February 4, 2014 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

_ I T / _ O R
A / Q _ E _ _

Steve and Dale solve FIT FOR A QUEEN.

Steve and Dale Ludwick, Dale has been a flight attendant for 33 years; she has a daughter and son, two "bonus daughters", a son-in-law, two "fur children"; Steve met her on an online dating site, married on 10/11/12, honeymooned at a Sandals resort
Randy and Barbie Smith , San Diego, CA; he's in the Navy for 22 years, she's a school campus aide and PTA member; they are married 21 years and have two children
K.C. and Jen Hoos, Redondo Beach, CA; Jen is expecting her first baby; K.C. works at a surgical device company, likes to golf and play beach volleyball

$2,000 Toss-Up: Occupation

_ A N Q _ E T
W A I _ _ R

Randy and Barbie solve BANQUET WAITER.

Prize on Wheel: Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa & Resort, $6,500

Round 1: Title

Randy and Barbie pick up the Sandals trip with S, then dud with H on $800. K.C. and Jen call R on $300, then buy E. They then ask to buy another vowel, but K.C.'s tongue slips and he accidentally repeats the E; he tried to correct to A, but it was too late.

Steve and Dale call T and D on $400 and $650, then pick up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with M.

_ / S T R E E T _ _ R
_ _ M E D / D E S _ R E

For $2,600, they solve A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE.

Dud: H (Randy and Barbie)
DQ: K.C. and Jen's repeated E

Randy and Barbie: $2,000
K.C. and Jen: $0
Steve and Dale: $3,600 + ½ Car tag
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Mystery Round: Before & After

K.C. and Jen pick up the Wild Card with N, then buy E and A. They then get the H20 Plus gift tag with S, but the Bankrupt on the right edge of the Million Dollar Wedge stops them, after which Steve and Dale dud with R on $800.

Randy and Barbie call C on $900, buy I, then return to that wedge for F. After buying O, the last vowel in the puzzle, they pick up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with M.

C O S M E _ I C
C A S E
O F / M I S _ A _ E N
I _ E N _ I _ _

They solve COSMETIC CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY for $4,100 and the ½ Car tag.

Bankrupt: K.C. and Jen ($2,000 + Wild Card + Gift Tag)
Dud: R (Steve and Dale)

Randy and Barbie: $6,100 + ½ Car tag
K.C. and Jen: $0
Steve and Dale: $3,600 + ½ Car tag

(No Retro Bonus Round.)
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Prize/Express Round: Place

Steve and Dale call N on $600 and A on Free Play, then dud with D on $300.

Randy and Barbie also hit Free Play for E, then call S and T both on $800. After buying O and I to clear the vowels, they call L and R both on Free Play.

A / _ I _ R A N T
T R O _ I _ A L
S E T T I N _

They solve A VIBRANT TROPICAL SETTING for $5,000 and a trip to St. Lucia (Sandals Grande St. Lucian Spa & Beach Resort + Sony ActionCam $6,849).

Dud: D (Steve and Dale)

Randy and Barbie: $17,949
K.C. and Jen: $0
Steve and Dale: $3,600
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Thing

_ _ S S E R T
_ _ R T

K.C. and Jen are silent.

D _ S S E R T
C A R T

Randy and Barbie say DESSERT CART. (Steve and Dale said it first, but they forgot to ring in.)

Round 4: Show Biz

Randy and Barbie call T on $500 next to $450, buy A, and then pick R on $800 when the bells sound.

T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / &
_ _ _ _ / _ T A R

Final Spin: $5,000!

Randy and Barbie: S
K.C. and Jen: N
Steve and Dale: V

T _ _ _ V _ S _ _ N / &
_ _ _ _ / S T A R

For $6,000, they solve TELEVISION & FILM STAR.

End totals:
Randy and Barbie: $20,949
K.C. and Jen: $0 -> $2,000
Steve and Dale: $9,600
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$100,000 Bonus Round

They land on the E in AMERICA'S, and their puzzle is Thing:

_ R E _ _ _ L _ N _
_ _ N _

C, D, M, A:

_ R E _ A _ L _ N _
_ _ N D

They don't solve PREVAILING WIND for the Audi convertible. End total: $20,949.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: SB0613762