March 7, 2014 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Place

T _ _ V E L
_ _ _ _ C _

William solves TRAVEL AGENCY.

William Bourus, Indianapolis, IN, works for a cooking school and kitchen supply retailer, loves to cook, also plays drums in a rock and blues band called Aqua Dave and the Minnows, married to Cathy, has three children and two grandchildren
Leslie Stallone, St. Louis, MO, married to Josh, works in her family's tuxedo company which was started in 1899, likes to cross-stitch and bake
Deanna Senaratne, Weatherford, TX (originally from Sri Lanka), recent Baylor graduate, about to take her MCAT, wants to become an orthopedic surgeon, plays basketball and volleyball, Dallas Cowboys fan (Note: captioning misspells her first name with only one N throughout the show)

$2,000 Toss-Up: Person

_ A _ _ / _ F / F _ M _ R

William also solves HALL OF FAMER.

Prize on Wheel: Ireland tour, Collette Vacations, $8,028

Round 1: Show Biz

William calls T on $700 and buys E. After picking up the TravelSmith gift tag with H, he buys A… but his next stop is the Bankrupt on the left of the Million Dollar Wedge.

Leslie calls R on $450, but after buying O, she duds with S on $800. Deanna picks D on $500 next to $400, buys U, then calls F on $900.

A U D _ T _ O _ _ _ _
F O R / T H E
_ E A D / R O _ E

She solves AUDITIONING FOR THE LEAD ROLE for $1,650.

Bankrupt: William ($1,400 + Gift Tag)
Dud: S (Leslie)

Deanna: $1,650
William: $3,000
Leslie: $0
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Leslie calls T on $900 and R on ½ Car next to the orange $300. She buys E and O, then gets S on $500 next to $450, then buys A to finish the vowels. Next, she hits the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn; she flips it, but there's a Bankrupt on the back.

Deanna calls D, N, and Y on $700, $300, and the Mystery Wedge next to the orange $800.

S _ O T L A N D
Y A R D
S A L E

She solves SCOTLAND YARD SALE for $2,700 more.

Bankrupt: Leslie ($1,650 + ½ Car tag; reverse of Mystery Wedge)

Deanna: $4,350
William: $3,000
Leslie: $0
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Prize/Express Round: Things

Deanna: Express, T

Express letters
N
D
A
P (no P, Bankrupt)

William calls S on $600 and buys E. He picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with G, but after buying O, he Bankrupts next to $650… and Leslie Bankrupts next to $3500.

Deanna hits $3500 for L, then buys a bad U. William picks C on $500 next to $400 and H on $600. After buying I, which is the last vowel, he finishes up with R on $500 next to the pink $900.

H I S T O R I C / C H A R _
A N D / E L E G A N C E

He solves HISTORIC CHARM AND ELEGANCE for $3,450 and a trip to Peru (Collette Vacations + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $9,297).

Bankrupt: Deanna ($3,750, on Express), William ($600 + ½ Car tag), Leslie ($0)
Dud: P (Deanna), U (Deanna)

Deanna: $4,350
William: $15,747
Leslie: $0
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

I _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ W O
T O / T A _ _ _

Leslie solves IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO and gets on the board.

Round 4: Food & Drink

Final Spin: $500 next to $5000

Leslie: T
Deanna: S
William: N
Leslie: R
Deanna: P
William: K
Leslie: C
Deanna: L
William: F

S T _ F F _ _
P _ S T _ / S _ _ L L S

For $3,000, William solves STUFFED PASTA SHELLS.

Duds: N (William), R (Leslie), K (William), C (Leslie)

End totals:
Deanna: $4,350
William: $18,747
Leslie: $3,000
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$100,000 Bonus Round

His wife, sister, and a friend are in the audience.

The Wheel stops at the E in AMERICA'S, and the puzzle is Person:

_ _ _ E R
_ R _ _ E R

C, H, B, O:

_ O _ E R
B R O _ E R

He doesn't solve POWER BROKER for $30,000. End total: $18,747.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: KO3432510