Post by tenpoundhammer on Sept 25, 2015 20:46:36 GMT -5
$1,000 Toss-Up: Living Thing
_ _ N T U _ K Y
_ L _ E G R _ S S
Mike solves KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS.
Mike Enenbach, West Hollywood, CA, child psychiatrist, has two golden retrievers, likes to bake birthday cakes, on a kickball team
Kimberly Pusateri, Champaign, IL (originally from Palatine, IL), working on her doctorate at University of Illinois, public speaking teacher
Jeanette James Newsome, Henderson, NV, retired from air travel customer service and mortgage lending, married over 30 years to George, has two daughters
$2,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time
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Mike blanks out.
_ N A C K
S H _ _ K
Jeanette solves SNACK SHACK.
Round 1: Song/Artist
Jeanette Bankrupts on the left of the Million Dollar Wedge, and Mike duds with T on $600. Kimberly calls B on $500 between $650 and $900 and N on the Yankee Candle gift tag, but after buying O and I, she hits Lose a Turn. Jeanette then Bankrupts again, this time between $900 and $2,500.
Back to Mike, who calls G on $700, buys E, and then calls R and L on $600 and $700. But after buying A to clear the vowels, he Bankrupts on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge.
Kimberly finishes with M, Y, C, and W on $900, $600, $650, and $700.
L I _ I N G / I N
A M E R I C A
B Y / _ A M E _
B R O W N
She solves LIVING IN AMERICA BY JAMES BROWN for $5,750 and the Gift Tag.
Bankrupt: Jeanette ($0), Jeanette ($0), Mike ($2,100)
Dud: T (Mike)
Lose a Turn: Kimberly
Jeanette: $2,000
Mike: $1,000
Kimberly: $6,750
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Mystery Round: Same Letter
Mike Bankrupts between $900 and $3,500. Kimberly goes for T on ½ Car betwen $550 and $600, which also happens to be the Same Letter. After buying E and O, she calls N on $900, but she Bankrupts on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge. After that, Jeanette Bankrupts between $600 and $650, while Mike hits Lose a Turn.
Kimberly calls R on $500 between $650 and $700 before Lose a Turn gets her too. Jeanette picks up the ½ Car between $650 and $900 with G, buys A and I to clear the vowels, then finishes with S on $700.
T _ O
T A S T _
T A N G E R I N E S
She solves TWO TASTY TANGERINES for $1,400 and the ½ Car tag.
Bankrupt: Mike ($0), Kimberly ($4,300 + ½ Car tag), Jeanette ($0)
Lose a Turn: Mike, Kimberly
Unclaimed: $500 (Kimberly)
Jeanette: $3,400 + ½ Car tag
Mike: $1,000
Kimberly: $6,750
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Prize/Express Round: What Are You Doing?
Kimberly gets the ½ Car between $550 and $600 with N, buys, I, and calls G on $500 between $800 and $650. After buying A, she calls S on $650, but duds with P on $700.
Jeanette calls M on the ½ Car between $650 and $900, buys E, then duds with R on $550. After that, Mike calls a wrong T on $500 between $800 and $650, while Kimberly buys a bad O.
Jeanette calls L on $500 between $650 and $700, buys U, then finishes with C on $500 between $800 and $650.
S C _ E _ U L I N G
A / M A S S A G E
She solves SCHEDULING A MASSAGE for $1,000, the Ford Fiesta ($14,965), and a trip to The Dominican Republic (Iberostar Hacienda Dominicus, $6,429).
Duds: P (Kimberly), R (Jeanette), T (Mike), O (Kimberly)
Unclaimed: $2,700 (Kimberly)
Jeanette: $25,794
Mike: $1,000
Kimberly: $6,750
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz
T _ _ _ T _ R
C U _ T _ I N
Mike solves THEATER CURTAIN.
Round 4: Thing
Final Spin: $500 between $5,000 and $600
Mike: N
Kimberly: T
Jeanette: G
Mike: R
Kimberly: C
Jeanette: D
Mike: O
Kimberly: B; BRAND NEW BRACELETS, BRAND NEW BRACKETS
Jeanette: S
Mike: W
Kimberly: E
Jeanette: A
B R A N D / N E W
B _ C _ C _ E
For $1,500, she solves BRAND NEW BICYCLE.
Duds:T (Kimberly), G (Jeanette), O (Mike), S (Jeanette)
Missolves: Kimberly (2)
Unclaimed: $6,000 (Mike), $6,000 (Kimberly)
End totals:
Jeanette: $27,294
Mike: $4,000
Kimberly: $6,750
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Jeanette's husband, two daughters, and grandson are in the audience.
She lands on the I in WIN, and her puzzle is Thing:
S _ _ _ _ N _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
G, H, C, I:
S _ _ _ I N G
H _ _ _ _ C _
SMOKING HUTCH is her only guess. She doesn't solve SWAYING HAMMOCK for the SUV. End total: $27,294.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: TW8270383
_ _ N T U _ K Y
_ L _ E G R _ S S
Mike solves KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS.
