January 28, 2014 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: On the Map

_ _ _ / Y U _ _ N
T _ R _ _ _ _ _ Y

Melissa's wrong with NEW YUKON TERRITORY.

_ _ _ / Y U K O N
T _ R R I T _ R Y

Conley's just as wrong with OLD YUKON TERRITORY.

_ H E / Y U K O N
T E R R I T O R Y

But Melanie just gets in with THE YUKON TERRITORY.

Melanie Barcley, St. Petersburg, FL, professional guardian for mentally and/or physically challenged people, works for an attorney, has two sons
Conley Patillo, Gary, IN, experiential leadership educator (for charter schools), tutor
Melissa Hicks, Pasadena, CA (originally from Minnesota), editor for a book publisher, married to Richard

$2,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

_ N / A
_ U _ S _ _ _ L

Conlee solves IN A NUTSHELL.

Prize on Wheel: Lexington at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, $5,239

Round 1: Person

Conley calls S on $300, but after buying E, he duds with N on $2500.

Melissa calls T and L on $700 and $800. She buys I and A to finish the vowels, then calls R and G on $800 and $400.

_ A _ _ _ ' S
L I T T L E
G I R L

For $4,500, she solves DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL.

Dud: N (Conley)

Melanie: $1,000
Conley: $2,000
Melissa: $4,500
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Melissa calls A on Free Play, then calls T on the Mystery Wedge next to the orange $800. She flips it, but there's a Bankrupt on the back. Melanie picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with N, but has to give it right back to the Bankrupt next to $3500.

Conley calls R on $700, buys E, then calls S on $400. He buys O, calls L on $600, then buys I to finish the vowels. After D on Free Play, he picks up the Wyoming trip with C, then duds with P on $700.

Melissa calls H on $800 before Bankrupting on the right edge of the Million Dollar Wedge. Melanie fills in the last blanks with G on Free Play and W on $900…

W O R T H / I T S
W E I G H T / I N
G O L D
R E C O R D S

…and reads off WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD RECORDS for $2,800.

Dud: A (Melissa, on Free Play), P (Conley)
Bankrupt: Melissa ($0, reverse of MW), Melanie ($500 + ½ Car tag), Melissa ($1,600)

Melanie: $3,800
Conley: $2,000
Melissa: $4,500

Retro Bonus Round

This lady on a 1991 road show chose B D H A for a Phrase:

B _
A _ _ _ D E N T

She solved BY ACCIDENT.
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Prize/Express Round: Food & Drink

Melanie and Conley dud with T and N on $350 and $700. Melissa picks S on $600, then buys E and I, which happen to be the only two vowels in the puzzle.

S _ I _ _
_ _ I _ I
_ E _ _ E _ S

She solves SPICY CHILI PEPPERS for $700 and a trip to Costa Rica (Si Como No + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $6,649).

Dud: T (Melanie), N (Conley)

Melanie: $3,800
Conley: $2,000
Melissa: $11,849
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$3,000 Toss-Up: TV Title

T _ _ / _ E A _ H _ R
_ H A N _ E _

Conley solves THE WEATHER CHANNEL.

Round 4: Things

Conley calls S on $700, then buys E. He then tries N on $500 next to $400, buys I, then calls G on $500 next to the pink $900. Afterward, he buys A and O, but the latter of those is not in the puzzle. Melanie gets in the last spin with three R's on $900.

_ R E E _ I N G
_ E _ _ E R A _ _ R E S

Final Spin: $400

Melissa: L
Melanie: D
Conley: F

F R E E _ I N G
_ E _ _ E R A _ _ R E S

For $2,100 more, Conley solves FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

Duds: O (Conley), L (Melissa), D (Melissa)

End totals:
Melanie: $3,800
Conley: $7,100
Melissa: $11,849
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Melissa's husband, Richard, and friend, Helen, are in the audience.

The Wheel stops on the ★★★, and the puzzle is Things:

_ _ T T _
_ _ N S

H, F, P, I:

_ I T T _
P _ N S

She gets stuck on random guesses ending in PANS and PONS. She doesn't come up with WITTY PUNS for $40,000. End total: $11,849

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: SP1524809