Post by tenpoundhammer on Dec 19, 2013 21:51:07 GMT -5
The intro is the Pat avatar striking a gong in China while Vanna watches.
$1,000 Toss-Up: On the Map
B _ _ _ _ N G
C H _ _ _
Vrenda solves BEIJING CHINA.
Vrenda Lee, Ashland, OR, enjoys the performing arts, married, has three children and two grandchildren
Allison Dyer, Indian Land, SC, oncology researcher, married for seven years, has a two-year-old son, has unusual-sounding hiccups
Nicholas Holder, Los Angeles, CA (originally from Temperanceville, VA), lived in LA 7 years, owns a small business, likes to bake cobblers and cupcakes
$2,000 Toss-Up: People
_ I _ L _ _ _
_ A S S _ N G E _ S
Vrenda also solves AIRLINE PASSENGERS.
(The prize copy is preceded by the Vietnamese hosts speaking in subtitled Vietnamese.)
Prize on Wheel: Hanoi, Vietnam tour from CheapoAir, $6,500
Round 1: The 90's
Vrenda picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with T. She asks to buy an H, but corrects herself and says E, which is taken. Next, she picks up the Vietnam trip with R, then buys A, O, and I to clear out the vowels. After picking up the Wild Card with S, she spins $600 for N, then stops at Lose a Turn.
Allison calls D, J, and B on $300, $400, and $700.
D O N / J O _ N S O N
S T A R S / I N
N A S _ / B R I D _ E S
And she solves DON JOHNSON STARS IN NASH BRIDGES for $1,700.
Lose a Turn: Vrenda
Allison: $1,700
Nicholas: $0
Vrenda: $3,000 + Wild Card
The hosts of the Spanish version do the bumper.
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Mystery Round: Song Lyrics
Allison Bankrupts on the right edge of the Million Dollar Wedge. Nicholas picks up the Million Dollar Wedge with N, then duds with T on $400, as does Vrenda with S on $800. Allison picks L on $500 next to $3500, then buys E and I, but the latter isn't there.
Nicholas finds R on $3500, buys A, then returns to the same wedge for C. After buying O, he picks M on $300, then buys U to clear out the vowels.
_ O / _ O U / C O M E
_ R O M / A / L A N _
_ O _ N / U _ _ E R ?
And he solves DO YOU COME FROM A LAND DOWN UNDER? for $10,350 and the Million Dollar Wedge.
Bankrupt: Allison ($0)
Duds: T (Nicholas), S (Vrenda), I (Allison)
Allison: $1,700
Nicholas: $10,350 + Million Dollar Wedge
Vrenda: $3,000 + Wild Card
Retro Bonus Round
It's a Thing from a road show in 1995 (My Favorite Teacher Week?), and this team chose C D G A for a Thing:
_ _ R _ S C _ _ E
They did not solve HOROSCOPE.
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Prize/Express Round: Food & Drink
Nicholas picks up the ½ Car next to the orange 4300 with N, but once again, there are no T's on $450. Vrenda picks up the Luggage Point gift tag with S, but after buying I and E, she Bankrupts next to $650.
Allison calls L on $500 next to $450, P on $800, then buys A. She picks D on Free Play, then buys O to clear the vowels.
_ A N _ O
P I N E A P P L E
P A P A _ A / S A L A D
And she solves MANGO PINEAPPLE PAPAYA SALAD for $5,000 and a trip to Hawaii (Wailea Beach Marriott, Maui + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $7,408).
Dud T (Nicholas)
Bankrupt: Vrenda (Gift Tag + Wild Card)
Allison: $14,108
Nicholas: $10,350
Vrenda: $3,000
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Events
_ R _ _ V _ _ S / &
D E P _ R T U _ E S
Nicholas solves ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES.
Round 4: Phrase
Final Spin: $900
Nicholas: T
Vrenda: H
Allison: N
Nicholas: F
Vrenda: R
Allison: L
Nicholas: S
T H _ / _ L _ _ _ N T
_ F / S _ R _ R _ S _
For $9,500 and the win, Nicholas solves THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE.
End totals:
Allison: $14,108
Nicholas: $22,850 + Million Dollar Wedge
Vrenda: $3,000
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$1,000,000 Bonus Round
Three of his friends are in the audience.
The Wheel stops at the S in SPIN, and the puzzle is a Thing:
_ _ _ _ _ T E R
_ _ R _ _ N
C, D, G, I:
C _ _ _ _ T E R
_ _ R G _ N
He doesn't solve COMPUTER JARGON for $35,000. End total: $22,850. The $1,000,000 was over at the W in WIN.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: SW4884620
$1,000 Toss-Up: On the Map
B _ _ _ _ N G
C H _ _ _
Vrenda solves BEIJING CHINA.
