March 24, 2016 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Place

T H E / S _ _ P ' S
B R I D _ E

Liz solves THE SHIP'S BRIDGE.

Liz Batson, Los Angeles, CA, has a boyfriend, originally from Kansas, working in insurance but looking for a science job, likes hula hooping
Amanda Dolleen, Moorhead, MN, OB nurse, married to Ryan, 3 children, owns a pontoon
Bill Parker, Lower Pottsgrove, PA, one son, likes to travel and go on adventures

$2,000 Toss-Up: Things

_ _ _ O R _ _
& / _ X P _ R _ S

Bill solves IMPORTS & EXPORTS.

Prize: Carnival Magic cruise, $6,009

Round 1: Before & After

Bill calls T on the Travelers Club gift tag, buys A, and calls S on $500 between $550/$600. After buying E, he calls F and R on the $650 and Carnival trip, but his next stop is Bankrupt between $900/$2,500.

Liz calls B on $600, buys I to clear the vowels, then hits Lose a Turn. Amanda picks D and W on $600 and $600.

F R E E / A S / A
B I R D
W A T _ _ E R

She solves FREE AS A BIRD WATCHER for $1,200.

Bankrupt: Bill ($2,650 + Gift Tag + Prize)
Lose a Turn: Liz
Unclaimed: $350 (Liz)

Liz: $1,000
Amanda: $1,200
Bill: $2,000
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Mystery Round: What Are You Doing?

Liz Bankrupts on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge. Amanda picks N on $800, buys I, and calls G on Wild Card. After buying O, she calls T on $600, buys A, then hits Lose a Turn. Bill then Bankrupts between $900/$3,500.

Liz picks L on $500 between $650/$700, then V on the Mystery Wedge between Free Play and Lose a Turn, which she flips for $10,000.

T A _ I N G / I T
T O / T _ _
N _ _ T / L _ V _ L

She solves TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL for $11,000.

Bankrupt: Liz ($0), Bill ($0)
Lose a Turn: Amanda
Unclaimed: $4,350 (Amanda)

Liz: $11,000
Amanda: $1,200 + Wild Card
Bill: $2,000
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Prize/Express Round: Living Things

Amanda calls S on $500 between $650/$700, but after buying E, she duds with R on $600.

Bill calls N and D on $500 between $800/$650 and $3,500, but after buying A, I, and O to clear the vowels, he duds with T on $500 between $650/$700.

Liz gets the ½ Car between $550/$600 and W on $650.

W _ A L E S
D O L _ _ I N S
A N D / S E A L S

She solves WHALES DOLPHINS AND SEALS for $2,150 and an Alaskan Cruise (Carnival Cruise Lines, $6,075).

Duds: R (Amanda), T (Bill)
Unclaimed: $1,750 (Amanda), $7,250 (Bill)

Liz: $20,225
Amanda: $1,200 + Wild Card
Bill: $2,000
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Around the House

D I G I T _ _
_ _ _ _ M O _ _ _ T

Amanda is wrong with DIGITAL THERMOMETER, but Bill gets DIGITAL THERMOSTAT.

Round 4: Phrase

Final Spin: $600

Bill: T
Liz: N, dud
Amanda: R
Bill: D
Liz: S
Amanda: L

_ T / S _ _ _ S / L _ _ _
_ _ S T _ R D _ _

She solves IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY for $3,200.

Dud: N (Liz)
Unclaimed: $4,800 (Liz), $4,800 (Bill)

End totals:
Liz: $20,225
Amanda: $4,400
Bill: $5,000
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Liz's boyfriend, his mom, best friend, and another friend are in the audience.

She lands on the M in AMERICA'S, and her puzzle is Things:

E _ _ _ _ N _
_ _ _ _ E S

P, H, G, O:

E _ H O _ N G
_ O _ _ E S

She's silent and doesn't solve ECHOING VOICES for $50,000. End total: $20,225.

Carnival puzzle: GOOD FORTUNE

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: FD3288308