Post by tenpoundhammer on Jan 27, 2014 21:51:12 GMT -5
We begin Winter Hideaways Week.
$1,000 Toss-Up: Thing
W I N D - _ H _ _ L
F _ C _ O _
Lee solves WIND-CHILL FACTOR.
Lee Cacioppo, Wheaton, IL, IT for a school district, fan of the Chicago sports teams, "will be a success if [he doesn't] make [his] grandmother yell at the television"
Julia Winterhalter, Cincinnati, OH, works in clinical research, married for 3 years, Cincinnati Reds and Bengals fan
Laura Majchrzak, Hunt Valley, MD, tax manager, likes to write country music and compete in baking competitions
$2,000 Toss-Up: Fun & Games
_ _ P E R
_ _ _ P _ A N E S
Lee solves PAPER AIRPLANES too.
Prize on Wheel: Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa, Avon, CO, $5,833
Round 1: What Are You Doing?
Category wipe: Pat and Vanna on a snowmobile
Lee calls N on $2500, buys I, and picks up the Green Mountain Coffee gift tag with G. He buys A, calls R on $350, buys E, then calls T and H on $650 and $450. Next, he buys O, the last vowel in the puzzle, and asks to solve:
_ O R _ I N G / H A R _
T O / _ I N I _ H
T H E / _ O _
But FORCING HARD TO THE FINISH LINE is way off.
Julia tries F on $500 next to $450 and S on Free Play. After getting D on $2500, though, she Bankrupts on the right edge of the Million Dollar Wedge. Laura stops at the ½ Car (Chevy Sonic) next to the orange $300, but there aren't any L's. Lee may get redemption…
_ O R _ I N G / H A R D
T O / F I N I S H
T H E / _ O _
…and he does, as he solves WORKING HARD TO FINISH THE JOB for $8,850.
Bankrupt: Julia ($3,500)
Dud: L (Laura)
DQ: Lee's wrong answer
Lee: $11,850
Julia: $0
Laura: $0
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Mystery Round: Before & After
Julia Bankrupts on the left edge of the Million Dollar wedge. Laura picks up the Colorado trip with T, then buys a bad E.
Lee calls N on $500 next to $450, then buys A. Next, he picks D on $3500 and buys O. After R on $400, he calls I on Free Play and buys U to finish the vowels. Afterward, he picks up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with H, then finishes up with G and C on $700 and $350.
T H R O U G H
T H I C _ / A N D
T H I N
_ I _ _ A / C R U _ T
He solves THROUGH THICK AND THIN PIZZA CRUST for $7,950 and the ½ Car tag.
Bankrupt: Julia ($0)
Dud: E (Laura)
Lee: $19,800 + ½ Car tag
Julia: $0
Laura: $0
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Prize/Express Round: Food & Drink
Laura Bankrupts next to $650, and Lee duds with N on $650 next door. Julia tries T on $3500, but once again, E is a bad buy.
Laura duds with H on $900, and Lee and Julia Bankrupt next to $650 and $3500 respectively.
Laura calls S on $350, buys A, then repeats the H on $800. Lee tries R on $500 next to $450, buys I, then duds with D on $900. After that, Julia and Laura both Bankrupt, next to $650 and $3500 respectively. Lee picks up the Wild Card with L, then calls C on $400.
_ R _ I T _
T R _ _ I C A L
C _ C _ T A I L S
Lee solves FRUITY TROPICAL COCKTAILS for $2,950, the Wild Card, and a trip to Maui (Wailea Beach Marriott + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $7,408).
Bankrupt: Laura ($0), Lee (½ Car tag), Julia ($10,250), Julia ($0), Laura ($100)
Dud: N (Lee), E (Julia), H (Laura), D (Lee)
DQ: Laura's repeated H
Lee: $30,158 + Wild Card
Julia: $0
Laura: $0
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$3,000 Toss-Up: The 90's
S _ _ E _ / _ Y
_ H _ / _ _ L _
Julia gets on the board with SAVED BY THE BELL.
Round 4: Song Title
Final Spin: $500
Julia: S
Laura: T
Lee: N
Julia: R
Laura: Y; guesses MONY MONY MONY
Lee: L
Julia: M
M _ N _ Y / M _ N _ Y
M _ N _ Y
For $4,500 more, Julia solves MONEY MONEY MONEY.
Duds: S (Julia), T (Laura), R (Julia), L (Lee)
End totals:
Lee: $30,158 + Wild Card
Julia: $7,500
Laura: $0 -> $1,000
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Lee's father and girlfriend are both in the audience.
The Wheel stops at the first A in AMERICA'S, and the puzzle is People:
_ / _ _ _ _ E L L _
_ R _ _ _
G, M, H, O, D:
_ / _ _ _ _ E L L _
G R O _ _
He doesn't solve A CAPPELLA GROUP for $30,000. End total: $30,158.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: MW1963251
$1,000 Toss-Up: Thing
W I N D - _ H _ _ L
F _ C _ O _
Lee solves WIND-CHILL FACTOR.
