Post by tenpoundhammer on Feb 10, 2014 21:44:50 GMT -5
We begin Valentine's week from the Venetian.
$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase
K I S S / A _ D
_ E _ L
Ashley & Shaun solve KISS AND TELL.
Ashley and Shaun Gilday, Chicago, IL; she's a food vendor who blogs about plant-based eating; he's an engineer for a sporting goods company; married 5 years, met at Purdue University
Lori and John Donohue, married 8 years, he works in the pet industry, she works at a children's furniture store; two boys; likes to be outside
Melissa and Ryan Vyborny, Fort Collins, CO (originally from Rockford, IL); married 11 years, have one boy and one girl; she's a nurse, he's a high school social studies teacher; both just started a pizza business
$2,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink
_ W _ / G L _ S S _ S
O _ / _ I _ E
Lori and John solve TWO GLASSES OF WINE.
Prize on Wheel: French Riviera, Collette Vacations, $9,398
Round 1: Before & After
Lori & John call T on $300 then buy a bad A. Melissa & Ryan hit the France trip, but can't get it, as there aren't any N's either. Ashley & Shaun call S on $700, then buy the E before accidentally repeating N on $300.
Back to Lori & John, who call L on $900, then buy O. They go for R on $800, then buy I and U to clear the vowels. Finally, they call B and F both on $600.
S U _ E R
B O _ L
O F / F R U I T
For $3,600, they solve SUPER BOWL OF FRUIT.
Duds: A (Lori & John), N (Melissa & Ryan)
DQ: Ashley & Shaun's repeated N
Lori & John: $5,600
Melissa & Ryan: $0
Ashley & Shaun: $1,000
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Mystery Round: Song Lyrics
Melissa & Ryan dud with T on ½ Car next to the orange $300. Ashley & Shaun call S on $400, then dud with N on $650.
Lori & John call H on $300, then buy E and A. Finally, they just barely click over to $3500 and call Y… and find four of them!
S H E / _ _ _ E S
Y _ _ / Y E A H
Y E A H / Y E A H
For $14,700, they solve SHE LOVES YOU YEAH YEAH YEAH.
Duds: T (Melissa & Ryan), N (Ashley & Shaun)
Lori & John: $20,300
Melissa & Ryan: $0
Ashley & Shaun: $1,000
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Prize/Express Round: Living Things
Ashley & Shaun call S on Express and climb aboard:
Express letters
N
E (no E, Bankrupt)
Lori & John pick up the Wild Card with T, then buy A. They spin Express next, but they don't get a chance to climb aboard, as there aren't any H's in sight.
Melissa & ryan call L on $900, buy O, then call R on $300. Finally, they buy U to finish the vowels.
_ L O _ _ / O _
_ O L O R _ U L
T O U _ A N S
They solve FLOCK OF COLORFUL TOUCANS for $2,500 and a trip to Belize (Maruba Resort Jungle Spa + Sony Alpha NEX-5R, $8,519).
Bankrupt: Ashley & Shaun ($2,000, on Express)
Dud: E (Ashley & Shaun), H (Lori & John)
Lori & John: $20,300 + Wild Card
Melissa & Ryan: $11,019
Ashley & Shaun: $1,000
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Proper Names
B O _ A R T / A N D
_ A C A L L
Lori & John solve BOGART AND BACALL.
Round 4: What Are You Doing?
Lori & John call N on $900. They buy E and A, but the latter of those isn't up there. Melissa & Ryan try G on $500 next to $5000, then buy I.
_ _ I N G I N G / _ _ _ N
_ _ E / _ _ _ _ E
They solve BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE for $750 -> $2,000.
Dud: A (Lori & John)
Round 5: Thing
Melisa & Ryan dud with T on $500 next to $450. Ashley & Shaun call N on $300, buy A, and call S on $800 before dudding with R on $500 next to $400. Lori & John can't find any L's on $700, so we go back to Ryan & Melissa, who call H on $300, buy I, then call Y on $700.
A / S H I N Y / N _ _
_ I _ _
They solve A SHINY NEW BIKE for $750 -> $1,000 again.
Duds: T (Melissa & Ryan), R (Ashley & Shaun), L (Lori & John)
Round 6 (!!!): On the Map
Final Spin: $500 next to orange $300
Ashley & Shaun: N
Lori & John: T
_ _ _ T _ N
T _ _ _ _
They solve AUSTIN TEXAS for $3,000 more.
End totals:
Lori & John: $26,300 + Wild Card
Melissa & Ryan: $15,019
Ashley & Shaun: $1,000 -> $2,000
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$100,000 Bonus Round
John has his brother, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law in the audience.
The Wheel stops on the E in AMERICA, and the puzzle is Thing:
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ L _ N
P, D, M, A, C:
_ A C _ _ P
P L A N
They solve BACKUP PLAN for $50,000! End total: $76,300.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: SS8581025
$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase
K I S S / A _ D
_ E _ L
Ashley & Shaun solve KISS AND TELL.
