December 24, 2013 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

_ / _ _ E A _ _ / _ F
_ _ E S _ / _ I _

Whitney solves A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.

Whitney Holland, Gore, OK, nursing home administrator, married to Matt, Oklahoma State fan
Chris Cross, Lake Oswego, OR, married to Jenna, purchasing manager for a flooring company, likes to hike
Candace Scott, Port Crane, NY, married to Matt, has three kids, logistics coordinator for food delivery

$2,000 Toss-Up: Places

S _ A T E / P A R K S

Chris solves STATE PARKS.

Prize on Wheel: Rio de Janeiro tour, G Adventures, $8,810

Round 1: Fun & Games

Chris spins $900 for T, then buys E and A. He picks R on $400 and C on $600, then buys I and O before the Bankrupt next to $650 gets him.

Candace finds an N on $2500, but after buying U to clear the vowels, she duds with L on $600. Whitney picks up the Brazil trip by calling G, which also fills in the last two blanks.

O U T R I G G E R
C A N O E / R A C E

Whitney reads off OUTRIGGER CANOE RACE for $1,000 and the trip.

Bankrupt: Chris ($3,200)
Dud: L (Candace)

Chris: $2,000
Candace: $0
Whitney: $10,810

The producers wish viewers a happy holidays.
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Mystery Round: Quotation

Candace spins $600 for S, then buys E. She finds seven N's on $450, then picks up the Zappos gift tag with D. Her next stop is the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn, but she doesn't get a chance to flip it, as there aren't any T's in the puzzle. Whitney picks R on $700…

N _ _ / D _ S _ E R !
N _ _ / D _ N _ E R !
N _ _ / _ R _ N _ E R
_ N D / _ _ _ E N !

…and solves NOW DASHER! NOW DANCER! NOW PRANCER AND VIXEN! for $2,800 more.

Dud: T (Candace)

Chris: $2,000
Candace: $0
Whitney: $13,610

Retro Bonus Round
It's a Thing from 1995 (Season 13), and this man chose G M C O:

_ O _ R N _ L

He didn't solve JOURNAL.
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The control room wishes viewers a happy holidays.
Prize/Express Round: Thing

Whitney spins $900 for R, then picks up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with T. She buys E and A, then calls S on $500 next to $450. After calling I on Free Play, she buys O to finish the vowels. Next are M and P on $900 and $900.

_ E A _ _ _ R O _ T
S _ I M M I _ _
P O O _

She solves BEACHFRONT SWIMMING POOL for $3,850 more… and a trip to Hawaii (Outrigger Reef on the Beach, Honolul + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $7,333).

PERFECT ROUND

Chris: $2,000
Candace: $0
Whitney: $24,793
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The licensing and clearance team wishes viewers a happy holiday.
$3,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?

_ A K I _ _ / A
_ I T / _ _ _ P

Whitney blanks out.

_ A K I N _ / A
P I T / _ _ _ P

Candace solves MAKING A PIT STOP.

Round 4: Event

Candace spins $350 for S, then calls N on $500 next to $450. After buying E, she hits the other $500 (next to $400) for T, then buys I and O. Following that are R on $700, a purchase of A, an M on $900, and a purchase of U to finish the vowels.

U N _ E _ I E _ A _ _ E
T R A N S _ O R M A T I O N

She solves UNBELIEVABLE TRANSFORMATION for $3,900.

PERFECT ROUND #2

Round 5: Person

Whitney spins $650 for S, buys A, and finds four T's on $5000

S T _ A _ _ _ T - A
S T _ _ _ _ T

Final Spin: $500 next to $5000

Whitney: R
Chris: D

S T R A _ _ _ T - A
S T _ D _ _ T

He solves STRAIGHT-A STUDENT for $1,500. Whitney has $22,550 go unclaimed.

End totals:
Chris: $3,500
Candace: $6,900
Whitney: $24,793
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Whitney's got her hubsand, parents, and brother in the audience.

The Wheel stops at the G in GAME, and the puzzle is Phrase:

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

D, M, P, A are all accounted for:

M _ _ _ N _
_ P _ A R D

But she still doesn't solve MOVING UPWARD for $30,000. End total: $24,793.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: KL1637909