April 5, 2016 recap/discussion

Vanna: "Relax, it's Sandals Resorts Week!"

$1,000 Toss-Up: Place

_ H E M E
R _ S T A U R A N T

Amber solves THEME RESTAURANT.

Amber Crawford, Bimingham, AL, works for a group of plaintiff trial attorneys, has two nieces and a nephew, has a cocker spaniel named Waffles
Bahareh Golbahar, Los Angeles, CA, optometrist, married to Sam for 8 years, 2 children, likes watching cooking shows
J.P. Dooley, Las Vegas, NV, works for an acrobatics show as a stagehand, married to Erica, used to teach Shakespeare in rural Montana schools

$2,000 Toss-Up: Thing

_ E M _ _ I _ G
_ F _ E _

J.P. solves TEMPTING OFFER.

Prize: Beaches in Jamaica or Turks and Caicos, $6,000

Round 1: What Are You Doing?

J.P. calls N and G on $500 between $650/$900 and Wild Card, then buys I and O, but the latter is a dud.

Amber calls T on $650 then buys E. Next is H on $500 between $2,500/$600, after which she buys A to clear the vowels. She then picks S and R on the $500s between $550/$600 and $650/$900.

T A _ I N G / T H E
E _ _ R E S S / _ A N E

She solves TAKING THE EXPRESS LANE for $2,800.

Dud: O (J.P.)
Unclaimed: $1,000 (J.P.)

J.P.: $2,000 + Wild Card
Amber: $3,800
Bahareh: $0
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Amber Bankrupts between $600/$650. Bahareh calls R on the Mystery Wedge between $700/$650 and flips it, but the other side is Bankrupt. J.P. picks T on $500 between $3,500/$600, then buys a bad E. Amber calls N on $650, then buys a bad A.

Bahareh calls S and H on ebags.com gift tag and $650, then buys O and U.

_ O U _ H N U T
S H O _
T _ _ _ / _ O U / _ R O _

She solves DOUGHNUT SHOP TILL YOU DROP for $1,300 and the gift tag.

Bankrupt: Amber ($0), Bahareh ($0, reverse of Mystery Wedge)
Duds: E (J.P.), A (Amber)
Unclaimed: $750 (J.P.), $400 (Amber)

J.P.: $2,000 + Wild Card
Amber: $3,800
Bahareh: $2,300
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Prize/Express Round: Fun & Games

Bahareh calls E on Free Play and R on $650. After buying A, she calls N on $800, buys I, and calls T on $700 before buying U to finish the vowels.

_ A T A _ A R A N
_ R U I _ E

She solves CATAMARAN CRUISE for $2,050 and a trip to Jamaica (Sandals Ochi Beach, $6,000).

PERFECT ROUND

J.P.: $2,000 + Wild Card
Amber: $3,800
Bahareh: $10,350
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

N _ E D / _
_ _ _ / M _ R E ?

Amber blanks, but J.P. solves NEED I SAY MORE?

Round 4: Rhmye Time

J.P. calls T on $5,000, then uses his Wild Card for H on the same before buying E. He then hits the same wedge for R, then buys O and A, but the latter is a dud.

Amber picks a bad I on Free Play, then calls S on $600.

T H E / _ R _ E
T O / S _ _ _ R _ E

Final Spin: $550

Amber: C
Bahareh: D
J.P.: G

T H E / _ R G E
T O / S _ _ _ R G E

He solves THE URGE TO SPLURGE for $27,350.

Duds: A (J.P.), I (Amber, on Free Play), C (Amber, in Speed-Up), D (Bahareh, in Speed-Up)
Unclaimed: $600 (Amber)

End totals:
J.P.: $32,350
Amber: $3,800
Bahareh: $10,350
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$100,000 Bonus Round

J.P.'s wife, Erica, is in the audience.

He lands on the E in AMERICA'S, and his puzzle is Thing:

_ _ _ _ _ N _
_ R _ _ _ L E

D, M, V, A:

_ _ M _ A N _
_ R _ _ _ L E

He's silent and doesn't solve COMPANY PROFILE for $33,000. End total: $32,350.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: KK4600095