May 21, 2015 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

B R _ _ H T
A _ _ / _ _ _ _ Y

Bridge solves BRIGHT AND SUNNY.

Bridget Barry, Brooklyn, NY (originally from Grayslake, IL), works for a non-profit which partners in communities to be authors of their own development
Quikton Sloan, Lompoc, CA, barber, volunteers with American Legion, likes to shoot billiards, married to Penny, has one daughter
Sarah Wilson, Los Angeles, CA (originally from Denver, CO), married to Branson for 6 years, executive director of a homeless shelter for pregnant women

$2,000 Toss-Up: Song Title

M A G _ _ / C _ R _ E T
_ I _ E

Sarah solves MAGIC CARPET RIDE.

Prize on Wheel: Sydney, sydney.buzz, $8,500

Round 1: Show Biz

Sarah calls T on ½ Car between $550 and $900, buys E, then calls R and N on Wild Card and Free Play. After buying A, she gets the luggagepoint.com gift tag with C. She buys O, then calls S, B, and P on $800, $600, and $900.

B E S T
S _ P P O R T _ N _
A C T O R

She solves BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR for $6,750 and her cardboard.

PERFECT ROUND

Quikton: $0
Sarah: $9,750 + ½ Car tag + Wild Crd
Bridget: $1,000
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Mystery Round: Same Name

Bridget hits the $500 between $550 and $900 for T. (Yes, you read that right; for some reason, they forgot to put the ½ Car tag back on it.) After N on $900, she buys A, then gets the ½ Car between $650 and $900 with D. She buys I and O to clear the vowels, then calls S, C, and P on $700, the Australia trip, and $700, but after that, she hits Lose a Turn.

Quikton finishes up with L on $500 between $800 and $650…

P I C N I C / A N D
_ A L D
S P O T

…and solves PICNIC AND BALD SPOT for $500 -> $1,000.

Lose a Turn: Bridget
Unclaimed: $5,400 + Australia trip (Bridget)

Quikton: $1,000
Sarah: $9,750 + ½ Car tag + Wild Card
Bridget: $1,000

Retro Bonus Round

Carol called M C H O for a Thing in 1998:

_ O O R _ N O _

She solved DOORKNOB.
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Prize/Express Round:

Quikton calls T on $900, buys A, then calls N on $500 between $800 and $700. After L on $600 and a purchase of E, he duds with M on $900.

Sarah calls H on Express and hops on:

Express letters
U
C
W

A U T H E N T _ C
H A W A _ _ A N / L U A U

She solves AUTHENTIC HAWAIIAN LUAU for $3,750 and a trip to Maui (Napili Kai Beach Resort, $6,800).

Dud: M (Quikton)
Unclaimed: $2,650 (Quikton)

Quikton: $1,000
Sarah: $20,300 + Wild Card
Bridget: $1,000
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Proper Name

_ _ _ _ _
K N I _ _ _ _ E Y

Sarah solves KEIRA KNIGHTLEY.

Round 4: Thing

Sarah calls T on $500 between $550 and $900, buys E, then finds three N's on $5,000, but after buying A, she Bankrupts between $900 and $650. Bridget then duds with R on $900, while Quikton finds L on the same. But after C and X on $800 and $700, she buys a bad O. Sarah tries S on $500 between $650 and $900 but buys a bad U, after which Bridget duds with D on $550. Quikton finishes with P on $500 between $800 and $700…

E X C E L L E N T
P E N _ A N S _ _ P

…and solves EXCELLENT PENMANSHIP for $4,050.

Bankrupt: Sarah ($15,000 + Wild Card)
Duds: R (Bridget), O (Quikton), U (Sarah), D (Bridget)

Round 5: Fun & Games

Final Spin: $900 (Bankrupt between $900 and $650 edited out)

Bridget: T
Quikton: P
Sarah: R
Bridget: N
Quikton: M
Sarah: S
Bridget: G
Quikton: J
Sarah: H
Bridget: E
Quikton: D, STARTING SECOND BASE
Sarah: B

S T E _ _ _ N G
S E _ _ N D / B _ S E

Sarah solves STEALING SECOND BASE for $7,600.

Duds: P (Quikton), R (Sarah), M (Quikton), J (Quikton), H (Sarah)
Missolve: Quikton
Unclaimed: $1,900 (Quikton), $7,600 (Bridget)

End totals:
Quikton: $5,050
Sarah: $30,900
Bridget: $1,000
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Her husband and parents are in the audience.

She lands on the S in SPIN, and her puzzle is Phrase:

_ _ _ _ / _ _ T

P, H, G, O:

_ O O _ / O _ T

LOOK OUT and BOOK OUT are her guesses. She doesn't solve ZOOM OUT for $32,000. End total: $30,900.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: PC0629497