Post by tenpoundhammer on Jan 20, 2014 21:46:17 GMT -5
$1,000 Toss-Up: Song Title
S U _ M E _ / W I N D
Brandon solves SUMMER WIND.
Brandon James, Charlotte, NC, software developer, married, has three children, his uncle Neal said that watching Wheel help him recover his cognitive skills after a stroke
Britney Chisholm, Tampa, FL, married to Kyle for two years, beauty vlogger
Heidi Custer, Greenbelt, MD, analyst for Department of Homeland Security, likes to scuba dive and travel, has been to five of the continents (missing Antarctica and Africa)
$2,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz
S P E C I _ L
A _ P _ _ _ A N C E
Heidi solves SPECIAL APPEARANCE.
Prize on Wheel: French Riviera tour, Colette Vacations, $9,398
Round 1: Phrase
Category wipe: butterflies
Heidi calls N on $600, but after picking up the France trip with T, she buys a bad E.
Brandon calls L on $800, buys A, then calls G on $650.
L A _ G _ - _ _ T - L _ _ _
_ _ N N _
He solves LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY for $2,000.
Dud: E (Heidi)
Heidi: $2,000
Brandon: $3,000
Britney: $0
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Mystery Round: Before & After
Brandon calls T on $600, buys E, then duds with S on $800.
Britney picks up the ½ Car (Ford Fiesta) next to the pink $900 with R, buys A, and calls L on $3500. But after calling I on Free Play (the graphic does not appear), she Bankrupts on the left edge of the Million Dollar Wedge. Heidi finishes up with three C's on $650…
_ A _ I C
C A R _ E T
C L E A _ I _ _
…and solves MAGIC CARPET CLEANING for $1,950 more.
Dud: S (Brandon)
Bankrupt: Britney ($3,750 + ½ Car tag)
Heidi: $3,950
Brandon: $3,000
Britney: $0
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Prize/Express Round: Same Letter
Britney calls T on $650 and S on Express. She climbs aboard:
Express letters
R
E
L (no L, Bankrupt)
Heidi and Brandon dud with N and M on $600 and ½ Car next to the orange $300, respectively. Britney calls C and P on $650 and $800.
P _ R E
P E R _ E C T
P _ R _ _ _ S E
She solves PURE PERFECT PARADISE for $3,050 and a trip to Hawaii (Waikoloa Beach Marriott + Sony Alpha NEX-5R, $5,662).
Bankrupt: Britney ($4,400, on Express)
Duds: L (Britney), N (Heidi), M (Brandon)
Heidi: $3,950
Brandon: $3,000
Britney: $8,712
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$3,000 Toss-Up: On the Map
T _ _ / N O _ _ H _ _ N
_ E _ I _ P _ _ _ _
Heidi solves THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE. (Side note: Bizarrely, this is the longest puzzle tonight.)
Round 4: Things
Heidi calls N on $500 and S on $500 next to $450, but once again, there aren't any E's on the board.
Brandon tries T on $600, buys A, and calls R on $300, but he also buys a bad vowel in I.
Britney tries O on Free Play, and duds with C on $500, after which Heidi Bankrupts next to $650.
Brandon tries H on $500 next to $5000, buys U to clear the vowels, and then goes for L and D on $900 and $500 next to $450.
T H O U S A N D S / O _
D O L L A R S
For $3,450, he solves THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
Dud: E (Heidi), I (Brandon), C (Britney)
Bankrupt: Heidi ($1,750)
Round 5: What Are You Doing?
Brandon gets in one last spin, for N on $700.
Final Spin: $350
Brandon: G; TAKING A WALK
Britney: T
Heidi: R
Brandon: I
_ I T _ _ I N G
_ / R I _ _
He solves HITCHING A RIDE for $2,050 more, but it's not quite enough for him to win.
End totals:
Heidi: $6,950
Brandon: $8,500
Britney: $8,712
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Britney's husband is in the audience.
The Wheel stops at the S in AMERICA'S, and the puzzle is Person:
_ _ _ _ _ L
_ _ S T
C, M, B, A:
_ _ _ _ A L
_ _ S T
She doesn't solve JOVIAL HOST for $30,000. End total: $8,712.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: ME6787951
S U _ M E _ / W I N D
Brandon solves SUMMER WIND.
