Post by tenpoundhammer on Jan 10, 2014 21:44:46 GMT -5
$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase
H _ L _ / _ N / _ O
_ _ U R / H _ _ _
Seneca solves HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS.
Seneca Allen, Dacula, GA, married to Melody, has one daughter and a baby on the way, drafter, IT guy, student, grandson of Billy Ward, who is credited with coining the term "rock and roll"
Lynn Guberman, Tamarack, FL (originally from Brooklyn, NY), moved about six months ago, does stand-up and improv comedy
Caitlin Townsend, Santa Fe, NM, massage therapist, married to Lucas, likes hot springs, saunas, and fire dancing
$2,000 Toss-Up: Landmark
_ _ _ _ _ L A _ D
_ N / M _ M _ H I S
Lynn blanks out. Before any more letters come up, Seneca solves GRACELAND IN MEMPHIS.
Prize on Wheel: The Palazzo, Las Vegas + Emeril Lagasse's Table 10 + tickets to Human Nature & Rock of Ages, $5,000
Round 1: What Are You Doing?
Seneca picks up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with N, then buys I. He calls G and D on $300 and $450, then buys a bad A.
Lynn picks up the Beef Bucks gift tag with T, and calls R on $450.
G _ T T I N G / I N
_ N / T _ _ / G R _ _ N D
_ _ _ _ R
She solves GETTING IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
Dud: A (Seneca)
Lynn: $3,400
Caitlin: $0
Seneca: $3,000
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Mystery Round: Proper Name
Lynn picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with T and the Wild Card with R. She buys E and A, but once again, A is nowhere in sight.
Caitlin calls S on $900, then buys I and O to finish the vowels. She also gets a ½ Car, next to the orange $300, with H.
_ R E S I _ E _ T
T H E O _ O R E
R O O S E _ E _ T
She solves PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT for $1,800 and the tag.
Lynn: $3,400 + Wild Cad
Caitlin: $1,800 + ½ Car
Seneca: $3,000
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Prize/Express Round: Food & Drink
Caitlin looks like she's going to Bankrupt, but instead, she somehow manages to click over to the middle of the Million Dollar Wedge… unfortunately, there's no R in the puzzle. Seneca calls T on $350, buys E, and picks up the Million Dollar Wedge for himself with N. His next stop is $600, on which he accidentally repeats the R (although it's not acknowledged as a repeat).
Lynn calls S and L on $800 and $400, then buys A. She picks up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with C, then buys O.
C _ O C O L A T E
_ A C A _ A _ _ A
_ A N C A _ E S
She solves CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA PANCAKES for $2,700 and a trip to Hawaii (Napili Kai Beach Resort + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $7,099).
Dud: R (Caitlin)
DQ: Seneca's repeated R
Lynn: $13,199 + Wild Card
Caitlin: $1,800
Seneca: $3,000
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Things
H _ A R _ W A _ M _ N G
S _ O R I _ S
Seneca says HEARTWARMING STORIES to sweep the Toss-Ups.
Round 4: People
Seneca calls S on $900 and buys A. He calls N on $300 and D on the $500 next door, then buys E before the Bankrupt next to $5000 cuts him off.
Lynn calls R on $350, then buys a nonexistant O. Caitlin calls T on $450, buys I, and calls M on $500 next to $400. She buys U to finish the vowels, calls a nonexistant L on Free Play, and finds a V on $5000.
E _ E _ U T I V E S
A N D / M A N A _ E R S
Final Spin: $500 next to $400
Caitlin: X
E X E _ U T I V E S
A N D / M A N A _ E R S
For $6,950, she solves EXECUTIVES AND MANAGERS.
Bankrupt: Seneca ($2,400)
Dud: O (Lynn), L (Caitlin, on Free Play)
End totals:
Lynn: $13,199 + Wild Card
Caitlin: $8,750
Seneca: $6,000
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Lynn's nephew and best friend are in the audience.
The Wheel stops at the ★★★, and the puzzle is Phrase:
_ ' _ / _ N
T _ E / L _ _ _ _ _ T
M, H, B, I, P:
I ' M / _ N
T H E / L _ _ _ _ _ T
She dosn't get I'M ON THE LOOKOUT for $30,000. End total: $13,199.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: DB1334252
H _ L _ / _ N / _ O
_ _ U R / H _ _ _
Seneca solves HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS.
