April 8, 2016 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Events

_ _ _ _ I N G S / &
H _ N _ _ M O O N _ S

Tom solves WEDDINGS AND HONEYMOONS.

Tom Deacon: Fargo, ND; financial advisor, married for nine years with two children, loves playing golf and tennis
Janice Lawrence-Clarke: Brooklyn, NY; originally from Trinidad & Tobago, fashion consultant, has one child and one grandchildren
Jenn Hyjack: Metuchen, NJ; music teacher and comedy writer, married with one child

$2,000 Toss-Up: Place

_ _ _ T A I N ‘ S
B R I D G _

Janice solves correctly CAPTAIN'S BRIDGE.

Prize: Sandals Resorts of your choice, $6,000

Round 1: Thing

Janice starts hitting $600 and finding 1 F. She buys 2 O's, and then she spins again for $500 ($550/$600). With 3 more T's in the puzzleboard, she buys 4 O's and also the A, but she is wrong with the latter.

Jenn lands on $650 and calls 2 P's. After buying 2 I's and 1 U, she lands on Bankrupt ($900/$2,500).

Tom spins for $650 finding 1 H. After that, he hits the Maui Gim Gift Tag and picks it up with 1 Q. Then, he hits $550 and calls 2 N's.

T O P – O F -
T H E - _ I N E
E Q U I P _ E N T

Tom solves TOP-OF-THE-LINE EQUIPMENT for $2,250 and the Gift Tag.

Jenn: $0
Tom: $4,250
Janice: $2,000

Duds: A (Jenn)
Bankrupt: $1,350 (Janice)
Unclaimed: $800 (Jenn)

Round 2 (Mystery Round): Before & After

Jenn starts this round. She hits $500 ($650/$700) and finds 3 R's. However, she duds with T in her next spin for $650.

Tom immediately duds with S on $650.

Janice lands on $600 and finds 3 N's there. After that, she plays for the Sandals Resorts prize, but he can't pick it up since there is no B.

Jenn hits Bankrupt ($900/$3,500) and loses her turn.

Tom starts again with $650, where he finds 2 L's. He buys 4 A's, 2 I's and 3 E's, and shortly after he calls 1 V on $550. His next stop is Free Play for 1 F. After that, he spins for a ½ Car ($650/$900), which he picks with 3 C's. Then, he finds 1 D on $700.

_ A R D _ N / _ _
F R E N C _
V A N I L L A
I C E / C R E A _

Tom solves PARDON MY FRENCH VANILLA ICE CREAM for $3,800 and the ½ Car.

Jenn: $0
Tom: $8,050 + ½ Car
Janice: $2,000

Duds: T (Jenn), S (Tom), B (Janice)
Bankrupt: $1,500 (Jenn)
Unclaimed: $1,800 (Janice)

Round 3 (Express/Prize Puzzle Round): What are you Doing?

Tom starts the round with 4 N's on $700. With $2,800 in his scoreboard, he buys 2 I's, 3 E's and 2 O's. Then, he hits his second ½ Car ($550/$600). He picks it up with 1 G and clears the vowels, buying 1 A and 1 U. However, his next stop is a painful Lose a Turn.

Janice takes the Wheel landing on $600. She finds 1 T there, and 2 H's more on $700. Then, she hits $900, but her L is a bad choice.

Jenn hits $650 finding 1 R. After that, she lands on $650 and calls 2 S's. Her next spin is $3,500, but shortly before being buzzed out, she duds with M.

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

Tom solves UNWINDING ON THE SEASHORE for $2,050, the Ford Fiesta ($14,965) and a trip to Sandals Resorts in Jamaica ($6,000).

Jenn: $0
Tom: $31,065
Janice: $2,000

Duds: L (Janice), M (Jenn)
Lose a Turn: Tom (1)
Unclaimed: $1,950 (Jenn) + $2,000 (Janice)

$3,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

A G E D / _ O
_ E _ F E C T I O N

Tom solves AGED TO PERFECTION.

Round 4: In the Kitchen

Final Spin: $600

Tom: S (1)
Janice: T (1)
Jenn: R (2)
(null cycle)
Tom: L (2)
Janice: E (2)
Jenn: M (0)
Tom: A (2)

S _ L _ E R
_ L A T _ A R E

Tom solves SILVER FLATWARE for $4,800.

Final scores:
Jenn: $0 -> $1,000
Tom: $38,865
Janice: $2,000

Aired duds: M (Jenn)
Unclaimed: $3,200 (Jenn) + $1,600 (Janice)

$100,000 Bonus Round

Tom's wife, mother-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law are in the audience.

He spins the Bonus Wheel and hits the P in SPIN. Category is Thing.

RSTLNE:
_ _ _ _ R _ _ S
_ _ T _ _ _ T _

GHMA:
_ _ G _ R _ _ S
A _ T _ _ _ T _

During his ten seconds, Tom blanks and he can't solve VIGOROUS ACTIVITY for $50,000. Final score: $38,865.

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