October 15, 2014 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Place

T H E / _ _ _ _ Y
_ I _ _

Laura solves THE WINDY CITY.

Laura Vazquez, Long Beach, CA, property manager, married to Chris, belly dances for fun, collects comic books
Marvin Keene, Myrtle Beach, SC, finance professor at Coastal Carolina University, married to Kay, has three children, also owns a mobile shaved ice fundraising franchise
Vickie Bonifield, Cloverdale, IN, manager of a loan company, married 30 years to Paul, has two daughters and a grandson, likes to ride motorcycles, boat, and swim

$2,000 Toss-Up: Characters

_ _ A _ S F O _ M E _ S

Laura also solves TRANSFORMERS.

Prize on Wheel: Boston Harbor Hotel, $9,640

Round 1: Song Lyrics

Laura calls N on $550, then duds with S on $800.

Marvin tries T on $650, buys E, then calls an incorret I on Free Play. After H and Y on $650 and $900, he duds with B on the latter.

Vickie calls C on $2,500, and we then get a string of five consecutive lost turns: she gives back her $2,500 to the Bankrupt between $900 and $650; Laura Bankrupts between $900 and $2,500; Marvin buys a bad O; Vickie calls a wrong K on $700, and Laura hits Lose a Turn.

Marvin buys A to clear the vowels, but the Bankrupt between $900 and $650 stops him. Vickie tries L and M on $900 and $900, then the Bankrupt between $900 and $2,500 stops her.

Laura calls D on $600, then hits Lose a Turn. After that, Marvin Bankrupts (the fifth of the round!) between $900 and $650. Vickie finally ends the round with R on the Wild Card.

T H E Y / C A L L / M E
T H E / _ A N D E R E R

She solves THEY CALL ME THE WANDERER for $1,000 and the Wild Card.

Dud: S (Laura), I (Marvin, on Free Play), B (Marvin), O (Marvin), K (Vickie)
Bankrupt: Vickie ($2,500), Laura ($550), Marvin ($2,750), Vickie ($2,700), Marvin ($0)
Lose a Turn: Laura, twice

Marvin: $0
Vickie: $1,000 + Wild Card
Laura: $3,000
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Marvin picks up the ½ Car between $650 and $900 with R, but after buying A and I, he duds with N on $900.

Vickie calls T on $550, then buys E and O to finish the vowels. She then calls H, C, and K on $650, the ebags.com gift tag, and Free Play.

A R T I C H O K E
H E A R T -
T O - H E A R T
T A _ K

For $5,700 and the tag, she solves ARTICHOKE HEART-TO-HEART TALK.

Dud: N (Marvin)

Marvin: $0
Vickie: $7,700 + Wild Card
Laura: $3,000
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Prize/Express Round: What Are You Doing?

Vickie calls N on $550 and G on the ½ Car between $650 and $900. After buying I and O, she picks up the Million Dollar Wedge with T, then buys E and A to finish the vowels. She then hits both $500s back-to-back: the one between $800 and $650 for M, then the one between $800 and $700 for Y. But her next stop is Lose a Turn.

Laura calls L, C, and D on $600, $900, and $500 between $800 and $650. Her last stop is $3,500 for an S.

A D D I N G / T O
M Y / S _ E L L
C O L L E C T I O N

She solves ADDING TO MY SHELL COLLECTION for $8,700 and a trip to St. Maarten (Divi Little Bay Beach Resort, $6,340.

Lose a Turn: Vickie

Marvin: $0
Vickie: $7,700 + Wild Card
Laura: $18,040
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

_ _ C _ / T O / _ _ _
D _ _ W I _ _ / B _ _ R D

Vickie solves BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD.

Round 4: Food & Drink

Final Spin: $800

Vickie: N
Laura: S (She tried to call T too, but Pat stopped her)
Marvin: L
Vickie: T
Laura: M
Marvin: R
Vickie: B

B L _ _ _ B _ R R _ _ S
& / R _ S _ B _ R R _ _ S

She says BLUEBERRIES & RASPBERRIES at first, then corrects to BLACKBERRIES & RASPBERRIES in time.

Duds: N (Vickie), T (Vickie), M (Laura)

End totals:
Marvin: $0 -> $1,000
Vickie: $16,100
Laura: $18,040
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Laura's husband, mother, brother, and mother-in-law are in the audience.

She lands on the I in SPIN, and her puzzle is Place:

_ _ _ _ E
_ _ R

M, C, D, A:

_ _ _ C E
_ A R

She talks it out, and comes up with JUICE BAR for $45,000. End total: $63,040.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: BW3033469