December 20, 2013 recap

The hosts of the Spanish, Georgian, Brazilian, and Hungarian version do the intro.

$1,000 Toss-Up: On the Map

_ _ N M A _ _
& / _ O R _ A Y

Danielle solves DENMARK & NORWAY.

Danielle Butler, Swansea, IL, kindergarten teacher, married to Terry, three children, working on a master's degree
Dan Strojny, Palatine, IL, property manager, married to Stacy, went as Pat for Halloween and his wife went as Vanna, fan of most Chicago sports teams "except the Cubs"
Krista Martino, Surprize, AZ, beauty consultant, has two daughters and is expecting a third, ran a 202-mile relay

$2,000 Toss-Up: Person

G O O _ _
_ _ O - _ _ O _ S

Danielle also solves GOODY TWO-SHOES.

The hosts of the Spanish version throw to the Prize copy.

Prize on Wheel: Spain tour, Collette vacations, $7,898

After the copy, Pat lets Krista mention her husband, Michael.

Round 1: Rhyme Time

Danielle duds with N on the Phillips 66 gift tag, and Dan Bankrupts next to $650.

Krista picks T on $450, buys A and E, gets the Wild Card with S, and buys I. Her next spin is $800, on which she duds with R.

Danielle picks L and Y on $600 and $700.

A _ S _ L _ T E L Y
_ _ S I T I _ E L Y

She solves ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY for $3,200.

Duds: N (Danielle), R (Krista)
Bankrupt: Dan ($0)

Danielle: $6,200
Dan: $0
Krista: $0 + Wild Card

The hosts of the Estonian version do a bumper.
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Dan duds with T on $700. Krista picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with N, then buys I. She spins $800 for G, then buys a bad A.

Danielle also gets a ½ Car, the one next to the orange $300, with R. She buys U, O, and E to clear the vowels, then spins $400 for F. Her last stop is the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn, on which she calls C. She doesn't flip it…

R U N N I N G / F O R
O F F I C E
C U _ I C _ E

…and instead, solves RUNNING FOR OFFICE CUBICLE for $4,450 and the tag. They flip it and find that the Bankrupt was on the back.

Duds: T (Dan), A (Krista)

Danielle: $10,650 + ½ Car tag
Dan: $0
Krista: $0 + Wild Card
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The Brazilian hostess does a bumper.
Prize/Express Round: Phrase

Krista Bankrupts on the right edge of the Million Dollar Wedge. Danielle calls R on $900, but after buying E and A, she Bankrupts next to $3500.

Dan picks D on $500 next to $3500, then buys O. Next, he calls N on $800 and T for the Phillips 66 gift tag. He buys U, calls Y on $600, then buys I to finish the vowels.

D O N ' T / _ O R _ E T
T O / T I _ / Y O U R
D E A _ E R

He solves DON'T FORGET TO TIP YOUR DEALER for $3,650, the Gift Tag, and a trip to Las Vegas (The Palazzo, Delmonico's, Canyon Ranch Spa, tickets to Human Nature and Rock of Ages, and the Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $5,699).

Bankrupt: Krista (Wild Card), Danielle ($2,200 + ½ Car tag)

Danielle: $10,650
Dan: $10,349
Krista: $0
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Things

_ _ S S P _ R T S
& / _ I S A _

Dan solves PASSPORTS & VISAS.

Round 4: Living Thing

Final Spin: $800

Dan: T
Krista: H
Danielle: R; guesses TWO LEG TERRIER
Dan: G
Krista: S
Danielle: W
Dan: N
Krista: L
Danielle: E, TOP DOG TERRIER
Dan: A
Krista: D
Danielle: O, TOP BOX TERRIER
Dan: P
Krista: M
Danielle: C
Dan: Y, TOY BOX TERRIER
Krista: J
Danielle: F

T O Y / F O _
T E R R _ E R

Danielle finally ends the round by solving TOY FOX TERRIER for $7,200.

Duds: H (Krista), G (Dan), S (Krista), W (Danielle), N (Dan), L (Krista), A (Dan), D (Krista), P (Dan), M (Krista), C (Danielle), J (Krista) — that's 12 duds!

End totals:
Danielle: $17,850
Dan: $13,349
Krista: $0
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Danielle has her husband, Terry, in the audience.

The Wheel stops at the &, and the puzzle is a Phrase:

_ _ _ _ E L _
_ _ _ _ L _ _ R

C, D, P, O are of no use. She doesn't solve VAGUELY FAMILIAR for $30,000 more, meaning that we're 0/5 this week in Bonus Land. End total: $17,850.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: ZD0388360