February 6, 2014 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Things

P L U S H
B A _ _ R O _ E S

Mel & Naomi solve PLUSH BATHROBES.

Mel & Naomi Bautista, San Mateo, CA; works in a trauma center as an ER nurse, likes to golf; married 14 years; she's a data analyst for a health care company; two boys
Mark & Stephanie Zubrinsky, Waxhaw, NC; he works at a credit union; married 15 years; she's a full-time mom; two daughters; she likes to play tennis
Jeff & Maria Meteyer, Rochester, NY; Jeff manages at University of Rochester; three teenage children; married 23 years; she's a coach at the school district; she's a Stage 3 cancer survivor

$2,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink

B R _ A _
P U _ _ I N G

Mel & Naomi solve BREAD PUDDING too.

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

Round 1: Song Lyrics

Mel & Naomi call N and H on $650 and $300, then dud with S on the H20+ gift tag.

Mark and Stephanie call T and G on $400 and $900, then buy O. They pick U on Free Play, then get the Sandals trip with W.

_ O U / _ O O _
W O N _ _ _ _ U _
T O N _ G H T

They solve YOU LOOK WONDERFUL TONIGHT for $1,950 and the trip.

Dud: S (Mel & Naomi)

Mark & Stephanie: $8,450
Jeff & Maria: $0
Mel & Naomi: $3,000
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Mark & Stephanie call F and S on $300 and $900. They buy O and I, then call H on the H20+ gift tag. After T on $350, they buy E to finish the vowels. Finally, they go for M and D on $650 and $800.

_ O _ D S / O F
_ I S D O M
T E E T H

They solve WORDS OF WISDOM TEETH for $5,800 more.

PERFECT ROUND

Mark & Stephanie: $14,250
Jeff & Maria: $0
Mel & Naomi: $3,000
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Prize/Express Round: Same Letter

Jeff & Maria Bankrupt on the left edge of the Million Dollar Wedge. Mel & Naomi start off with F on $500 next to $450, and that happens to be the Same Letter. They pick up the Wild Card with N, then buy U. After D and T on $600 and $700, they dud with R on $500 next to $3500.

Mark & Stephanie call S on $450, buy O, then call V on $900.

F O O D
F U N / &
F _ S T _ V _ T _ _ S

Everything else is a vowel, so they solve FOOD FUN & FESTIVITIES for $1,550 and a trip to Antigua (Sandals Grande Antigua Resort & Spa + Sony ActionCam, $6,849).

Bankrupt: Jeff & Maria ($0)
Dud: R (Mel & Naomi)

Mark & Stephanie: $22,649
Jeff & Maria: $0
Mel & Naomi: $3,000
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$3,000 Toss-Up: The 90's

T H _ / _ _ N _ Y

Jeff & Maria solve THE NANNY.

Round 4: Phrase

Jeff & Maria call T on $400, then buy E, O, and A.

T _ E / _ A _ A _ _ _
T O / T _ E / _ E _ _ _ E

Final Spin: $500 next to pink $900

Jeff & Maria: H
Mel & Naomi: P
Mark & Stephanie: N
Jeff & Maria: S
Mel & Naomi: R
Mark & Stephanie: C

T H E / C A _ A _ R _
T O / T H E / R E S C _ E

For $3,000, they solve THE CAVALRY TO THE RESCUE.

Duds: P (Mel & Naomi), N (Mark & Stephanie)

End totals:
Mark & Stephanie: $25,649
Jeff & Maria: $3,000
Mel & Naomi: $3,000
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Mark has his mother and two daughters in the audience.

The Wheel stops at the N in SPIN, and the puzzle is Phrase:

_ _ _ T / _
_ _ _ T

B, H, D, A:

_ H A T / A
H _ _ T

They solve WHAT A HOOT for $50,000! End total: $75,649.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: KK2830283