December 4, 2013 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Things

_ A T I _ _ A L
_ R E A _ _ _ E S

Ruby solves NATIONAL TREASURES.

Sergeant 1st Class Ruby Price (USA), Liverpool, NY (originally from Seaside, CA), works logistics, served 13 years, has two daughters and six grandchildren
AST Chief Matt High (USCG), Air Station Los Angeles (originally from Fresno, CA), been in the Coast Guard for 21 years, married 12 years, son Josh is in the Army in Fort Campbell, also has a daughter
Lt. Col. Kevin "Flash" Gordon (USAF), Nellis AFB, served 17 years, flies F-16s as aggressor, been to Korea, Italy, Afghanistan, and Iraq, married to Jennifer, has three children

$2,000 Toss-Up: Place

C A _ _ E N T E R
S H _ P

Ruby also solves CARPENTER SHOP.

Prize on Wheel: Ireland, Aer Lingus, $5,500

Round 1: Show Biz

Ruby duds with T on $400. Matt picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with R, but after buying O and I, he duds too with R on $650. Flash spins Lose a Turn, although he tries to call C before realizing where he is.

Ruby spins $2500 for L, buys E and A to finish the vowels, then calls S on $500 next to the pink $900.

_ A _ _
N I _ _ O L S O N / I N
A / _ E _ / _ O O _
_ E N

She solves JACK NICHOLSON IN A FEW GOOD MEN for $2,500.

Duds: T (Ruby), R (Matt)
Lose a Turn: Flash

Ruby: $5,500
Matt: $0
Flash: $0
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Matt duds with S on $700, and Flash Bankrupts on the right edge of the Million Dollar Wedge.

Ruby calls A on Free Play, N on Wild Card, and D on $900. She buys E, spins $300 for L, then buys I to finish off the vowels… before the Bankrupt on the right edge of the Million Dollar Wedge stops her too.

Matt picks R on $900, then K on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn. He flips it, but there's a Bankrupt on the back.

Flash spins $300 twice for C and B, then picks up the Ireland trip with T.

R A N K / A N D
_ I L E
C A B I N E T

He solves RANK AND FILE CABINET for $1,100 and the trip.

Dud: S (Matt)
Bankrupt: Flash ($0), Ruby ($2,200 + Wild Card), Matt ($900, reverse of Mystery Wedge)

Ruby: $5,500
Matt: $0
Flash: $6,600
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Prize/Express Round: Event

Flash spins $3500 for N, buys A, O, and I, then picks up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with T. He returns to[ b]$3500[/b] for C, and buys E, which is the last vowel.

A / _ E _ _ -
_ E _ E _ _ E _
_ A C A T I O N

He solves A WELL-DESERVED VACATION for $6,500 and a trip to the Virgin Islands (Westin St. John + Sony Alpha NEX-5R, $8,299).

PERFECT ROUND

Ruby: $5,500
Matt: $0
Flash: $21,399
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$3,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?

_ _ _ K I N _ / U P
T H E / _ _ _ _

Flash is wrong with HIKING UP THE HILL.

P I C K I N G / U P
T H E / _ A C E

Ruby just barely gets in with PICKING UP THE PACE.

Round 4: Food & Drink

Ruby can't find any N's on $350, but Matt gets an S on $700. He buys E just as the bells ring.

_ _ _ S _ E _
_ E _ / _ E _ _ E _

Final Spin: $450

Matt: P
Flash: R

_ R _ S _ E _
R E _ / P E P P E R

For $4,350, Flash solves CRUSHED RED PEPPER.

Dud: N (Ruby)

End totals:
Ruby: $8,500
Matt: $0 -> $1,000
Flash: $25,749
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Flash has two trips, but can he get any more?

He has his "smoking hot" wife, Jennifer, in the audience.

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

_ R _ _ _
_ _ _ _ R _ T E

C, F, M, I:

C R _ _ _
F _ _ _ R I T E

He's silent the whole time, so he doesn't come up with CROWD FAVORITE for the Buick Encore. End total: $25,749.

$5K EVERY DAY PLUS SPIN ID: CM1140431