February 25, 2020 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Living Things
_ N _ _ M O U S
R E D W O _ _ _

Adriane solves ENORMOUS REDWOODS.

Adriane Whitehead, San Diego, CA, naval officer, in the Navy 19 years, works with the LCUs, newly married to Joseph, has three children and three grandchildren
Kenny Weets, Coralville, IA, table game supervisor and dealer at a casino, bar trivia host, baseball and football fan
Christa Carter, Corona, CA, retired land surveyor, likes traveling and camping, married one year, Navy veteran

$2,000 Toss-Up: Phrase
H _ _ / S _ _ E T
_ _ / _ _ !

Kenny solves HOW SWEET IT IS!

Round 1: Crossword: ____ Bar
Kenny picks R on $700, buys A, and gets the Campmor gift tag with N. After buying O, he calls L on $600, buys E, and calls C on $650. Next are G, H, and D on $800, $900, and $600.


   C     G R A N O L A

   R     O

C H O C O L A _ E

   _     D

He reads off CHOCOLATE, GRANOLA, CROW, GOLD for $6,600 and the Gift Tag.

PERFECT ROUND

Kenny: $9,600
Christa: $0
Adriane: $1,000

====

Mystery Round: Fun & Games

Christa calls T on $500 between $650/$700, but gives it back to the Bankrupt between $600/$650.

Adriane tries N on $900, buys I, and calls G on the Mystery Wedge between $700/$650. She flips it, but the other side is Bankrupt.

Kenny calls R and S on $600 and the Million Dollar Wedge, then buys E and A.

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

He solves BEAR-WATCHING IN ALASKA for $100->$1,000 and the MDW.

Bankrupt: Christa ($500), Adriane ($1,550, reverse of Mystery Wedge)

Kenny: $10,600 + MDW
Christa: $0
Adriane: $1,000

Round 3: Thing
Adriane calls N on $700, then Bankrupts between $600/$650.

Kenny calls a wrong S on $500 between $550/$600.

Christa calls T on $500 between $800/$650, then finds three R's on $3,500. Her next picks are L and M on $550 and $700, but the latter is a dud.

Adriane Bankrupts between $900/$3,500.

Kenny picks D on $650, then buys A and E.

_ N _ R E D _ _ L E
A R _ _ _ T E _ T _ R E

He solves INCREDIBLE ARCHITECTURE for $150 and a trip to Portugal (Trafalgar tour, $9,050).

Bankrupt: Adriane ($700), Adriane ($0)
Duds: S (Kenny), M (Christa)
Unclaimed: $12,050 (Christa)

Kenny: $19,800 + MDW
Christa: $0
Adriane: $1,000

Triple Toss-Ups: What Are You Doing?

Triple Toss-Up #1
_ P _ T T I N G / V E N _ S
_ N / T H _ / S K _

Adriane is wrong with SPITTING VENUS IN THE SKY.

_ P _ T T I N G / V E N _ S
I N / T H _ / S K _

Christa solves SPOTTING VENUS IN THE SKY.

Triple Toss-Up #2
_ E E I _ _
S _ T _ R N ' _ / _ _ _ G S

Kenny solves SEEING SATURN'S RINGS.

Triple Toss-Up #3
_ I _ T _ _ _ _ G / T O
B R U N O / _ _ _ S

Kenny also solves LISTENING TO BRUNO MARS.

Round 4: Person
Final Spin: $600

Kenny: R
Christa: S
Adriane: T
Kenny: N
Christa: L
Adriane: E
Kenny: C
Christa: D
Adriane: W
Kenny: F
Christa: H

W _ L D L _F E
_ H _ T _ _ R _ _ H E R

For $8,000, she solves WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER.

Duds: S (Christa), N (Kenny), C (Kenny)
Unclaimed: $4,800 (Kenny), $3,200 (Adriane)

Kenny: $23,800 + MDW
Christa: $10,000
Adriane: $1,000

His choices for the Bonus Round are Place, Thing, and Phrase.

$1,000,000 Bonus Round
His sister Melissa, aunt Carmen, and friends Jeremy and Samantha are all in the audience.

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

_ _ _ _ _ S
_ _ _ T E

C, H, M, I:

_ _ M _ _ S
_ _ _ T E

He is silent and doesn't solve FAMOUS QUOTE for Jeep Compass. End total: $23,800.

Location of $1,000,000: first A in AMERICA'S