Post by tenpoundhammer on Sept 26, 2014 21:59:02 GMT -5
$1,000 Toss-Up: Living Things
M O O _ _
A N _ / E L K
Steph solves MOOSE AND ELK.
Steph Meier, Brooklyn, NY, professional chef and caterer, married to Rihard, sword fighter and LARPer, writing a book
Darius Daughtry, Lauderhill, FL, high school drama and creative writing teacher, works for a nonprofit that uses poetry to increase literacy, poet, playwright, director, and actor
Zach Laynor (hometown not given), writer, entrepeneur, building a hedge fund with his cousin, volunteers for young storytellers
$2,000 Toss-Up: Phrase
_ _ / _ Y / _ _ S T
B _ H _ V I _ _
Darius solves ON MY BEST BEHAVIOR.
Prize on Wheel: Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria, BC, $6,250
Round 1: Show Biz
Darius calls T and S on $900 and $600, then buys A and I. He gets the Sierra Trading Post gift tag with R, buys U, then calls L on $550. After that, he buy E and O to finish the vowels.
R U S S E L L / _ R O _ E
S T A R S / I _ / _ O A _
He solves RUSSELL CROWE STARS IN NOAH for $5,650.
PERFECT ROUND
Steph: $1,000
Darius: $7,650
Zach: $0
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Mystery Round: Same Name
Zach calls T on $800, then buys a bad E. Steph picks N on $550, buys O, and picks up the Victoria trip with D. After buying A, he duds with S on the Mystery Wedge between $700 and $800.
Darius then Bankrupts on the left side of the Million Dollar Wedge. After that, Zach calls C on the Mystery Wedge between Free Play and Lose a Turn, but when he flips it, he finds a Bankrupt on the back.
Steph picks L on $650 and B on the Mystery Wedge between $700 and $800.
C O T T O N / A N D
B O _ L _ N _
B A L L
For $5,600 and the trip, she solves COTTON AND BOWLING BALL.
Dud: E (Zach), S (Steph)
Bankrupt: Darius ($0), Zach ($1,350, reverse of Mystery Wedge)
Steph: $12,850
Darius: $7,650
Zach: $0
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Prize/Express Round: Place
Steph duds with T on $800. Darius calls N on $550, buys I, then calls D on the ½ Car between $550 and $900. After buying O and A, he picks S on $900, but then hits Bankrupt between $900 and $650.
Zach hits the now-useless ½ Car between $650 and $900, buys E and U to clear the vowels, then calls L on $600.
A N / O A S I S / O F
I N D U L _ E N _ E
He solves AN OASIS OF INDULGENCE for $600 and a trip to Antigua (Verandah Resort & Spa , $7,000).
Dud: T (Steph)
Bankrupt: Darius ($3,200 + ½ Car tag)
Steph: $12,850
Darius: $7,650
Zach: $7,600
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$3,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?
_ _ N N I _ G
_ _ / P L _ C E
Zach solves RUNNING IN PLACE.
Round 4: Things
Zach can't find a T on $800. Steph calls R on $600, buys E, then hits Lose a Turn just as the bells ring.
_ E _ _ _ R _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _ E _
Final Spin: $500 between $5,000 and $900
Darius: S
Zach: N; guesses BEGGARS AND CHOOSERS
Steph: L
Darius: M
Zach: B
Steph: P
Darius: H
M E M _ _ R S / _ N _
B _ _ _ R _ P H _ E S
For $7,500, he solves MEMOIRS AND BIOGRAPHIES.
Duds: T (Zach), L (Steph, in Speed-Up)
Lose a Turn: Steph
Missolve: Zach
End totals:
Steph: $12,850
Darius: $15,150
Zach: $10,600
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Darius lands on the N in WIN, and his puzzle is Things:
_ _ _ E R _ _ _ _ S
D, M, G, I doesn't add anything. He doesn't solve PAPERBACKS for $32,000. End total: $15,150.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: RL6397092
M O O _ _
A N _ / E L K
Steph solves MOOSE AND ELK.
Steph Meier, Brooklyn, NY, professional chef and caterer, married to Rihard, sword fighter and LARPer, writing a book
Darius Daughtry, Lauderhill, FL, high school drama and creative writing teacher, works for a nonprofit that uses poetry to increase literacy, poet, playwright, director, and actor
Zach Laynor (hometown not given), writer, entrepeneur, building a hedge fund with his cousin, volunteers for young storytellers
$2,000 Toss-Up: Phrase
_ _ / _ Y / _ _ S T
B _ H _ V I _ _
Darius solves ON MY BEST BEHAVIOR.
Prize on Wheel: Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria, BC, $6,250
Round 1: Show Biz
Darius calls T and S on $900 and $600, then buys A and I. He gets the Sierra Trading Post gift tag with R, buys U, then calls L on $550. After that, he buy E and O to finish the vowels.
R U S S E L L / _ R O _ E
S T A R S / I _ / _ O A _
He solves RUSSELL CROWE STARS IN NOAH for $5,650.
PERFECT ROUND
Steph: $1,000
Darius: $7,650
Zach: $0
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Mystery Round: Same Name
Zach calls T on $800, then buys a bad E. Steph picks N on $550, buys O, and picks up the Victoria trip with D. After buying A, he duds with S on the Mystery Wedge between $700 and $800.
Darius then Bankrupts on the left side of the Million Dollar Wedge. After that, Zach calls C on the Mystery Wedge between Free Play and Lose a Turn, but when he flips it, he finds a Bankrupt on the back.
Steph picks L on $650 and B on the Mystery Wedge between $700 and $800.
C O T T O N / A N D
B O _ L _ N _
B A L L
For $5,600 and the trip, she solves COTTON AND BOWLING BALL.
Dud: E (Zach), S (Steph)
Bankrupt: Darius ($0), Zach ($1,350, reverse of Mystery Wedge)
Steph: $12,850
Darius: $7,650
Zach: $0
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Prize/Express Round: Place
Steph duds with T on $800. Darius calls N on $550, buys I, then calls D on the ½ Car between $550 and $900. After buying O and A, he picks S on $900, but then hits Bankrupt between $900 and $650.
Zach hits the now-useless ½ Car between $650 and $900, buys E and U to clear the vowels, then calls L on $600.
A N / O A S I S / O F
I N D U L _ E N _ E
He solves AN OASIS OF INDULGENCE for $600 and a trip to Antigua (Verandah Resort & Spa , $7,000).
Dud: T (Steph)
Bankrupt: Darius ($3,200 + ½ Car tag)
Steph: $12,850
Darius: $7,650
Zach: $7,600
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$3,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?
_ _ N N I _ G
_ _ / P L _ C E
Zach solves RUNNING IN PLACE.
Round 4: Things
Zach can't find a T on $800. Steph calls R on $600, buys E, then hits Lose a Turn just as the bells ring.
_ E _ _ _ R _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _ E _
Final Spin: $500 between $5,000 and $900
Darius: S
Zach: N; guesses BEGGARS AND CHOOSERS
Steph: L
Darius: M
Zach: B
Steph: P
Darius: H
M E M _ _ R S / _ N _
B _ _ _ R _ P H _ E S
For $7,500, he solves MEMOIRS AND BIOGRAPHIES.
Duds: T (Zach), L (Steph, in Speed-Up)
Lose a Turn: Steph
Missolve: Zach
End totals:
Steph: $12,850
Darius: $15,150
Zach: $10,600
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Darius lands on the N in WIN, and his puzzle is Things:
_ _ _ E R _ _ _ _ S
D, M, G, I doesn't add anything. He doesn't solve PAPERBACKS for $32,000. End total: $15,150.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: RL6397092