Mike Enenbach, West Hollywood, CA, child psychiatrist, has two golden retrievers, likes to bake birthday cakes, on a kickball team
Kimberly Pusateri, Champaign, IL (originally from Palatine, IL), working on her doctorate at University of Illinois, public speaking teacher
Jeanette James Newsome, Henderson, NV, retired from air travel customer service and mortgage lending, married over 30 years to George, has two daughters
$2,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time
_ N A _ K
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Mike blanks out.
_ N A C K
S H _ _ K
Jeanette solves SNACK SHACK.
Round 1: Song/Artist
Jeanette Bankrupts on the left of the Million Dollar Wedge, and Mike duds with T on $600. Kimberly calls B on $500 between $650 and $900 and N on the Yankee Candle gift tag, but after buying O and I, she hits Lose a Turn. Jeanette then Bankrupts again, this time between $900 and $2,500.
Back to Mike, who calls G on $700, buys E, and then calls R and L on $600 and $700. But after buying A to clear the vowels, he Bankrupts on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge.
Kimberly finishes with M, Y, C, and W on $900, $600, $650, and $700.
L I _ I N G / I N
A M E R I C A
B Y / _ A M E _
B R O W N
She solves LIVING IN AMERICA BY JAMES BROWN for $5,750 and the Gift Tag.
Bankrupt: Jeanette ($0), Jeanette ($0), Mike ($2,100)
Dud: T (Mike)
Lose a Turn: Kimberly
Jeanette: $2,000
Mike: $1,000
Kimberly: $6,750
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Mystery Round: Same Letter
Mike Bankrupts between $900 and $3,500. Kimberly goes for T on ½ Car betwen $550 and $600, which also happens to be the Same Letter. After buying E and O, she calls N on $900, but she Bankrupts on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge. After that, Jeanette Bankrupts between $600 and $650, while Mike hits Lose a Turn.
Kimberly calls R on $500 between $650 and $700 before Lose a Turn gets her too. Jeanette picks up the ½ Car between $650 and $900 with G, buys A and I to clear the vowels, then finishes with S on $700.
T _ O
T A S T _
T A N G E R I N E S
She solves TWO TASTY TANGERINES for $1,400 and the ½ Car tag.
Bankrupt: Mike ($0), Kimberly ($4,300 + ½ Car tag), Jeanette ($0)
Lose a Turn: Mike, Kimberly
Unclaimed: $500 (Kimberly)
Jeanette: $3,400 + ½ Car tag
Mike: $1,000
Kimberly: $6,750
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Prize/Express Round: What Are You Doing?
Kimberly gets the ½ Car between $550 and $600 with N, buys, I, and calls G on $500 between $800 and $650. After buying A, she calls S on $650, but duds with P on $700.
Jeanette calls M on the ½ Car between $650 and $900, buys E, then duds with R on $550. After that, Mike calls a wrong T on $500 between $800 and $650, while Kimberly buys a bad O.
Jeanette calls L on $500 between $650 and $700, buys U, then finishes with C on $500 between $800 and $650.
S C _ E _ U L I N G
A / M A S S A G E
She solves SCHEDULING A MASSAGE for $1,000, the Ford Fiesta ($14,965), and a trip to The Dominican Republic (Iberostar Hacienda Dominicus, $6,429).
Duds: P (Kimberly), R (Jeanette), T (Mike), O (Kimberly)
Unclaimed: $2,700 (Kimberly)
Jeanette: $25,794
Mike: $1,000
Kimberly: $6,750
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz
T _ _ _ T _ R
C U _ T _ I N
Mike solves THEATER CURTAIN.
Round 4: Thing
Final Spin: $500 between $5,000 and $600
Mike: N
Kimberly: T
Jeanette: G
Mike: R
Kimberly: C
Jeanette: D
Mike: O
Kimberly: B; BRAND NEW BRACELETS, BRAND NEW BRACKETS
Jeanette: S
Mike: W
Kimberly: E
Jeanette: A
B R A N D / N E W
B _ C _ C _ E
For $1,500, she solves BRAND NEW BICYCLE.
Duds:T (Kimberly), G (Jeanette), O (Mike), S (Jeanette)
Missolves: Kimberly (2)
Unclaimed: $6,000 (Mike), $6,000 (Kimberly)
End totals:
Jeanette: $27,294
Mike: $4,000
Kimberly: $6,750
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Jeanette's husband, two daughters, and grandson are in the audience.
She lands on the I in WIN, and her puzzle is Thing:
S _ _ _ _ N _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
G, H, C, I:
S _ _ _ I N G
H _ _ _ _ C _
SMOKING HUTCH is her only guess. She doesn't solve SWAYING HAMMOCK for the SUV. End total: $27,294.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: TW8270383
Sadly, Harry probably wasn't kidding when he said "no".
I had NO idea what the first word was in that puzzle until she called the C towards the end.