Post by tenpoundhammer on Jun 12, 2013 20:53:21 GMT -5
Opening clip: Pat and Vanna dive into some beignets, 2011
$1,000 Toss-Up: On the Map
_ O N _ A _ _ / _ N D
W _ O M I N _
Vaia solves MONTANA AND WYOMING.
Vaia Kozanas, Wildwood Crest, NJ, fourth-grade teacher at Glenwood Avenue Elementary, likes to bake, cook, and garden
Whitney McMurtrie, Brea, CA (originally from Fort Lauderdale, FL), newly married to Taylor, whom she met at UNLV, legal assistant, has a boxer puppy
Rick Williams, Durham, NC, account manager for a beverage distributor, married to Colette, has three children, likes to cook and coach youth sports
$2,000 Toss-Up: Around the House
S T _ I N
R _ M _ _ _ R
Whitney solves STAIN REMOVER.
Prize on Wheel: Washington, D.C. tour, Colette Vacations, $6,000
Jackpot Round: Phrase
Whitney calls R on $350, then picks up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with T. After buying E and A, she tries H on $400 before cleaning out the vowels (U, O, I).
A R E / _ O U
T H I _ _ I _ _
_ H A T / I ' _
T H I _ _ I _ _ ?
She solves ARE YOU THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING? for $1,800 and the tag.
Left behind in Jackpot: $6,250
Vaia: $1,000
Whitney: $3,800 + ½ Car tag
Rick: $0
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Mystery Round: Same Letter
Rick calls N and G on $600 and $650, then buys I. He calls T on $800, then buys O and A. After calling L on $3500, he clears out the vowels (E and U), then finds the Same Letter of B on $550.
B U I L _ I N G
B E A U T I _ U L
B I _ _ _ O U _ E _
Rick asks to solve, but BUILDING BEAUTIFUL BOUQUETS is wrong.
Vaia tries D on $650 and F on $900. Her next spin is Free Play, so the incorrect call of M doesn't hurt her… but the Bankrupt on the left edge of the MDW cuts her off. Whitney follows up with Lose a Turn, so it may mean a break for Rick:
B U I L D I N G
B E A U T I F U L
B I _ D _ O U _ E _
And it does, as he gets BUILDING BEAUTIFUL BIRDHOUSES right for $9,450.
Dud: M (Vaia, on Free Play)
Bankrupt: Vaia ($2,200)
Lose a Turn: Whitney
Vaia: $1,000
Whitney: $3,800 + ½ Car tag
Rick: $9,450
Retro Bonus Round
It's a Place from October 14, 1992, and Mark chose M V D A (He tried to call B after the D).
_ _ N E M A
It took a while, but he eventually solved CINEMA.
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Prize Puzzle: Living Thing
Vaia tries T and H on $350 and $300, then buys E. She picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with R, then buys A before the Bankrupt next to $3500 stops her — and Whitney loses her tag to the Bankrupt next to $650 right afterward.
So of course, Rick now picks up the useless ½ Car next to the orange $300 with L. He then goes for N on $700 and Y on $350.
A / _ A L _ / T R E E
_ _ A Y _ N _ / _ N
T H E / _ R E E _ E
He solves A PALM TREE SWAYING IN THE BREEZE for $2,000 and a trip to Belize (Belizean Dreams, $6,880).
Bankrupt: Vaia ($1,500 + ½ Car tag), Whitney (½ Car tag)
Vaia: $1,000
Whitney: $3,800
Rick: $18,580
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Fun & Games
_ U M P E R
_ _ _ S
Rick solves BUMPER CARS.
Round 4: Thing
Rick picks up an N on $500, but gives it right back to the Bankrupt next to $650. Vaia duds out with R on $450, so Whitney can get S on $350 and T on $500 next to the orange $300. She buys A and E, but there aren't any of the latter.
A / S T _ _ _ _
S _ T _ A T _ _ N
Final Spin: $5000
Rick: C
A / S T _ C _ _
S _ T _ A T _ _ N
Rick solves A STICKY SITUATION for $6,000.
Duds: R (Vaia), E (Whitney)
Bankrupt: Rick ($500)
End totals:
Vaia: $1,000
Whitney: $3,800
Rick: $27,580
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Rick's apparently by himself. He lands on the N in WIN, and his puzzle is a Thing:
_ _ _ _
_ L _ _
C, B, M, U fill in an entire word:
B _ _ _
C L U B
He solves BOOK CLUB for the Ford Flex + $5,000 cash ($37,100). End total: $64,680.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: PD7157068
$1,000 Toss-Up: On the Map
_ O N _ A _ _ / _ N D
W _ O M I N _
Vaia solves MONTANA AND WYOMING.
