October 17, 2014 recap

The wheel isn't preset during the intro, as the yellow arrow is on the orange $800.

$1,000 Toss-Up: On the Map

_ _ E / _ R E _ _ H
_ _ A R _ _ _

Anisa solves THE FRENCH QUARTER.

Anisa Hunter (?), Northport, AL (originally from Lindsay, OK), she and her husband have been in the USAF 25 years, just moved from Hawaii
Kenny Hunt, Chicago, IL, high school English teacher, sports fan, coach, likes to cook
Sara Valdez, Seattle, WA (originally from Chicago, IL), six-year veteran of USAF, works in sales

$2,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time

S _ I N N _ _ G
_ N D / W _ _ _ I _ G

Anisa solves SPINNING AND WINNING.

Prize on Wheel: Hilton Orlando + $1,000 voucher to any Orlando area attraction, $7,887

Round 1: Phrase

Anisa calls T on $600 and buys E. She gets the Orlando trip with S and the ebags.com gift tag with W, but after buying O, she duds with L on $700.

Kenny hits the Bankrupt between $900 and $2,500, and Sara calls P on $900 before hitting the Bankrupt on the left of the Million Dollar Wedge. Back to Anisa, who calls B and R on $650 and $800.

P _ T / _ O _ R / B E S T
_ O O T / _ O R W _ R _

She solves PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD for $5,350, the Gift Tag, and the trip.

Dud: L (Anisa)
Bankrupt: Kenny ($0), Sara ($900)

Sara: $0
Anisa: $17,237 (mis-stated as $15,350)
Kenny: $0
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Mystery Round: Quotation

Kenny calls N on $700, buts gives the money back to the Bankrupt between $900 and $650.

Sara calls D on Free Play, then buys A. AFter T and R on $900 and $500 between $800 and $700. But after buying O and I, she also Bankrupts between $900 and $650.

Anisa picks up the Wild Card with S, and the ½ Car betwen $550 and $900 with M. She buys E to clear the vowels, then calls G on $650.

I / D O / N O T
_ I _ E / G R E E N
E G G S / A N D / _ A M

She solves I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM for $2,700 and her cardboard.

Bankrupt: Kenny ($2,100), Sara ($1,650)

Sara: $0
Anisa: $19,937 + Wild Card + ½ Car tag
Kenny: $0
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Prize/Express Round: Thing

Sara call T on $500 between $800 and $700. She buys E, calls N on $650, then buys A and I. She calls P on the ½ Car between $650 and $900, then buys O and U to clear the vowels. After that are R, S, Q, and W on $800, $900, $650, and $600.

P R I S T I N E
T U R Q U O I S E
W A T E R S

She solves PRISTINE TURQUOISE WATERS for $7,750 and a trip to the Dominican Republic (Grand Palladium Punta Cana, $6,950).

PERFECT ROUND

Sara: $14,700
Anisa: $19,937
Kenny: $0
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink

_ H _ _ R Y
_ O _ A T _ _ S

Kenny breaks away from $0 by solving CHERRY TOMATOES.

Round 4: Event

Kenny calls T on $600, buys E, then picks A on Free Play. After N on $500 between $650 and $900, he duds with S on $800.

_ _ _ T _ _ A _
_ E _ E _ _ A T _ _ N

Final Spin: $500 between $550 and $900

Sara: V
Anisa: L
Kenny: H
Sara: M
Anisa: R

_ _ R T H _ A _
_ E L E _ R A T _ _ N

She solves BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION for $4,500.

Duds: S (Kenny), V (Sara), M (Sara)

End totals:
Sara: $14,700
Anisa: $24,437 + Wild Card
Kenny: $3,000
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$100,000 Bonus Round

She has her husband, Michael, in the audience.

She lands on the C in AMERICA'S, and her puzzle is Thing:

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

C, H, M, A, W (just like yesterday's contestant, she accidentally repeats M as her Wild Card choice):

E M _ T _
C _ _ _ _ E / _ A R

She can't get EMPTY COOKIE JAR for $32,000. End total: $24,437.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: DS0032757