Ashley and Shaun Gilday, Chicago, IL; she's a food vendor who blogs about plant-based eating; he's an engineer for a sporting goods company; married 5 years, met at Purdue University
Lori and John Donohue, married 8 years, he works in the pet industry, she works at a children's furniture store; two boys; likes to be outside
Melissa and Ryan Vyborny, Fort Collins, CO (originally from Rockford, IL); married 11 years, have one boy and one girl; she's a nurse, he's a high school social studies teacher; both just started a pizza business
$2,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink
_ W _ / G L _ S S _ S
O _ / _ I _ E
Lori and John solve TWO GLASSES OF WINE.
Prize on Wheel: French Riviera, Collette Vacations, $9,398
Round 1: Before & After
Lori & John call T on $300 then buy a bad A. Melissa & Ryan hit the France trip, but can't get it, as there aren't any N's either. Ashley & Shaun call S on $700, then buy the E before accidentally repeating N on $300.
Back to Lori & John, who call L on $900, then buy O. They go for R on $800, then buy I and U to clear the vowels. Finally, they call B and F both on $600.
S U _ E R
B O _ L
O F / F R U I T
For $3,600, they solve SUPER BOWL OF FRUIT.
Duds: A (Lori & John), N (Melissa & Ryan)
DQ: Ashley & Shaun's repeated N
Lori & John: $5,600
Melissa & Ryan: $0
Ashley & Shaun: $1,000
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Mystery Round: Song Lyrics
Melissa & Ryan dud with T on ½ Car next to the orange $300. Ashley & Shaun call S on $400, then dud with N on $650.
Lori & John call H on $300, then buy E and A. Finally, they just barely click over to $3500 and call Y… and find four of them!
S H E / _ _ _ E S
Y _ _ / Y E A H
Y E A H / Y E A H
For $14,700, they solve SHE LOVES YOU YEAH YEAH YEAH.
Duds: T (Melissa & Ryan), N (Ashley & Shaun)
Lori & John: $20,300
Melissa & Ryan: $0
Ashley & Shaun: $1,000
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Prize/Express Round: Living Things
Ashley & Shaun call S on Express and climb aboard:
Express letters
N
E (no E, Bankrupt)
Lori & John pick up the Wild Card with T, then buy A. They spin Express next, but they don't get a chance to climb aboard, as there aren't any H's in sight.
Melissa & ryan call L on $900, buy O, then call R on $300. Finally, they buy U to finish the vowels.
_ L O _ _ / O _
_ O L O R _ U L
T O U _ A N S
They solve FLOCK OF COLORFUL TOUCANS for $2,500 and a trip to Belize (Maruba Resort Jungle Spa + Sony Alpha NEX-5R, $8,519).
Bankrupt: Ashley & Shaun ($2,000, on Express)
Dud: E (Ashley & Shaun), H (Lori & John)
Lori & John: $20,300 + Wild Card
Melissa & Ryan: $11,019
Ashley & Shaun: $1,000
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Proper Names
B O _ A R T / A N D
_ A C A L L
Lori & John solve BOGART AND BACALL.
Round 4: What Are You Doing?
Lori & John call N on $900. They buy E and A, but the latter of those isn't up there. Melissa & Ryan try G on $500 next to $5000, then buy I.
_ _ I N G I N G / _ _ _ N
_ _ E / _ _ _ _ E
They solve BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE for $750 -> $2,000.
Dud: A (Lori & John)
Round 5: Thing
Melisa & Ryan dud with T on $500 next to $450. Ashley & Shaun call N on $300, buy A, and call S on $800 before dudding with R on $500 next to $400. Lori & John can't find any L's on $700, so we go back to Ryan & Melissa, who call H on $300, buy I, then call Y on $700.
A / S H I N Y / N _ _
_ I _ _
They solve A SHINY NEW BIKE for $750 -> $1,000 again.
Duds: T (Melissa & Ryan), R (Ashley & Shaun), L (Lori & John)
Round 6 (!!!): On the Map
Final Spin: $500 next to orange $300
Ashley & Shaun: N
Lori & John: T
_ _ _ T _ N
T _ _ _ _
They solve AUSTIN TEXAS for $3,000 more.
End totals:
Lori & John: $26,300 + Wild Card
Melissa & Ryan: $15,019
Ashley & Shaun: $1,000 -> $2,000
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$100,000 Bonus Round
John has his brother, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law in the audience.
The Wheel stops on the E in AMERICA, and the puzzle is Thing:
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ L _ N
P, D, M, A, C:
_ A C _ _ P
P L A N
They solve BACKUP PLAN for $50,000! End total: $76,300.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: SS8581025
So glad this happened in Vegas, too.