November 26, 2013 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: On the Map

T _ _ / A _ C T I C
C _ _ _ L E

Steve solves THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

Steve Price, Bradenton, FL, pastor at Harvest United Methodist Church, married to Catherine, has two kids, plays tennis, runs marathons
Teresa Hayes, St. Louis, MO, quality control specialist at a pharmaceutical company, married six years, has two girls
Jess Zaninelli, Branchburg, NH, kickboxing instructor, married to Todd for nine years, has two boys, does polar bear swims

$2,000 Toss-Up: Person

A / _ I N D
R E _ D E R

Steve solves A MIND READER.

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

Round 1: Song Lyrics

Steve spins $300 for S, then gets the Walmart gift tag with T. After buying I, he picks H on $400, buys E, then barely hangs onto $600 for W.

_ E ' S / _ _ _ I _ _
_ / _ I S T
_ _ _ / _ H E _ _ I _ _
I T / / T W I _ E

He solves HE'S MAKING A LIST AND CHECKING IT TWICE for $3,000.

(I put two slashes because the board had two blanks between IT and TWICE.)

Teresa: $0
Jess: $0
Steve: $7,000
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Mystery Round: Same Letter

Teresa picks up the Million Dollar Wedge with T, then hits Lose a Turn. Jess duds with L on $500 next to $400.

Steve calls R on $600, then buys E and A, but the latter of those isn't there. Teresa then Bankrupts her green wedge to the one next to $650, and after a null cycle, Jess duds with M on $450.

Steve Bankrupts next to $3500, then Teresa calls C on $700. Teresa then buys U, I, and O to finish the vowels, but after K on $900, she duds with D on ½ Car next to the orange $300. Jess fills in the last two blanks with two P's on $350.

C O P P E R
C O O K I E
C U T T E R

She reads off COPPER COOKIE CUTTER for $700 -> $1,000.

Aired Lose a Turn: Teresa
Aired Bankrupt: Teresa (Million Dollar Wedge), Steve ($700)
Aired Dud: L (Jess), A (Steve), M (Jess), D (Teresa)

Teresa: $0
Jess: $1,000
Steve: $7,000
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Prize/Express Round: Thing

Jess picks up the ½ Car next to pink $900 with T, but gives it right back to the Bankrupt next to $3500.

Steve calls N on $900, then buys E and A. He calls M and D on $300 and $500 next to $400, then buys I to clear the vowels, but loses his turn to G on $350.

Teresa calls R on $650, then duds with S on Wild Card. Jess calls C and W on $650 and $900.

I N C R E D I _ _ E
M A N - M A D E
W A T E R W A _

She solves INCREDIBLE MAN-MADE WATERWAY for $2,450 and a trip Panama (Caravan.com cruise + Sony Alpha NEX-5R, $6,099).

Bankrupt: Jess ($500 + ½ Car tag)
Dud: G (Steve), S (Teresa)

Teresa: $0
Jess: $9,549
Steve: $7,000
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Event

S I L _ _ T
A _ _ _ _ _ N

Teresa solves SILENT AUCTION to get on the board.

Round 4: Phrase

Teresa calls T and H on $400 and $700, but after buying E, she duds with R on $900.

Jess gets two A's on Free Play, but duds with S on $700. Steve calls N on $400 just as the bells ring.

A / _ _ E _ E / _ _
T H E / A _ T _ _ N

Final Spin: $500 next to pink $900

Steve: C

A / _ _ E C E / _ _
T H E / A C T _ _ N

For $3,400, Steve solves A PIECE OF THE ACTION.

Dud: R (Teresa), S (Jess)

End totals:
Teresa: $3,000 [SPIN ID: MM3418380, Mary M.]
Jess: $9,549 [SPIN ID: JR7435778, Jeff R.]
Steve: $10,400
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Steve has his wife, son, and daughter in the audience.

The Wheel stops at the A in GAME, and the puzzle is Thing:

E R _ _ T _ N _
_ _ L _ _ N _

G, C, D, I:

E R _ _ T I N G
_ _ L C _ N _

He mumbles some, but can't get ERUPTING VOLCANO for $30,000 more. End total: $10,400.

SPIN ID: JW0622946, Julie W.

(Oddly the credits say that Bob Cisneros directed, but the direction looked like Ennis's work to me.)