February 14th, 2012 - FULL RECAP

Your admin cu2010 here with today's recap, brought to you by the letter V, the number 14, and the color green. Yes, green. On Valentine's Day. Deal with it.

Wheel of Fortune "Sandals Resorts Romance Week"
Airdate: 02/14/2012
Tapedate: 10/28/2011


TOSSUP 1: SONG TITLE
_ _ / _ _ _ N Y
_ _ _ E _ T _ N E

Darlene and John ring in to play Name That Tune, solving the tune from the 1937 musical Babes in Arms, MY FUNNY VALENTINE, grabbing them a quick $1000!

Darlene and John Martin, a golf shop manager and a VP at an insurance agency married for 10 years from Littleton, Massachusetts, who met while paired playing golf in Myrtle Beach
Joe and Sara Bohannen, an attorney and engineer and a liquor store owner from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, married 53 years with two children and five grandchildren
Alexis and Donnell Morgan, newlyweds from Clinton, Maryland, she is a senior project manager for a nonprofit healthcare organization


TOSSUP 2: FOOD & DRINK
_ E R _ _ L / G _ E _ N
T _ A

Alexis and Donnell enjoy some HERBAL GREEN TEA to grab them a quick $2000!

The prize on the Wheel today is a trip to Sandals Emerald Bay in Great Exuma, Bahamas valued at $8720. The Jackpot Round, meanwhile, is apparently sponsored by Absolutely Nobody. Or Ashley Furniture Stores. Perhaps different areas get different plugs.

ROUND 1: Jackpot Round
Category: PHRASE
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _

A/D:
JACKPOT - 3 T's
3 E's
$500 - 2 H's
1 I
JACKPOT - 1 N
2 A's
$550 - 1 K
3 O's
3 U's (last of the vowels)
$400 - 2 R's

T H A N K / _ O U
_ O R / T H E
_ E A U T I _ U _
_ _ O _ E R _

Alexis and Donnell tell each other this Valentine's Day, THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS, adding $3100 to their score!

Joe/Sara: $0
Alexis/Donnell: $5100
Darlene/John: $1000

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7450


ROUND 2: Mystery Round
Category: SAME NAME
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
& / _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _

D/J:
$800 - 2 T's
no E

J/S:
$600 - no D

A/D:
?MYSTERY? - 2 P's
Goes for it- BANKRUPT

D/J:
1/2 KIA! - no S

J/S:
$500 - 1 C
2 O's
3 I's
?MYSTERY? (now just a $1000 wedge) - 2 N's
$500 - 1 H
3 A's (last of the vowels)
FREE PLAY - 2 G's

_ A _ G A I N I N G
& / P O T A T O
C H I P

Joe and Sara have both a BARGAINING AND POTATO CHIP, getting themselves on the board with $3250!

Joe/Sara: $3250
Alexis/Donnell: $5100
Darlene/John: $1000


ROUND 3: Trip Puzzle Round
Category: THING
_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _

J/S:
SEE'S CANDIES GIFT TAG: 4 T's
$350 - 1 H
5 E's
BANKRUPT (to the left of the Million Dollar Wedge) - $100 and Gift Tag lost

A/D:
$300 - 3 R's
2 A's
$300 - 1 W
BANKRUPT - $950 lost

D/J:
1/2 KIA! - no N
Contestants sure don't want a car today, do they?

J/S:
$600 - 2 S's

T H E
_ _ E A R E S T
T _ R _ _ _ _ S E
W A T E R

Joe and Sara, knowing full well that there's a trip at stake, decide to go see some of THE CLEAREST TURQUOISE WATER for $1200 cash! In addition, they will be taking a trip to the Sandals Grand Antiqua Resort and Spa, along with an Island Routes Caribbean Adventure Tour, valued at $5940!

Joe/Sara: $10390
Alexis/Donnell: $5100
Darlene/John: $1000


TOSSUP 3:
Category: AROUND THE HOUSE
N _ E _ L E / A N D
T _ _ E _ D

Alexis and Donnell use a NEEDLE AND THREAD to stitch themselves another $3000!


ROUND 4:
Category: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _

FINAL SPIN: $500
A/D: 1 T
D/J: 1 S
J/S: 2 N's
A/D: 2 R's
D/J: 1 G
J/S: 1 L

R _ _ _ _ N G / _
_ _ S T _ R _ / N _ _ _ L

Joe and Sara are READING A MYSTERY NOVEL, one which ends in them winning $4500 for the round!

Final Scores:
Joe/Sara: $14890
Alexis/Donnell: $8100
Darlene/John: The Thank-You-For-Coming $2000

TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $24990


$100,000 BONUS ROUND
Joe and Sara, after introducing their son and three grandchildren, spin the "R" in AMERICA'S.

Category: PHRASE
_ E / _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ T / _ T

Working together, they choose CDPA...
_ E / _ _ _ C _
A _ _ _ T / _ T

They come up with "WE" for the first word, but can come up with nothing else. Perhaps with more time they could have solved it, but they had to BE QUICK ABOUT IT, costing them $50,000. They leave the studio with $14,890 in cash and trip.

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