February 24, 2020 recap

We begin National Parks week.

(Recap by TPH.)

$1,000 Toss-Up: Places
_ _ A _ _ _ F U L
_ _ T _ _ _ A L / _ A R K S

John is wrong with BEAUTIFUL NATURAL PARKS.

_ _ A _ _ _ F U L
N _ T _ _ _ A L / _ A R K S

Tiffany solves BEAUTIFUL NATIONAL PARKS.

Tiffany Gibson, Nashville, TN, sergeant at a police training academy, married to Brent, has two kids, likes boating
Regina Wilcox, Hollywood, FL, works for a major airline, originally from Atlanta, has two children and two grandchildren
John Leligton, Burbank, CA, handyman, married to Elizabeth for 12 years, has been a runner for 22 yeras

$2,000 Toss-Up: Person

A / _ _ S T
_ _ _ _ N E R

Regina solves A FAST LEARNER.

Round 1: Fun & Games

Regina hits the Bankrupt on the left side of the Million Dollar Wedge.

John calls T on $500 (between $650/900) and H on $700. After buying E, he calls N and G on $550 and $650. After buying I, O, and A to clear the vowels, he calls M on $900 before the Bankrupt between $900/$2,500 stops him.

Tiffany picks S, C, and P on $600, Free Play, and $900...

C A M P I N G / I N
T H E / _ O _ E S T

...and solves CAMPING IN THE FOREST for $2,000.

Bankrupt: Regina ($0), John ($3,350)

John: $0
Tiffany: $3,000
Regina: $2,000

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Mystery Round: Same Name

John calls T on the Mystery Wedge between Free Play/Lose a Turn and flips it, but the other side is a Bankrupt.

Tiffany calls R on Wild Card, but after buying E and A, she picks a wrong S on the Million Dollar Wedge.

Regina also calls a bad C on $800.

John picks N and L on $600 and $550 before the Bankrupt on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge stops him.

Tiffany hits Lose a Turn. Back to Regina, who calls M on $500 (between $3,500/$900), and then buys I. After that are X on the Dick's Sporting Goods Gift Tag and B on $500 between $550/$600.

B R _ _ N I E / &
T R A I L
M I X

For $1,250 and the Gift Tag, she solves BROWNIE & TRAIL MIX.

Bankrupt: John ($0), John ($1,150)
Lose a Turn: Tiffany
Duds: S (Tiffany), C (Regina)
Unclaimed: $500 (Tiffany)

John: $0
Tiffany: $3,000 + Wild Card
Regina: $4,250

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Prize Puzzle: Things

Tiffany Bankrupts on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge to lose her Wild Card.

Regina calls D and N on $700 and $900, but after buying A, she picks a wrong M on Express.

John calls S on $500 (between $650/$900) and T on $500 (between $800/$650).

After R on $700, he buys I, O, E, and U to clear the vowels. Next are H and C on Free Play and $600 respectively...

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

...after which he solves RICH HISTORY AND CULTURE for $4,800 and a trip to Spain (nine-day tour courtesy of Trafalgar, $8,300).

Bankrupt: Tiffany (Wild Card)
Dud: M (Regina)
Unclaimed: $1,350 (Regina)

John: $13,100
Tiffany: $3,000
Regina: $4.250

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The Triple Toss-Ups are Phrase:

Triple Toss-Up #1
O _ T / _ F
_ _ _ _ / F _ _ _ D

Tiffany solves OUT OF LEFT FIELD.

Triple Toss-Up #2
O N / _ H E / O T _ E R
_ _ _ D

Regina solves ON THE OTHER HAND.

Triple Toss-Up #3
_ V E _ / _ H E
_ A _ N _ _ _

John solves OVER THE RAINBOW.

Round 4: What Are You Doing?
Final Spin: $700

John: N
Tiffany: G; HAVING A GOOD TIME
Regina: T
John: D; HAVING A GOOD NIGHT
(null cycle)
Tiffany: R
Regina: F
John: B

B _ _ N G / _
G _ _ D / _ _ _ R T

He solves BEING A GOOD SPORT for $5,100.

Aired dud: F (Regina)
Wrong answers: Tiffany, John
Unclaimed: $5,100 (Tiffany), $1,700 (Regina)

End totals
John: $20,200
Tiffany: $5,000
Regina: $6,250

John's category choices are Phrase, Thing, and Living Thing.

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$100,000 Bonus Round

John's parents Jerry and Ann are in the audience.

He lands on the S in SPIN, and RSTLNE fills in this much of his Phrase:

_ / _ _ _ N _ / _ T
_ _ _ _ L _ N _

G, D, P, O:

_ / _ O _ N D / _ T
_ _ _ _ L _ N G

He says A BOUND IT and then I FOUND IT WALKING, but can't solve I FOUND IT BAFFLING for $37,000. End total: $20,200.