November 19, 2014 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Fun & Games

_ R _ G R _ S S I V _
S _ O T / M _ _ _ I _ E

Carla solves PROGRESSIVE SLOT MACHINE.

Carla Alva, Temecula, CA, married to Matt, has two children, makeup enthusiast, loves to bet on horse races
Bob Davis, Oklahoma City, OK, likes to sing, dance, and act, does commercials, has a soulmate who performs with her and plays board games with him, has two daughters
Amber James, Los Angeles, CA, assistant in a microbiology lab, has one son, Colts fan

$2,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time

I / _ _ _ _ _ / I F
_ / C _ _ L _

Amber solves I WOULD IF I COULD.

Prize on Wheel:Red Rock Casino, Resort, & Spa, Las Vegas, $8,120

Round 1: What Are You Doing?

Amber calls T on $800, buys I, and gets the ½ Car between $550 and $900 with N. After G on $800, she buys O, calls H on $900, buys U, and finishes with M on $600.

M _ _ I N G
_ O M _ T H I N G
O U T / O _
N O T H I N G

She solves MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING for $9,050 and the tag.

PERFECT ROUND

Amber: $11,050 + ½ Car tag
Carla: $1,000
Bob: $0
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Carla calls T on $900 and buys E. She finds two S's on $3,500, but after buying A and O, she hits the Bankrupt between $900 and $650.

Bob also hits $3,500 for a pair of N's, then buys I and U to clear the vowels.

_ U I E T / O N / T _ E
S E T / O _
E N _ _ _ _ O _ E _ I A S

He solves QUIET ON THE SET OF ENCYCLOPEDIAS for $6,500.

Bankrupt: Carla ($8,950)

Amber: $11,050 + ½ Car tag
Carla: $1,000
Bob: $6,500
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Prize/Express Round: Phrase

Bob calls N on $550 and buys A. After D on $500 between $800 and $650, he buys out the rest of the vowels (E, O, I, U). He then calls C and T on $800 and $900, then returns to $500 between $800 and $650 for R. After that, he calls L on Express and climbs aboard:

Express letters
Y
F
H
P
S

F R I E N D L Y
H E L P F U L
A N D / C O U R T E O U S

He reads off FRIENDLY HELPFUL AND COURTEOUS for $12,550 and a trip to Puerto Rico (Condado Plaza Hilton, $6,240).

PERFECT ROUND #2

Amber: $11,050
Carla: $1,000
Bob: $25,290
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz

C A S _ I _ G
_ I _ E _ _ _ R

Amber solves CASTING DIRECTOR.

Round 4: Food & Drink

Amber calls T and S on $600 and $550, but after buying E and A, she hits Lose a Turn.

Carla calls R and B on $700 and $500 betwen $800 and $650, then buys a bad U.

Bob calls F on $500 between $800 and $700, but after picking off I on Free Play to clear the vowels, he repeats the F on $900.

Amber finishes with N and G on $700 and $550.

E N G _ I S _
B R E A _ F A S T / T E A

She solves ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA for $3,050.

Lose a Turn: Amber
Dud: U (Carla)
Repeat: F (Bob)

Round 5: Around the House

Final Spin: $500 between $800 and $650

Carla: T
Bob: R
Amber: S
Carla: N
Bob: L
Amber: C

_ _ S T C _ R _
C _ L L _ C T _ _ N

She solves POSTCARD COLLECTION for $6,000.

End totals:
Amber: $23,100
Carla: $1,000
Bob: $25,290
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Bob's got his soulmate, one daughter, and said daughter's friend in the audience.

He lands on the *, and his puzzle is Thing:

E _ _ _ T _ N _
S _ _ _ E _ T

B, C, D, I:

E _ C I T I N _
S _ B _ E C T

He solves EXCITING SUBJECT for $32,000. End total: $57,290.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: JS3114601