April 14, 2015 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: On the Map

T _ _ / _ R _ N _
_ _ _ / B _ _ O _ _ _ N

Mike solves THE BRONX AND BROOKLYN.

Mike Gallagher, Minneapolis, MN, college sports broadcaster, played college baseball
Denise Cotinola, Grover Beach, CA, afterschool teacher at Grover Beach Elementary, crossfit trainer
Katie Dawson, Tucson, AZ, married, has two daughters and two grandchildren, mom is a 92-year-old fan who "solves the puzzles as fast as anyone"

$2,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?

_ _ _ _ H _ _ G
_ / C A _

Katie solves CATCHING A CAB.

Prize on Wheel: Non-specific New York City trip, $6,000

Round 1: Phrase

Katie calls S and T on $900 and $2,500. After buying E, she hits both ½ Car tags back-to-back: the one between $550 and $900 with H, and the one between $650 and $900 with R. She then buys A and I, but the latter isn't up there.

Mike hits $650 for D, then accidentally repeats H on the same wedge. Denise Bankrupts between $900 and $2,500, so we go back to Katie…

H E A D / A _ D
S H _ _ _ D E R S
A _ _ _ E / T H E
R E S T

…who solves HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE REST for $9,450 and the Nissan Versa Note S ($14,975).

Dud: I (Katie)
Repeat: H (Mike)
Bankrupt: Denise ($0)
Unclaimed: $1,950 (Mike)

Denise: $0
Katie: $26,425
Mike: $1,000
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Mike gets the Wild Card with N, but gives it back to the Bankrupt between $900 and $3,500. Denise calls T on $900, then buys a bad E.

Katie calls A on Free Play, then S on $900. But after buying the last vowel, O, she Bankrupts between $900 and $650.

Mike hits $650 twice for F and R…

N O T / S O
F A S T -
F O R _ A R _

…and for $2,600, he solves NOT SO FAST-FORWARD.

Bankrupt: Mike ($500 + Wild Card), Katie ($1,550)
Dud: E (Denise)
Unclaimed: $1,550 (Denise)

Denise: $0
Katie: $26,425
Mike: $3,600

No Retro Bonus Round.
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Prize/Express Round: Place

Denise hits Express, but doesn't get a chance to climb aboard as there aren't any N's. Katie calls R on $700, then goes for her own Express ride after calling S:

Express letters
A
E
L
C (no C, Bankrupt)

Mike hits $800 twice for T and H, but the latter isn't up there. Denise hits the same for B…

A / B L _ S S _ _ L
R E T R E A T

…and solves A BLISSFUL RETREAT for $800 and a trip to Oahu (Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach, $7,579).

Duds: N (Denise), C (Katie), H (Mike)
Bankrupt: Katie ($4,900, on Express)
Unclaimed: $1,600 (Mike)

Denise: $8,379
Katie: $26,425
Mike: $3,600
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Proper Name

J E _ R Y
S _ _ N _ _ _ D

Katie solves JERRY SEINFELD.

Round 4: Fun & Games

Katie calls T on $600, buys E, and calls H on $650, but duds with S on $500 between $800 and $700.

Mike calls R, L, and N on $500, $600, and $550, but the last of those is a dud. After F on $900, Denise hits Lose a Turn, so we go back to Katie, who picks D on the same $500 as earlier.

F _ L L _ _ / T H E
L E _ D E R

She solves FOLLOW THE LEADER for $1,500.

Duds: S (Katie), N (Mike)
Lose a Turn: Denise
Unclaimed: $2,300 (Mike), $900 (Denise)

Round 5: Around the House

Final Spin: $500

Mike: T
Denise: N
Katie: G

_ N _ T T _ N G
N _ _ _ _ _ _

She solves KNITTING NEEDLES for $1,500 more.

Unclaimed: $4,500 (Denise), $3,000 (Mike)

End totals:
Denise: $8,379
Katie: $32,425
Mike: $3,600
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Katie's husband, Bill, is in the audience.

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

R _ _ _
_ L _ _ _ R

C, G, F, O:

R _ C _
F L _ _ O R

She slowly solves RICH FLAVOR for $32,000. End total: $64,425.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: BD0002692