Post by tenpoundhammer on Apr 17, 2015 21:05:51 GMT -5
$1,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?
_ _ _ _ _ _
T _ E / S _ _ _ _ Y
Laura solves RIDING THE SUBWAY.
Laura Niebauer, Chicago, IL, works for a nonprofit, teaches English at college, married to Don for a year, baseball fan, has been to 10 of the 30 baseball parks
Christine St. Onge, Tucson, AZ, married to Michael for 30 years, has one daughter whom she loves to ride horses with, volunteers for two wildlife conservation non-profits
Eric White, Santa Monica, CA, real estate agent, former pole vaulter at UCLA
$2,000 Toss-Up: TV Quote
D O N ' T / H _ _ E
_ / C _ W / M A N !
Laura also solves DON'T HAVE A COW MAN!
Prize on Wheel: New York City, $6,000
Round 1: Proper Name
Laura calls T, A, and R on $600, Free Play, and $650. After buying E, she calls N on $900 and buys I.
_ _ A R T E R _ A _ _
E _ I / _ A N N I N _
She solves QUARTERBACK ELI MANNING for $4,100.
PERFECT ROUND
Christine: $0
Eric: $0
Laura: $7,100
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Mystery Round: Before & After
Christine Bankrupts on the left of the Million Dollar Wedge. Eric gets the ½ Car between $550 and $900 with T, then buys E and A, but the latter isn't up there. Laura calls R on $800, but after buying O, she duds with S on Wild Card, and Christine fares no better with G on $700.
Back to Eric, who picks N on $500 between $550 and $900, buys I and U to clear the vowels, and gets the New York trip with F.
F O R _ I _ _ E N
F R U I T
R O _ _ - U _
He solves FORBIDDEN FRUIT ROLL-UP for $1,000 and the cardboard.
Duds: A (Eric), S (Laura), G (Christine)
Bankrupt: Christine ($0)
Unclaimed: $2,150 (Laura)
Christine: $0
Eric: $7,000 + ½ Car tag
Laura: $7,100
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Prize/Express Round: Phrase
This round is all Eric. T on newyork.buzz gift tag, a purchase of E, then $500 between $800 and $700 for H. After buying A and I, he calls N and M on $700 and $800, followed by C on Wild Card and J on $900. After buying U to clear the vowels, he hits $3,500 for D, then $900 twice for R and S.
U N D E R / T H E
J A M A I C A N / S U N
He reads off UNDER THE JAMAICAN SUN for $10,600, the Wild Card, and a trip to Jamaica (Sunset Beach Resort & Spa, Montego Bay, $7,350).
PERFECT ROUND #2
Christine: $0
Eric: $24,950 + Wild Card
Laura: $7,100
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Person
A S _ _ R _ N G
W _ _ _ E R
Eric solves ASPIRING WRITER.
Round 4: Rhyme Time
Eric and Laura dud with T and R on $5,000 and $700. Christine calls S and N on the $500s between $550 and $900 and between $650 and $900, then buys a bad A.
Eric calls L on $700, buys E and O, then hits $5,000. He calls Z, then uses the Wild Card for Y.
Y O _ / S N O O Z E
Y O _ / L O S E
He solves YOU SNOOZE YOU LOSE for $15,200.
Duds: T (Eric), R (Laura), A (Christine)
Unclaimed: $1,250 (Christine)
Round 5: Place
Final Spin: $500 between $5,000 and $900
Laura: R
Christine: T
Eric: S
S _ _ R T S
_ R _ _ _
He solves SPORTS ARENA for $3,000 more.
Unclaimed: $1,500 (Christine), $3,000 (Laura)
End totals:
Christine: $0 -> $1,000
Eric: $46,150
Laura: $7,100
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Eric's dad, dad's girlfriend, and a friend are in the audience.
He lands on the P in SPIN, and his puzzle is Phrase:
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_ E R _ _ _ E
P, H, G, O:
_ / _ H _ _ _ / O _
P E R _ _ _ E
He has OF PERFUME, but can't get A WHIFF OF PERFUME for $40,000. End total: $46,150.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: LB0397267
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T _ E / S _ _ _ _ Y
Laura solves RIDING THE SUBWAY.
