ Z E
B U _ T _ _

Andy says SQUEEZE BUTTON. Before any more letters appear, Meagan says SNOOZE BUTTON.

Round 4: Quotation

Final Spin: $500 next to $400

Meagan: N
Andy: D
Danielle: T
Meagan: S
Andy: N
Danielle: P
Meagan: R
Andy: G
Danielle: H
Meagan: M
Andy: C

M _ G H T _ / C _ S _ _
H _ S / S T R _ C _ / _ _ T

For $4,500, Andy solves MIGHTY CASEY HAS STRUCK OUT.

Duds: N (Meagan), D (Andy), P (Danielle)
DQ: Andy's repeated N

End totals:
Andy: $15,224
Danielle: $3,200
Meagan: $4,000

Pat lets Meagan mention her husband.
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Andy's got his wife and two sons in the audience.

The Wheel stops at the N in WIN, and the puzzle is What Are You Doing?:

_ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _ N _

H, M, C, I:

_ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ I N _

He doesn't come up with BABYPROOFING for the Ford Edge. End total: $15,224.

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