Lee Cacioppo, Wheaton, IL, IT for a school district, fan of the Chicago sports teams, "will be a success if [he doesn't] make [his] grandmother yell at the television"
Julia Winterhalter, Cincinnati, OH, works in clinical research, married for 3 years, Cincinnati Reds and Bengals fan
Laura Majchrzak, Hunt Valley, MD, tax manager, likes to write country music and compete in baking competitions
$2,000 Toss-Up: Fun & Games
_ _ P E R
_ _ _ P _ A N E S
Lee solves PAPER AIRPLANES too.
Prize on Wheel: Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa, Avon, CO, $5,833
Round 1: What Are You Doing?
Category wipe: Pat and Vanna on a snowmobile
Lee calls N on $2500, buys I, and picks up the Green Mountain Coffee gift tag with G. He buys A, calls R on $350, buys E, then calls T and H on $650 and $450. Next, he buys O, the last vowel in the puzzle, and asks to solve:
_ O R _ I N G / H A R _
T O / _ I N I _ H
T H E / _ O _
But FORCING HARD TO THE FINISH LINE is way off.
Julia tries F on $500 next to $450 and S on Free Play. After getting D on $2500, though, she Bankrupts on the right edge of the Million Dollar Wedge. Laura stops at the ½ Car (Chevy Sonic) next to the orange $300, but there aren't any L's. Lee may get redemption…
_ O R _ I N G / H A R D
T O / F I N I S H
T H E / _ O _
…and he does, as he solves WORKING HARD TO FINISH THE JOB for $8,850.
Bankrupt: Julia ($3,500)
Dud: L (Laura)
DQ: Lee's wrong answer
Lee: $11,850
Julia: $0
Laura: $0
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Mystery Round: Before & After
Julia Bankrupts on the left edge of the Million Dollar wedge. Laura picks up the Colorado trip with T, then buys a bad E.
Lee calls N on $500 next to $450, then buys A. Next, he picks D on $3500 and buys O. After R on $400, he calls I on Free Play and buys U to finish the vowels. Afterward, he picks up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with H, then finishes up with G and C on $700 and $350.
T H R O U G H
T H I C _ / A N D
T H I N
_ I _ _ A / C R U _ T
He solves THROUGH THICK AND THIN PIZZA CRUST for $7,950 and the ½ Car tag.
Bankrupt: Julia ($0)
Dud: E (Laura)
Lee: $19,800 + ½ Car tag
Julia: $0
Laura: $0
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Prize/Express Round: Food & Drink
Laura Bankrupts next to $650, and Lee duds with N on $650 next door. Julia tries T on $3500, but once again, E is a bad buy.
Laura duds with H on $900, and Lee and Julia Bankrupt next to $650 and $3500 respectively.
Laura calls S on $350, buys A, then repeats the H on $800. Lee tries R on $500 next to $450, buys I, then duds with D on $900. After that, Julia and Laura both Bankrupt, next to $650 and $3500 respectively. Lee picks up the Wild Card with L, then calls C on $400.
_ R _ I T _
T R _ _ I C A L
C _ C _ T A I L S
Lee solves FRUITY TROPICAL COCKTAILS for $2,950, the Wild Card, and a trip to Maui (Wailea Beach Marriott + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $7,408).
Bankrupt: Laura ($0), Lee (½ Car tag), Julia ($10,250), Julia ($0), Laura ($100)
Dud: N (Lee), E (Julia), H (Laura), D (Lee)
DQ: Laura's repeated H
Lee: $30,158 + Wild Card
Julia: $0
Laura: $0
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$3,000 Toss-Up: The 90's
S _ _ E _ / _ Y
_ H _ / _ _ L _
Julia gets on the board with SAVED BY THE BELL.
Round 4: Song Title
Final Spin: $500
Julia: S
Laura: T
Lee: N
Julia: R
Laura: Y; guesses MONY MONY MONY
Lee: L
Julia: M
M _ N _ Y / M _ N _ Y
M _ N _ Y
For $4,500 more, Julia solves MONEY MONEY MONEY.
Duds: S (Julia), T (Laura), R (Julia), L (Lee)
End totals:
Lee: $30,158 + Wild Card
Julia: $7,500
Laura: $0 -> $1,000
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Lee's father and girlfriend are both in the audience.
The Wheel stops at the first A in AMERICA'S, and the puzzle is People:
_ / _ _ _ _ E L L _
_ R _ _ _
G, M, H, O, D:
_ / _ _ _ _ E L L _
G R O _ _
He doesn't solve A CAPPELLA GROUP for $30,000. End total: $30,158.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: MW1963251
Don't get me wrong, though. I'm a big ABBA fan and liked seeing one of their songs besides "DANCING QUEEN" as a puzzle, but that was cheap having only five unique letters. I'm shocked that we made it through that round without a null cycle.