Vaia Kozanas, Wildwood Crest, NJ, fourth-grade teacher at Glenwood Avenue Elementary, likes to bake, cook, and garden
Whitney McMurtrie, Brea, CA (originally from Fort Lauderdale, FL), newly married to Taylor, whom she met at UNLV, legal assistant, has a boxer puppy
Rick Williams, Durham, NC, account manager for a beverage distributor, married to Colette, has three children, likes to cook and coach youth sports
$2,000 Toss-Up: Around the House
S T _ I N
R _ M _ _ _ R
Whitney solves STAIN REMOVER.
Prize on Wheel: Washington, D.C. tour, Colette Vacations, $6,000
Jackpot Round: Phrase
Whitney calls R on $350, then picks up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with T. After buying E and A, she tries H on $400 before cleaning out the vowels (U, O, I).
A R E / _ O U
T H I _ _ I _ _
_ H A T / I ' _
T H I _ _ I _ _ ?
She solves ARE YOU THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING? for $1,800 and the tag.
Left behind in Jackpot: $6,250
Vaia: $1,000
Whitney: $3,800 + ½ Car tag
Rick: $0
====
Mystery Round: Same Letter
Rick calls N and G on $600 and $650, then buys I. He calls T on $800, then buys O and A. After calling L on $3500, he clears out the vowels (E and U), then finds the Same Letter of B on $550.
B U I L _ I N G
B E A U T I _ U L
B I _ _ _ O U _ E _
Rick asks to solve, but BUILDING BEAUTIFUL BOUQUETS is wrong.
Vaia tries D on $650 and F on $900. Her next spin is Free Play, so the incorrect call of M doesn't hurt her… but the Bankrupt on the left edge of the MDW cuts her off. Whitney follows up with Lose a Turn, so it may mean a break for Rick:
B U I L D I N G
B E A U T I F U L
B I _ D _ O U _ E _
And it does, as he gets BUILDING BEAUTIFUL BIRDHOUSES right for $9,450.
Dud: M (Vaia, on Free Play)
Bankrupt: Vaia ($2,200)
Lose a Turn: Whitney
Vaia: $1,000
Whitney: $3,800 + ½ Car tag
Rick: $9,450
Retro Bonus Round
It's a Place from October 14, 1992, and Mark chose M V D A (He tried to call B after the D).
_ _ N E M A
It took a while, but he eventually solved CINEMA.
====
Prize Puzzle: Living Thing
Vaia tries T and H on $350 and $300, then buys E. She picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with R, then buys A before the Bankrupt next to $3500 stops her — and Whitney loses her tag to the Bankrupt next to $650 right afterward.
So of course, Rick now picks up the useless ½ Car next to the orange $300 with L. He then goes for N on $700 and Y on $350.
A / _ A L _ / T R E E
_ _ A Y _ N _ / _ N
T H E / _ R E E _ E
He solves A PALM TREE SWAYING IN THE BREEZE for $2,000 and a trip to Belize (Belizean Dreams, $6,880).
Bankrupt: Vaia ($1,500 + ½ Car tag), Whitney (½ Car tag)
Vaia: $1,000
Whitney: $3,800
Rick: $18,580
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: Fun & Games
_ U M P E R
_ _ _ S
Rick solves BUMPER CARS.
Round 4: Thing
Rick picks up an N on $500, but gives it right back to the Bankrupt next to $650. Vaia duds out with R on $450, so Whitney can get S on $350 and T on $500 next to the orange $300. She buys A and E, but there aren't any of the latter.
A / S T _ _ _ _
S _ T _ A T _ _ N
Final Spin: $5000
Rick: C
A / S T _ C _ _
S _ T _ A T _ _ N
Rick solves A STICKY SITUATION for $6,000.
Duds: R (Vaia), E (Whitney)
Bankrupt: Rick ($500)
End totals:
Vaia: $1,000
Whitney: $3,800
Rick: $27,580
====
$100,000 Bonus Round
Rick's apparently by himself. He lands on the N in WIN, and his puzzle is a Thing:
_ _ _ _
_ L _ _
C, B, M, U fill in an entire word:
B _ _ _
C L U B
He solves BOOK CLUB for the Ford Flex + $5,000 cash ($37,100). End total: $64,680.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: PD7157068
This is like the ruined excitement of the TPIR perfect Showcase bid made 3x worse! It's amazing how all these "first time the audience does not react to..." moments have all happened within the past few seasons, though this was the underreaction of the decade. This tops the "$3500 four times in a row" moment as the worst lack of reaction yet, because at least applause for a $6K Final Spin is supposed to be mandatory, and that goes for the contestants, too.
