November 19, 2013 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Song Title

G O _ _
V I _ _ A _ _ O N S

Cande solves GOOD VIBRATIONS.

Cande Sanders, Pinson, AL (originally from Locust Fork, AL), first lady of the town, married to the town mayor for 12 years, has two sons, accountant at a local hospital
Majilio Himiya, Raeford, NC, has two children, program support assistant for a substance abuse program, Army veteran
Ezra Epwell, Los Angeles, CA (originally from San Francisco), filmmaker, plays the ukulele

$2,000 Toss-Up: Thing

_ _ _T - _ I _ _ T E
D _ C _ S _ O _

Cande solves LAST-MINUTE DECISION.

Prize on Wheel: Walmart shopping spree, $7,500

Round 1: Before & After

Cande Bankrupts next to $650. Majilio picks up the Walmart prize with T, then buys A. She calls H on $800, but after she buys E and I, she loses her turn to a dud B on $700.

Ezra calls S on $300, but his purchase of U is also a dud. Cande calls R and N on $600 and $500 next to $450. She then buys O to clear out the vowels.

_ E _ A R T _ E N T
S T O R E
_ H A I N
R E A _ T I O N

She solves DEPARTMENT STORE CHAIN REACTION for $3,050.

Dud: B (Majilio), U (Ezra)
Bankrupt: Cande ($0)

Majilio: $0
Ezra: $0
Cande: $6,050
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Mystery Round: Phrase

Majilio and Ezra both Bankrupt right away, on the right edge of the Million Dollar Wedge and next to $650, respectively. Cande picks up the Wild Card with T, calls H on $900, then buys E before the Bankrupt next to $3500 stops her.

Majilio picks up the Walmart gift tag with S (also setting it on her arrow instead of the railing), but after buying A, she hits Lose a Turn. Ezra spins $3500 for N, $700 for P, then $500 next to $400 twice for D and F.

_ N E / S T E P
A H E A D / _ F / T H E
_ _ _ P E T _ T _ _ N

He solves ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION for $9,400.

Bankrupt: Majilio ($0), Ezra ($0), Cande ($3,550 + Wild Card)
Lose a Turn: Majilio

Majilio: $0
Ezra: $9,400
Cande: $6,050
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Prize/Express Round: Living Things

Ezra calls R on $300, just shy of clicking over to Express, but his next stop is Bankrupt on the left edge of the MDW. Cande picks T on $450, then duds with N on $500 next to $400.

Majilio spins $900 for S, then buys E before the Bankrupt next to $3500 gets her. Ezra hits $300 again, but can't find a D.

Cande spins $700 for M, then buys A. Next are P and L on $900 and $900, followed by purchases of I and O to finish up the vowels.

P A L M / T R E E S / &
T R O P I _ A L
_ L O _ E R S

She solves PALM TREES & TROPICAL FLOWERS for $5,350 and a trip to Hawaii (Outrigger Reef on the Beach + Sony Alpha NEX-5R, $7,233).

Duds: N (Cande), D (Ezra)
Bankrupt: Ezra ($900), Majilio ($1,550)

Majilio: $0
Ezra: $9,400
Cande: $18,633
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Proper Name

L E _ N N
_ I _ E S

Cande solves LEANN RIMES.

Round 4: What Are You Doing?

Final Spin: $300

Cande: N
Majilio: G
Ezra: R
Cande: T; guesses GOING OUT ON TOP
Majilio: P
Ezra: W
Cande: M

_ _ M _ N G / _ _ T
_ N / T _ P

For $6,500, Cande solves COMING OUT ON TOP.

Duds: R (Ezra), W (Ezra)

End totals:
Majilio: $0 -> $1,000 [SPIN ID: TW6186198, Tiawanna W.]
Ezra: $9,400 [SPIN ID: TY6115280, Tim Y.]
Cande: $28,133
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Cande has her husband and two sons in the audience.

The Wheel stops at ★★★, and the puzzle is Thing:

_ _ _ E _ T _ _ E
_ _ _ N _ _ N

C, M, H, I:

_ _ _ E C T I _ E
_ _ I N I _ N

She solves OBJECTIVE OPINION for $40,000! End total: $68,133.

$5K EVERY DAY PLUS SPIN ID: JC7303004, Jessica C.

At the end, Pat and Vanna do a "Wheel Family Memories" segment on Trina, the second-place contestant on September 18.