Vrenda Lee, Ashland, OR, enjoys the performing arts, married, has three children and two grandchildren
Allison Dyer, Indian Land, SC, oncology researcher, married for seven years, has a two-year-old son, has unusual-sounding hiccups
Nicholas Holder, Los Angeles, CA (originally from Temperanceville, VA), lived in LA 7 years, owns a small business, likes to bake cobblers and cupcakes
$2,000 Toss-Up: People
_ I _ L _ _ _
_ A S S _ N G E _ S
Vrenda also solves AIRLINE PASSENGERS.
(The prize copy is preceded by the Vietnamese hosts speaking in subtitled Vietnamese.)
Prize on Wheel: Hanoi, Vietnam tour from CheapoAir, $6,500
Round 1: The 90's
Vrenda picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with T. She asks to buy an H, but corrects herself and says E, which is taken. Next, she picks up the Vietnam trip with R, then buys A, O, and I to clear out the vowels. After picking up the Wild Card with S, she spins $600 for N, then stops at Lose a Turn.
Allison calls D, J, and B on $300, $400, and $700.
D O N / J O _ N S O N
S T A R S / I N
N A S _ / B R I D _ E S
And she solves DON JOHNSON STARS IN NASH BRIDGES for $1,700.
Lose a Turn: Vrenda
Allison: $1,700
Nicholas: $0
Vrenda: $3,000 + Wild Card
The hosts of the Spanish version do the bumper.
====
Mystery Round: Song Lyrics
Allison Bankrupts on the right edge of the Million Dollar Wedge. Nicholas picks up the Million Dollar Wedge with N, then duds with T on $400, as does Vrenda with S on $800. Allison picks L on $500 next to $3500, then buys E and I, but the latter isn't there.
Nicholas finds R on $3500, buys A, then returns to the same wedge for C. After buying O, he picks M on $300, then buys U to clear out the vowels.
_ O / _ O U / C O M E
_ R O M / A / L A N _
_ O _ N / U _ _ E R ?
And he solves DO YOU COME FROM A LAND DOWN UNDER? for $10,350 and the Million Dollar Wedge.
Bankrupt: Allison ($0)
Duds: T (Nicholas), S (Vrenda), I (Allison)
Allison: $1,700
Nicholas: $10,350 + Million Dollar Wedge
Vrenda: $3,000 + Wild Card
Retro Bonus Round
It's a Thing from a road show in 1995 (My Favorite Teacher Week?), and this team chose C D G A for a Thing:
_ _ R _ S C _ _ E
They did not solve HOROSCOPE.
====
Prize/Express Round: Food & Drink
Nicholas picks up the ½ Car next to the orange 4300 with N, but once again, there are no T's on $450. Vrenda picks up the Luggage Point gift tag with S, but after buying I and E, she Bankrupts next to $650.
Allison calls L on $500 next to $450, P on $800, then buys A. She picks D on Free Play, then buys O to clear the vowels.
_ A N _ O
P I N E A P P L E
P A P A _ A / S A L A D
And she solves MANGO PINEAPPLE PAPAYA SALAD for $5,000 and a trip to Hawaii (Wailea Beach Marriott, Maui + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $7,408).
Dud T (Nicholas)
Bankrupt: Vrenda (Gift Tag + Wild Card)
Allison: $14,108
Nicholas: $10,350
Vrenda: $3,000
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: Events
_ R _ _ V _ _ S / &
D E P _ R T U _ E S
Nicholas solves ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES.
Round 4: Phrase
Final Spin: $900
Nicholas: T
Vrenda: H
Allison: N
Nicholas: F
Vrenda: R
Allison: L
Nicholas: S
T H _ / _ L _ _ _ N T
_ F / S _ R _ R _ S _
For $9,500 and the win, Nicholas solves THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE.
End totals:
Allison: $14,108
Nicholas: $22,850 + Million Dollar Wedge
Vrenda: $3,000
====
$1,000,000 Bonus Round
Three of his friends are in the audience.
The Wheel stops at the S in SPIN, and the puzzle is a Thing:
_ _ _ _ _ T E R
_ _ R _ _ N
C, D, G, I:
C _ _ _ _ T E R
_ _ R G _ N
He doesn't solve COMPUTER JARGON for $35,000. End total: $22,850. The $1,000,000 was over at the W in WIN.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: SW4884620
It's good to be back home... 