Laura Niebauer, Chicago, IL, works for a nonprofit, teaches English at college, married to Don for a year, baseball fan, has been to 10 of the 30 baseball parks
Christine St. Onge, Tucson, AZ, married to Michael for 30 years, has one daughter whom she loves to ride horses with, volunteers for two wildlife conservation non-profits
Eric White, Santa Monica, CA, real estate agent, former pole vaulter at UCLA
$2,000 Toss-Up: TV Quote
D O N ' T / H _ _ E
_ / C _ W / M A N !
Laura also solves DON'T HAVE A COW MAN!
Prize on Wheel: New York City, $6,000
Round 1: Proper Name
Laura calls T, A, and R on $600, Free Play, and $650. After buying E, she calls N on $900 and buys I.
_ _ A R T E R _ A _ _
E _ I / _ A N N I N _
She solves QUARTERBACK ELI MANNING for $4,100.
PERFECT ROUND
Christine: $0
Eric: $0
Laura: $7,100
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Mystery Round: Before & After
Christine Bankrupts on the left of the Million Dollar Wedge. Eric gets the ½ Car between $550 and $900 with T, then buys E and A, but the latter isn't up there. Laura calls R on $800, but after buying O, she duds with S on Wild Card, and Christine fares no better with G on $700.
Back to Eric, who picks N on $500 between $550 and $900, buys I and U to clear the vowels, and gets the New York trip with F.
F O R _ I _ _ E N
F R U I T
R O _ _ - U _
He solves FORBIDDEN FRUIT ROLL-UP for $1,000 and the cardboard.
Duds: A (Eric), S (Laura), G (Christine)
Bankrupt: Christine ($0)
Unclaimed: $2,150 (Laura)
Christine: $0
Eric: $7,000 + ½ Car tag
Laura: $7,100
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Prize/Express Round: Phrase
This round is all Eric. T on newyork.buzz gift tag, a purchase of E, then $500 between $800 and $700 for H. After buying A and I, he calls N and M on $700 and $800, followed by C on Wild Card and J on $900. After buying U to clear the vowels, he hits $3,500 for D, then $900 twice for R and S.
U N D E R / T H E
J A M A I C A N / S U N
He reads off UNDER THE JAMAICAN SUN for $10,600, the Wild Card, and a trip to Jamaica (Sunset Beach Resort & Spa, Montego Bay, $7,350).
PERFECT ROUND #2
Christine: $0
Eric: $24,950 + Wild Card
Laura: $7,100
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Person
A S _ _ R _ N G
W _ _ _ E R
Eric solves ASPIRING WRITER.
Round 4: Rhyme Time
Eric and Laura dud with T and R on $5,000 and $700. Christine calls S and N on the $500s between $550 and $900 and between $650 and $900, then buys a bad A.
Eric calls L on $700, buys E and O, then hits $5,000. He calls Z, then uses the Wild Card for Y.
Y O _ / S N O O Z E
Y O _ / L O S E
He solves YOU SNOOZE YOU LOSE for $15,200.
Duds: T (Eric), R (Laura), A (Christine)
Unclaimed: $1,250 (Christine)
Round 5: Place
Final Spin: $500 between $5,000 and $900
Laura: R
Christine: T
Eric: S
S _ _ R T S
_ R _ _ _
He solves SPORTS ARENA for $3,000 more.
Unclaimed: $1,500 (Christine), $3,000 (Laura)
End totals:
Christine: $0 -> $1,000
Eric: $46,150
Laura: $7,100
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Eric's dad, dad's girlfriend, and a friend are in the audience.
He lands on the P in SPIN, and his puzzle is Phrase:
_ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _
_ E R _ _ _ E
P, H, G, O:
_ / _ H _ _ _ / O _
P E R _ _ _ E
He has OF PERFUME, but can't get A WHIFF OF PERFUME for $40,000. End total: $46,150.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: LB0397267
