December 14, 2015 recap/discussion

$1,000 Toss-Up: Characters

S A _ T _ ' _
_ _ _ T _ L / _ _ _ _ _ S

Adrinne is wrong with SANTA'S LITTLE ELVES, but William gets SANTA'S LITTLE HELPERS.

William Sirola, Centennial, CO, student in Golden, degree in engineering, bowler
Adrinne Forrest, Brooklyn, NY, has 2 children and 1 grandchild, works in billing & collecting, also a bowler
Paula Kamiya, Waikoloa, HI, 1 child, 3 grandchildren, has raised foster children, retired librarian

$2,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink

_ _ _ E _
C _ _ _ _ _ D / _ I E

Adrianne is wrong again with APPLE CUSTARD PIE.

_ A _ E D
C _ S T A _ D / P I E

Paula solves BAKED CUSTARD PIE.

Prize: travel.buzz, $6,000

Round 1: Song Lyrics

Paula calls T and H on $550 and $500 between $650/$900. After buying O, I, A, and E, she picks B on $550 and buys U to finish the vowels. Next are R, M, and D on $900, $500 between $550/$600, and $900.

M A _ / _ O U R
D A _ _ / B E / M E R R _
A _ D / B R I _ H T

She solves MAY YOUR DAYS BE MERRY AND BRIGHT for $7,300.

PERFECT ROUND

Paula: $9,300
William: $1,000
Adrinne: $0
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Mystery Round: Same Letter

William calls R on the Mystery Wedge between $700/$650 and flips it to find $10,000 on the back. After L on $700, he buys A, E, and O, then calls S on $600. But after buying U and I to finish the vowels, he hits Lose a Turn.

Adrinne picks D, the Same Letter, on the travel.buzz prize, but gives it all right back to the Bankrupt between $900/$3,500. Paula calls C and N on $700 and ½ Car between $650/$900, but after T on $600, she Bankrupts between $900/$3,500 too.

William finishes with G on the Furniture of America gift tag...

D E L I G _ T _ U L
D A _ _ L I N G
D E C O R A T I O N S

...and solves DELIGHTFUL DAZZLING DECORATIONS for $2,450, the $10,000 mystery prize, and the Gift Tag.

Lose a Turn: William
Bankrupt: Adrinne ($2,500 + Prize), Paula ($2,900 + ½ Car tag)

Paula: $9,300
William: $14,450
Adrinne: $0
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Prize/Express Round: Things

Adrinne calls S on Express and hops on:

Express letters:
N
D
A
E
R
T
U (no more vowels)
buzz-out, Bankrupt

Paula calls L and C on ½ Car between $550/$600 and $3,500.

C U L T U R A L / A N D
A R T / T R E A S U R E S

She reads off CULTURAL AND ART TREASURES for $4,500 and a trip to Vienna and a Blu-Ray combo pack of Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation ($7,540). (The copy includes a trailer for the film's DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital HD release.).

Bankrupt: Adrinne ($10,250, on Express)

Paula: $21,340
William: $14,450
Adrinne: $0
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Around the House

F _ _ _ H W A T E R
_ Q _ _ R _ _ _

Adrinne solves FRESHWATER AQUARIUM.

Round 4: Phrase

Final Spin: $700

Adrinne: T
Paula: H
(null cycle)
William: S (Pat references the cycle by saying "No S, either")
Adrinne: C
Paula: L
William: K

_ _ _ T / T H _
C L _ C K

For $1,700, he solves BEAT THE CLOCK.

Aired dud: S (William)
Unclaimed: $3,400 (Paula), $6,800 (Adrinne)

End totals:
Paula: $21,340
William: $16,150
Adrinne: $3,000
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Paula's son is in the audience.

She lands on the G in GAME, and her puzzle is Thing:

_ T _ L _ T _
_ E _ _ _ L E

H, B, M, I:

_ T I L I T _
_ E H I _ L E

She's silent and doesn't solve UTILITY VEHICLE for $33,000. End total: $21,340.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: AC3726774

In the final segment, Pat, Vanna, and Howard Rosenthal promote the new cookbook.