April 8, 2015 recap

Vanna: Sun, sand, surf, and romance.
Pat: It's Sandals Resorts Week!

$1,000 Toss-Up: Event

_ E S _ _ N _ T I _ N
_ _ D _ I _ _

Sara solves DESTINATION WEDDING.

Sara Simpson , Gilbert, AZ, ASU graduate, served 8 years in the Navy, works in airline reservations, has two children, likes to sing, used to be in a gospel choir
Lisa LaRusso, Melville, NY, married 22 years to Dan, has three children, loves to go to the beach and travel, loves to watch sports
Kurt Dornan, North Ridgeville, OH, family physician, married 11 years to Renée, has two children and twins on the way, is a twin himself

$2,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink

I T _ _ I A N
F _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D

Kurt blanks out.

I T _ _ I A N
F _ _ _ B R _ _ D

Sara solves ITALIAN FLATBREAD.

Prize on Wheel: Sandals resort of your choice, $6,000 (Pat reads the copy, but Vanna reads the last line and value)

Round 1: Song/Artist

Sara Bankrupts on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge. Lisa calls B and T on $700 and $800, then buys E. After H on $700, she buys A, then calls Y and W on $600 and $700.

W E / _ _ T
T H E / B E A T
B Y / T H E
_ _ - _ _ ' _

She solves WE GOT THE BEAT BY THE GO-GO'S for $6,800.

Bankrupt: Sara ($0)

Lisa: $6,800
Kurt: $0
Sara: $3,000

Pat and Lesly do a bumper.
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Mystery Round: Phrase

Lisa and Kurt Bankrupt back-to-back, on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge and between $900 and $650, respectively.

Sara gets the Sandals trip with T, then calls H on the Mystery Wedge between $700 and $800. (She doesn't flip it, although the $10,000 is on the back.) After buying E, she finishes with W on $650.

T H E / H E _ _ T
W _ _ T _ / W H _ T
T H E / H E _ _ T
W _ _ T _

She solves THE HEART WANTS WHAT THE HEART WANTS for $10,200 and the trip.

Lisa: $6,800
Kurt: $0
Sara: $19,200
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Prize/Express Round: Living Things

Kurt calls S on $900, buys E, and calls T on $700. After buying A and I, he duds with D on $550.

Sara calls L on $500 between $800 and $650, then buys O to clear the vowels. Her next stop is Express; she calls N and climbs aboard.

Express letters
C
R
B
V
F

V I B R A N T
C O R A L / R E E F S

She reads off VIBRANT CORAL REEFS for $8,250 and a trip to Turks and Caicos (Beaches Turks and Caicos, $6,000). (Pat and Vanna read the copy.)

Dud: D (Kurt)
Unclaimed: $850 (Kurt)

Lisa: $6,800
Kurt: $0
Sara: $33,450
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$3,000 Toss-Up: TV Quote

T H E / _ R _ B E
H A S / _ _ O K E N

Kurt solves THE TRIBE HAS SPOKEN.

Round 4: Thing

Kurt calls R on $900, but after buying E and A, he duds with S on $600.

Sara calls L and M on $900 and $500 between $800 and $650, but her next call of G on $900 is a dud… as is Lisa's pick of P on $500 between $550 and $900.

Kurt calls U on Free Play, then buys O. Next is F on $500 between $800 and $650, followed by C on $500 between $650 and $900, and finally, H on $900.

C H E M _ C A L
F O R M U L A

He solves CHEMICAL FORMULA for $2,550.

Duds: S (Kurt), G (Sara), P (Lisa)
Unclaimed: $2,800 (Sara)

Round 5: What Are You Doing?

Final Spin: $500 between $5,000 and $900

Sara: N
Lisa: G
(null cycle)
Kurt: R
Sara: C
Lisa: S
Kurt: D
Sara: L
Lisa: P
Kurt: H
Sara: B
Lisa: K

K _ C K _ N G / _ P
_ _ _ R / H _ _ L S

For $6,000, she solves KICKING UP YOUR HEELS.

Unclaimed: $3,000 (Kurt), $4,500 (Sara)
Aired duds: D (Kurt), B (Sara)

End totals:
Lisa: $12,800
Kurt: $5,550
Sara: $33,450
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Her son, daughter, mother, and sister are in the audience.

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

T _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _

H, C, D, A:

T _ _ _ H
_ _ _ _

TOUGH HEAD, TOUGH MEAT, and TOUGH PIE are her guesses. She doesn't get TOUGH QUIZ for $32,000. End total: $33,450.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: SB3673679