Seneca Allen, Dacula, GA, married to Melody, has one daughter and a baby on the way, drafter, IT guy, student, grandson of Billy Ward, who is credited with coining the term "rock and roll"
Lynn Guberman, Tamarack, FL (originally from Brooklyn, NY), moved about six months ago, does stand-up and improv comedy
Caitlin Townsend, Santa Fe, NM, massage therapist, married to Lucas, likes hot springs, saunas, and fire dancing
$2,000 Toss-Up: Landmark
_ _ _ _ _ L A _ D
_ N / M _ M _ H I S
Lynn blanks out. Before any more letters come up, Seneca solves GRACELAND IN MEMPHIS.
Prize on Wheel: The Palazzo, Las Vegas + Emeril Lagasse's Table 10 + tickets to Human Nature & Rock of Ages, $5,000
Round 1: What Are You Doing?
Seneca picks up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with N, then buys I. He calls G and D on $300 and $450, then buys a bad A.
Lynn picks up the Beef Bucks gift tag with T, and calls R on $450.
G _ T T I N G / I N
_ N / T _ _ / G R _ _ N D
_ _ _ _ R
She solves GETTING IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
Dud: A (Seneca)
Lynn: $3,400
Caitlin: $0
Seneca: $3,000
====
Mystery Round: Proper Name
Lynn picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with T and the Wild Card with R. She buys E and A, but once again, A is nowhere in sight.
Caitlin calls S on $900, then buys I and O to finish the vowels. She also gets a ½ Car, next to the orange $300, with H.
_ R E S I _ E _ T
T H E O _ O R E
R O O S E _ E _ T
She solves PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT for $1,800 and the tag.
Lynn: $3,400 + Wild Cad
Caitlin: $1,800 + ½ Car
Seneca: $3,000
====
Prize/Express Round: Food & Drink
Caitlin looks like she's going to Bankrupt, but instead, she somehow manages to click over to the middle of the Million Dollar Wedge… unfortunately, there's no R in the puzzle. Seneca calls T on $350, buys E, and picks up the Million Dollar Wedge for himself with N. His next stop is $600, on which he accidentally repeats the R (although it's not acknowledged as a repeat).
Lynn calls S and L on $800 and $400, then buys A. She picks up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with C, then buys O.
C _ O C O L A T E
_ A C A _ A _ _ A
_ A N C A _ E S
She solves CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA PANCAKES for $2,700 and a trip to Hawaii (Napili Kai Beach Resort + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $7,099).
Dud: R (Caitlin)
DQ: Seneca's repeated R
Lynn: $13,199 + Wild Card
Caitlin: $1,800
Seneca: $3,000
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: Things
H _ A R _ W A _ M _ N G
S _ O R I _ S
Seneca says HEARTWARMING STORIES to sweep the Toss-Ups.
Round 4: People
Seneca calls S on $900 and buys A. He calls N on $300 and D on the $500 next door, then buys E before the Bankrupt next to $5000 cuts him off.
Lynn calls R on $350, then buys a nonexistant O. Caitlin calls T on $450, buys I, and calls M on $500 next to $400. She buys U to finish the vowels, calls a nonexistant L on Free Play, and finds a V on $5000.
E _ E _ U T I V E S
A N D / M A N A _ E R S
Final Spin: $500 next to $400
Caitlin: X
E X E _ U T I V E S
A N D / M A N A _ E R S
For $6,950, she solves EXECUTIVES AND MANAGERS.
Bankrupt: Seneca ($2,400)
Dud: O (Lynn), L (Caitlin, on Free Play)
End totals:
Lynn: $13,199 + Wild Card
Caitlin: $8,750
Seneca: $6,000
====
$100,000 Bonus Round
Lynn's nephew and best friend are in the audience.
The Wheel stops at the ★★★, and the puzzle is Phrase:
_ ' _ / _ N
T _ E / L _ _ _ _ _ T
M, H, B, I, P:
I ' M / _ N
T H E / L _ _ _ _ _ T
She dosn't get I'M ON THE LOOKOUT for $30,000. End total: $13,199.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: DB1334252
It's bad enough when people waste their BR picks (before anyone says the I could have distinguished IN or ON, that's what O is for when I'M is obvious), but when they're the only letters they find, it's just UGH! 
I know sometimes the puzzles can be set up so that doing this actually helps with the whole answer, but when it doesn't, I wish Pat would call them out on it.
