December 7, 2015 recap/discussion

$1,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time

S T E A L S
_ N _ / _ E A L S

Sam solves STEALS AND DEALS.

Sam Philliber, Cartersville, GA, customer service rep, soccer referee, attending Georgia Highlands College
Pooja Kumar, Las Vegas, NV, attorney, black belt in Tae Kwon Do, 3 sisters, 1 brother
Alexis Vitetta, Nutley, NJ, manager of a dental practice, married to Michael, 3 children, 5 grandchildren, middle name is Santa

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

C H _ _ T I N G / _ N
_ H E / P H _ N E

Alexis solves CHATTING ON THE PHONE.

Prize on Wheel: Sears shopping spree, $7,500 (on the red $800 this week)

Round 1: Fun & Games

Alexis Bankrupts between $600/$650, and Sam duds with T on $650. Pooja picks N on $700, buys A, and calls E on Free Play before picking D on $650, but her next stop is Lose a turn.

Alexis tries R on $600, buys O, then repeats the T on $900. Sam picks S on $700, buys I, then calls U on Free Play to clear the vowels before dudding with M on $900.

Pooja desn't spin again...

_ I N _ S
_ U E E N S
R O O _ S / A N D
_ I S _ O _ S

... and solves KINGS QUEENS ROOKS AND BISHOPS for $2,500.

Bankrupt: Alexis ($0)
Lose a Turn: Pooja
Duds: T (Sam), M (Sam)
Repeat: T (Alexis)
Unclaimed: $350 (Alexis), $1,250 (Sam)

Pooja: $2,500
Alexis: $2,000
Sam: $1,000
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Sam calls R and T on $600 and the ½ Car between $650/$900. He buys E and A, but the latter is a dud.

Pooja calls S on $650, buys I, then gets the Sears prize with L before picking a bad D on $700. Alexis then picks a bad H on $900.

Sam gets the other ½ Car with N, then buys O and U to finish the vowels.

N _ L O N
S T O _ _ I N _
S T U _ _ E R S

He solves NYLON STOCKING STUFFERS fr $1,100 and the Ford Fiesta ($14,965).

Duds: A (Sam), D (Pooja), H (Alexis)
Unclaimed: $2,500 + Sears prize (Pooja)

Pooja: $2,500
Alexis: $2,000
Sam: $18,065

Contestants Kara and Josh their Christmas traditions.
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Prize/Express Round: Thing

Pooja hits $500 between $550/$600 for S, then finds four T's on $3,500. After buying A and I, she calls R on $600.

A I R _ _ R T
T R A _ S _ _ R T A T I _ _

She solves AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION for $16,400 and a trip to Belize (Hopkins Bay Resort, $7,108).

PERFECT ROUND

Pooja: $26,008
Alexis: $2,000
Sam: $18,065
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$3,000 Toss-Up: In the Kitchen

_ O _ K I N G
_ _ _ _ S I L S

Alexis solves COOKING UTENSILS.

Round 4: Show Biz

Alexis and Sam hit Bankrupt: the former between $600/$650, the latter between $900/$5,000. Pooja calls S and T on $500 between $650/$700 and $800.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _

Final Spin: $500 between 5,000/600

Pooja: R
Alexis: D
Sam: L
PoojaPooja: W

_ _ L L _ W _ _ D
S _ R _ _ _ W R _ T _ R

For $8,800, she solves HOLLYWOOD SCREENWRITER.

Bankrupt: Alexis ($0), Sam ($0)
Unclaimed: $1,500 (Alexis), $3,000 (Sam)

End totals:
Pooja: $34,808
Alexis: $5,000 (Secret Santa SPIN ID: CP4289785, Connie P.)
Sam: $18,065 (Secret Santa SPIN ID: CP8372616, Caron P.)
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Pooja's 3 sisters and brother are in the audience.

She lands on the &, and her puzzle is Thing:

_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ E T

D, M, P, O:

P _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ E T

She says PAPER, then JACKET, then PLUSH JACKET. She can't solve PUFFY JACKET for $33,000. End total: $34,808.

Secret Santa SPIN ID: CE6429347, Cheryl E.

Everyone in the audience gets a $10 Sears gift card.