October 1, 2013 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?

_ R _ D _ _ G
E _ _ _ _

Caroline's GRADING EXAMS.

Caroline Miller, McAlester, OK, teaches history at McAlester High School, married to Rex, has two children, pursuing a master's in school administration
Susie Bello, Miami, FL, 1st grade teacher at John I. Smith K-8 Center, married to Mark, has three sons
Janel Reed, Eagle Point, OR (originally from Green Bay, WI), 7th grade science teacher at White Mountain Middle School, plays trumpet, Green Bay Packers fan

$2,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time

S _ I M / A N D
T _ _ _

Janel solves SLIM AND TRIM.

Prize on Wheel: Viking River Cruises, China, $9,700

Round 1: Before & After

Janel calls R, T, and S on all red wedges: $600, $800, and $700 respectively. After buying E and A, she goes for C and F on $900 and $300. She buys O, calls G on $600, then buys I and U to clear out the vowels.

F A C U _ T _
_ O U _ G E
S I _ G E R

For $3,250, she solves FACULTY LOUNGE SINGER.

PERFECT ROUND

Susie: $0
Janel: $5,250
Caroline: $1,000
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Mystery Round: Phrase

Caroline spins for R on $350, then picks up the China trip with N. After buying O and E, she calls Y on $900, buys U and A, then spins $350 again for S.

R A _ S E / Y O U R
_ A N _ / _ _ / Y O U
_ N O _ / _ _ E
A N S _ E R

She solves RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER for $4,050 and the trip.

PERFECT ROUND #2

Susie: $0
Janel: $5,250
Caroline: $14,750

Retro Bonus Round… wait, what?!?

This puzzle comes to us from Halloween 2003, where Margaret went with C D M A:

_ _ M E
M _ _ _ E S

She solved HOME MOVIES.

Vanna's voiceover is "Keep watching Wheel for more classic puzzles.", so this may be a permanent return.
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Prize/Express Round: Express

Susie spins $350 for N, but duds out with T on $300. Janel also loses her turn to a bad G on $350.

Caroline tries R on $450, buys E, calls L on $800, then buys a dud O.

Susie picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with S, then buys I and A to finish off the vowels. Next are D and P on $300 and $350.

P A _ I _ I _
I S L A N D
P A R A D I S E

For $2,150, she solves PACIFIC ISLAND PARADISE. She's getting a trip to Hawaii (Waikoloa Beach Marriott + Sony Alpha NEX-5R $5,913).

Duds: T (Susie), G (Janel), O (Caroline)

Susie: $8,063
Janel: $5,250
Caroline: $14,750
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Movie Title

_ _ . / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' S
_ _ _ _

Caroline quickly solves MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS.

Round 4: Thing

Caroline duds out with R on $600. Susie picks up E on Free Play, then tries N and T on $900 and $650. AFter buying A, she spins for L on $500 next to $5000, but the Bankrupt next to $650 stops her.

Janel spins $900 for B and $650 for K. She then spins those two wedges again for S and F, respectively.

L _ _ S E - L E A F
N _ T E B _ _ K

With only vowels remaining, Janel solves LOOSE-LEAF NOTEBOOK for $3,100.

Dud: R (Caroline)
Bankrupt: Susie ($2,300)

Round 5: Around the House

Final Spin: $800

Susie: N
Janel: S
Caroline: R
Susie: L
Janel: B
Caroline: C

C _ L _ R - S _ _ _
B L _ _ C _

For $5,400, Caroline solves COLOR-SAFE BLEACH.

Dud: N (Susie)

End totals:
Susie: $8,063
Janel: $8,350
Caroline: $23,150
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Caroline's brought her husband with her.

The Bonus Wheel ends up at the E in GAME, and her puzzle is Things:

_ _ N _ _
_ R _ _ S

C, H, P, O provide only vowel help:

_ O N _ O
_ R _ _ S

She gets BONGO DRUMS, but she's a few seconds late. So she's not getting the Mazda6. End total: $23,150

$5K EVERY DAY PLUS SPIN ID: PS7677778