Brandon James, Charlotte, NC, software developer, married, has three children, his uncle Neal said that watching Wheel help him recover his cognitive skills after a stroke
Britney Chisholm, Tampa, FL, married to Kyle for two years, beauty vlogger
Heidi Custer, Greenbelt, MD, analyst for Department of Homeland Security, likes to scuba dive and travel, has been to five of the continents (missing Antarctica and Africa)
$2,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz
S P E C I _ L
A _ P _ _ _ A N C E
Heidi solves SPECIAL APPEARANCE.
Prize on Wheel: French Riviera tour, Colette Vacations, $9,398
Round 1: Phrase
Category wipe: butterflies
Heidi calls N on $600, but after picking up the France trip with T, she buys a bad E.
Brandon calls L on $800, buys A, then calls G on $650.
L A _ G _ - _ _ T - L _ _ _
_ _ N N _
He solves LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY for $2,000.
Dud: E (Heidi)
Heidi: $2,000
Brandon: $3,000
Britney: $0
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Mystery Round: Before & After
Brandon calls T on $600, buys E, then duds with S on $800.
Britney picks up the ½ Car (Ford Fiesta) next to the pink $900 with R, buys A, and calls L on $3500. But after calling I on Free Play (the graphic does not appear), she Bankrupts on the left edge of the Million Dollar Wedge. Heidi finishes up with three C's on $650…
_ A _ I C
C A R _ E T
C L E A _ I _ _
…and solves MAGIC CARPET CLEANING for $1,950 more.
Dud: S (Brandon)
Bankrupt: Britney ($3,750 + ½ Car tag)
Heidi: $3,950
Brandon: $3,000
Britney: $0
====
Prize/Express Round: Same Letter
Britney calls T on $650 and S on Express. She climbs aboard:
Express letters
R
E
L (no L, Bankrupt)
Heidi and Brandon dud with N and M on $600 and ½ Car next to the orange $300, respectively. Britney calls C and P on $650 and $800.
P _ R E
P E R _ E C T
P _ R _ _ _ S E
She solves PURE PERFECT PARADISE for $3,050 and a trip to Hawaii (Waikoloa Beach Marriott + Sony Alpha NEX-5R, $5,662).
Bankrupt: Britney ($4,400, on Express)
Duds: L (Britney), N (Heidi), M (Brandon)
Heidi: $3,950
Brandon: $3,000
Britney: $8,712
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: On the Map
T _ _ / N O _ _ H _ _ N
_ E _ I _ P _ _ _ _
Heidi solves THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE. (Side note: Bizarrely, this is the longest puzzle tonight.)
Round 4: Things
Heidi calls N on $500 and S on $500 next to $450, but once again, there aren't any E's on the board.
Brandon tries T on $600, buys A, and calls R on $300, but he also buys a bad vowel in I.
Britney tries O on Free Play, and duds with C on $500, after which Heidi Bankrupts next to $650.
Brandon tries H on $500 next to $5000, buys U to clear the vowels, and then goes for L and D on $900 and $500 next to $450.
T H O U S A N D S / O _
D O L L A R S
For $3,450, he solves THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
Dud: E (Heidi), I (Brandon), C (Britney)
Bankrupt: Heidi ($1,750)
Round 5: What Are You Doing?
Brandon gets in one last spin, for N on $700.
Final Spin: $350
Brandon: G; TAKING A WALK
Britney: T
Heidi: R
Brandon: I
_ I T _ _ I N G
_ / R I _ _
He solves HITCHING A RIDE for $2,050 more, but it's not quite enough for him to win.
End totals:
Heidi: $6,950
Brandon: $8,500
Britney: $8,712
====
$100,000 Bonus Round
Britney's husband is in the audience.
The Wheel stops at the S in AMERICA'S, and the puzzle is Person:
_ _ _ _ _ L
_ _ S T
C, M, B, A:
_ _ _ _ A L
_ _ S T
She doesn't solve JOVIAL HOST for $30,000. End total: $8,712.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: ME6787951
