March 12, 2014 Recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz

C _ M _ _
_ _ P E A R _ N _ E

Ashley & Nadine solve CAMEO APPEARANCE.

Ashley & Nadine Ivester, mother-daughter; Ashley is from Huntersville, NC, is a salon manager, designs, decorates, spends time with friends; Nadine is from Lake Norman, NC, is a diplomat in cosmetic science, practices skin care therapy, has two daughters, married, has a dog too
Joey & Jenelle Bishop, brother/sister; Joey is from Ojai, CA, likes to travel with his wife Patricia, has two sisters; Jenelle is from Ventura, CA, is married for one year, likes to spend time with her son Jordan
Joyce & Jamie Chua, sisters; Jamie is from San Francisco, CA, and works in sales for a coffee company, Joyce is from San Diego, CA, is an assistant director at University of San Diego, likes to go to movies and shop together, 49ers fan

$2,000 Toss-Up: Person

O _ D E R
B R _ T _ E R

Joyce & Jamie blank. Before any more letters appear, Joey & Jenelle say OLDER BROTHER.

Prize on Wheel: Beaches Resorts, Turks & Caicos, $16,640

Round 1: Quotation

Joey & Jenelle dud with S on Wild Card. Joyce & Jamie get a free E on Free Play. They then call T, H, and N on $300, $700, and $300, but after buying A, they hit Lose a Turn.

Ashley & Nadine dud with R on $300. Joey & Jenelle pick up the Activist Eyewear gift tag with M, but can't find any L's on $500 next to the pink $900.

Joyce & Jamie finish up with F on $900 and a purchase of U.

_ _ / _ _ U / _ N _ _
T H E / M U F F _ N
M A N ?

They solve DO YOU KNOW THE MUFFIN MAN? for $3,200.

Duds: S (Joey & Jenelle), R (Ashley & Nadine), L (Joey & Jenelle)
Lose a Turn: Joyce & Jamie

Joey & Jenelle: $2,000
Joyce & Jamie: $3,200
Ashley & Nadine: $1,000
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Joyce & Jamie call T on $500 next to the pink $900, and N on $300. They buy E, then return to $500 next to the pink $900 for C.

_ _ E E T / & / _ _ _ _
C _ _ C _ E N
_ _ T T _ E

They solve SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN LITTLE for $2,550.

PERFECT ROUND

Joey & Jenelle: $2,000
Joyce & Jamie: $5,750
Ashley & Nadine: $1,000
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Prize/Express Round: Thing

Ashley & Nadine call N on $900, but after buying E, they Bankrupt next to $3500. Joey & Jenelle dud with S on Express, as do Joyce & Jamie with D on $800.

Ashley & Nadine pick L on $500 next to $400 and T on $700. They buy I, find a G on $3500, then buy A before Bankrupting on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge.

We go back to Joey & Jenelle, who ask to solve…

T A N T A L I _ I N G
_ _ _ _ E T

…but TANTALIZING SUNSET is wrong.

Joyce & Jamie hit Lose a Turn, so Ashley & Nadine pick F on $800, then buy U to clear the vowels.

T A N T A L I _ I N G
_ U F F E T

They solve TANTALIZING BUFFET for $1,350 and a trip to St. Lucia (Sandals Regency La Toc + Sony Action Cam, $13,698).

Bankrupt: Ashley & Nadine ($1,550), Ashley & Nadine again ($5,600)
Duds: S (Joey & Jenelle), D (Joyce & Jamie)

Joey & Jenelle: $2,000
Joyce & Jamie: $5,750
Ashley & Nadine: $16,048
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$3,000 Toss-Up: In the Kitchen

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ C
_ A _ / O _ _ _ E R

Ashley & Nadine are wrong with MECHANIC CAN OPENER.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ C
_ A N / O _ _ N E R

Joey & Jenelle get ELECTRIC CAN OPENER.

Round 4: Food & Drink

Joey & Jenelle dud with R on $300, and Joyce & Jamie hit Lose a Turn. Ashley & Nadine call T on $800.

_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ T
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ T T _

Final Spin: $500 (shot too high)

Ashley & Nadine: L
Joey & Jenelle: N
Joyce & Jamie: S
Ashley & Nadine: C

_ _ _ _ L _ / S _ _ T
_ _ C _ _ / L _ T T _

They solve DOUBLE SHOT MOCHA LATTE for $6,900 more.

Duds: R (Joey & Jenelle), N (Joey & Jenelle, in Speed-Up)

End totals:
Joey & Jenelle: $5,000
Joyce & Jamie: $5,750
Ashley & Nadine: $22,948

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$100,000 Bonus Round

Ashley & Nadine don't have anyone in the audience.

They hit the C in AMERICA'S, and their puzzle is Thing:

_ / N _ _ _ E T / _ _
_ N _ _ R _ _ T _ _ N

A, F, C, D:

A / N _ _ _ E T / _ F
_ N F _ R _ A T _ _ N

They solve A NUGGET OF INFORMATION for $45,000. End total: $67,948.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: JL8007309