January 12, 2017 recap

NOTE: The prize wedge was placed over the $800.


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$1,000 Toss-Up: RHYME TIME

R I S _ / &

_ _ E R _ _ Z E


Carmen rings in with RISE & EXERCISE, which is incorrect.


R I S _ / &

_ _ E R _ _ Z E



Emily solves RISE & ENERGIZE.

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CONTESTANTS:

Carmen Benton: She's from North Hollywood, CA. Married with 2 children. Works for the Los Angeles County Office of Education Headstart program as a consultant.


Paul Thompson: He's from Albuquerque, NM. Married with 3 sons. Works with 401Ks and pensions.


Emily Martin: She's from Andover, MA. Getting Masters in Elementary education.


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$2,000 Toss-Up: SONG LYRICS

D _ _ _ M

B A B _ / _ R _ A M



Carmen solves DREAM BABY DREAM.


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Prize on the wheel: Wedge is labeled "V8". Worth $7,500 cash.

Gift Tag on the wheel: $1,000 cash courtesy of V8.

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Round 1: THINGS

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Carmen: 2 T's on $700, Buys 2 E's, 2 N's on $500, Buys 3 A's, Buys 4 O's, BANKRUPT on left side of ONE MILLION.


Paul: 1 D on $600, Buys 1 I, BANKRUPT next to $600.


Emily: No S on $700.


Carmen: 1 C on $600, 1 P on $650, BANKRUPT on left side of ONE MILLION.


Paul: BANKRUPT next to $600.


Emily: 2 R's on $700, No Y on $700.


Carmen: BANKRUPT next to $900.


Paul: 1 M on $2,500.



C O O P E R A T I O N

A N D / T E A M _ O R _



Paul solves COOPERATION AND TEAMWORK for $2,500.



Carmen: $2,000

Paul: $2,500

Emily: $1,000


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Round 2: CROSSWORD CLUE: PARTY "BLANK" (Mystery Round)





Paul: 1 T on $500-WILD CARD, Buys 2 I's, No R on $500 next to $3,500.


Emily: 1 N on MYSTERY next to FREE PLAY---She flips it over for a BANKRUPT.


Carmen: No D on $900.


Paul: 1 H on $600, 2 S's on $1,000 MYSTERY, Buys 2 A's, No C on $500-GIFT TAG.


Emily: BANKRUPT next to $900.


Carmen: 1 M on $1,000 MYSTERY, Buys 1 E, Buys O---No O.


Paul: 2 L's on $600, Buys 2 U's, BANKRUPT next to $600.


Emily: 2 P's on $700, LOSE A TURN.







Carmen solves BUS SUPPLIES ANIMAL HATS for $500 which is raised to the $1,000 house minimum.



Carmen: $3,000

Paul: $2,500

Emily: $1,000


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Round 3: PLACE (Prize Puzzle/Express Round)


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Emily: 4 A's on FREE PLAY, 3 T's on $600, Buys 1 E, Buys 3 I's, 3 O's on FREE PLAY, 4 N's on EXPRESS.


Emily hops on the EXPRESS:
3 R's
1 P
1 L
(Takes too long to call a letter and gets buzzed out.)
BANKRUPT


Carmen: No Z on $600.



_ O N A

I N T E R N A T I O N A L

A I R P O R T



Paul solves KONA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT for $0 but it's a prize puzzle and he's won a trip to Hawaii valued at $7,014.



Carmen: $3,000

Paul: $9,514

Emily: $1,000


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$3,000 Toss-Up: AROUND THE HOUSE

_ U T D O _ R

_ _ _ / G _ _ L L


Emily rings in with the incorrect guess of OUTDOOR AND GRILL.


_ U T D O _ R

_ _ _ / G _ _ L L


Carmen rings in with OUTDOOR BBQ GRILL, which is also incorrect.


_ U T D O O R

_ A S / G _ I L L



Paul solves OUTDOOR GAS GRILL.

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Round 4: PHRASE

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FINAL SPIN: $700


Paul: No L

Emily: 2 S's

Carmen: 3 T's

Paul: 2 H's

Emily: 2 N's

Carmen: 1 K



_ T ' S / _ _ S _ _ _

T H _ N / _ _ _ / T H _ N K



Carmen solves IT'S EASIER THAN YOU THINK for $6,800.



FINAL SCORES:
Carmen: $9,800

Paul: $12,514

Emily: $1,000



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$100,000 BONUS ROUND

Paul's aunt Terry and aunt Carol are in the audience.

Paul spins the bonus wheel and lands on the A in GAME.


The category is PHRASE.


RSTLNE gives us this:


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Picks: P H G O




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Paul guesses IN A MINUTE, IN A HURRY but fails to solve IN A VACUUM. He doesn't win $45,000.



TOTAL WINNINGS: $12,514!


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V8 Sweepstakes Puzzle of the Day:
DELICIOUS BEVERAGE