February 27, 2015 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Song Title

L _ N D O _
_ A _ L _ N G

Kim is wrong with LONDON FALLING, but Ed gets LONDON CALLING.

Ed Laczynski, Rockaway Beach, NY, public school teacher at Channel View School for Research, married to Marta, has a stepson and new baby
Ashley Jenkins, Chicago, IL, attorney, active in church, in choir, praise-daner, plays drums
Kim Stern, Lakewood, CA, wants to pursue a government career, does stand-up comedy

$2,000 Toss-Up: Place

_ H _ M _ _ T _ Y
L A _

Ashley solves CHEMISTRY LAB.

The Georgian hosts present the prize.

Prize on Wheel: Republic of Georgia, travel.buzz, $7,700

Round 1: Around the House

Ashley calls S, T, and N on $900, $600, and $700. After buying O and I, she gets the ½ Car between $550 and $900 with R. She calls D on $650, but after buying A, she duds with Y on $600.

Kim Bankrupts between $650 and $900. Ed goes for C on $500 between $550 and $900, then buys E to clear the vowels, but he also hits the Bankrupt that Kim hit earlier.

Ashley finds four L's on the Georgia trip…

_ A S E _ A L L / C A R D
C O L L E C T I O N

…and solves BASEBALL CARD COLLECTION for $4,600, the Prize, and the ½ Car tag.

Dud: Y (Ashley)
Bankrupt: Kim ($0), Ed ($1,250)

Ed: $1,000
Ashley: $14,300 + ½ Car tag
Kim: $0
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Kim gets the ½ Car between $550 and $900 with S, then just passes the other, landing on $650 for T. After buying O, she calls N on the Ricardo Beverly Hills gift tag with N, but after buying A and I, she hits Lose a Turn.

Ed hits the $500 between $550 and $900 five times in a row. First for G, then after purchase of E to clear the vowels, L, Y, M, and R. He then calls P on Free Play.

S P R I N G
_ R E A _
I T / T O / M E
G E N T L Y

He solves SPRING BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY for $3,750.

Lose a Turn: Kim

Ed: $4,750
Ashley: $14,300 + ½ Car tag
Kim: $0
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Prize/Express Round: Phrase

Ed Bankrupt between $900 and $3500. Ashley calls T on $800, gets the Million Dollar Wedge with N, then buys a bad E.

Kim calls S on $500 between $800 and $650, then duds with R on $800.

Ed calls L on $3,500, but after buying O and A, he Bankrupts between $900 and $3,500.

Ashley calls G and Y on $600 and $500, then buys I and U to finish the vowels. She then calls H, B, and M on $900 (just barely made it to that one), $700, and $650.

I / M A Y / O N L Y
_ A _ _ / A
B A T H I N G / S U I T

She solves I MAY ONLY PACK A BATHING SUIT for $4,700, the Million Dollar Wedge, and a trip to Aruba (Divi Village Golf & Beach Resort, $6,606).

Bankrupt: Ed ($0), Ed ($3,000)
Dud: E (Ashley), R (Kim)

Ed: $4,750
Ashley: $25,606 + Million Dollar Wedge
Kim: $0
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$3,000 Toss-Up: On the Map

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ C A R

Ed solves MADAGASCAR.

Round 4: Thing

Final Spin: $900

Ed: T
Ashley: S
Kim: N
Ed: R
Ashley: Y
Kim: M
Ed: P
Ashley: L
Kim: C
(null cycle)
Ed: E
Ashley: G
Kim: F
Ed: O

M Y / P E R S O N _ L
F _ _ O R _ T E

Ed solves MY PERSONAL FAVORITE for $7,600 more.

Aired duds: C (Kim), G (Ashley)

End totals:
Ed: $15,350
Ashley: $25,606 + Million Dollar Wedge
Kim: $0 -> $1,000
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$1,000,000 Bonus Round

Ashley's mother and sister are in the audience.

She lands on the &, and her puzzle is Thing:

_ _ _ _ L _ _ R _
_ _ _ E R

C, P, B, O:

_ _ _ _ L _ _ R _
P O _ E R

She doesn't solve AUXILIARY POWER for $32,000. End total: $25,606. The $1,000,000 was only one space over at the N in SPIN.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: TB6804957