March 19, 2014 recap

Our own emilburp is on tonight.

$1,000 Toss-Up: On the Map

P _ _ _ _ I X
_ R _ _ _ _ _

Charlene solves PHOENIX ARIZONA.

Charlene Gibson, Las Vegas, NV, adjunct professor of public speaking in College of Southern Nevada, once lived in Japan and Germany, has a boyfriend named Chris, has dogs
Emilbert "Emil" deLeon, Daly City, CA, nursing assistant, Giants fan, likes karaoke
Kendra Bacon, Lawrence, KS, special ed teacher at Woodland Elementary in Olathe, married to Chris for one year, participates in roller derby

$2,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?

_ _ _ Y _ _ _
_ _ _ R _ / _ _ _ _ S

Emil solves PLAYING BOARD GAMES.

Prize on Wheel: Viking River Cruises, China, $9,700

Round 1: TV Title

Emil spins $700 and $400 for T and L. He buys O and A, then picks W on $900.

W _ O / W A _ T _
T O / _ _ / A
_ _ L L _ O _ A _ _ _

He solves WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE for $3,500.

PERFECT ROUND

Emil: $5,500
Kendra: $0
Charlene: $1,000
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Mystery Round: Thing

Kendra picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with eight T's! She buys E, and just misses the other tag by stopping at $300 for H. After buying A, she spins $350 for L and buys I… then comes up just short of that other tag again, landing on $300 again for P.

T H E / P I T T E _ -
P A T T E _ / _ _
L I T T L E / _ E E T

She solves THE PITTER-PATTER OF LITTLE FEET for $4,850 and the ½ Car tag.

PERFECT ROUND #2

Emil: $5,500
Kendra: $4,850 + ½ Car tag
Charlene: $1,000
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Prize/Express Round: Place

Charlene calls N on $700, then buys a nonexistant E.

Emil calls a bad A on Free Play, then finds T on $450. He buys I ad O, the only two vowels in the puzzle…

_ O O _ T O _
I N _ I N I T _
_ O O _

…and solves ROOFTOP INFINITY POOL for $400 and a trip to Cabo San Lucas (Hotel El Ganzo + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $6,549).

Duds: E (Charlene), A (Emil, on Free Play)

Emil: $12,449
Kendra: $4,850
Charlene: $1,000
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Around the House

_ R _ N _ _ _ _ H _ R
_ L O C _

Emil solves GRANDFATHER CLOCK.

Round 4: Phrase

Emil picks N on $900 and T on $500 next to $400. He buys A and E, but the second of those isn't up there. Kendra also duds with R on $500 next to $450.

Charlene calls S on $500 next to the pink $900, then repeats the E.

Emil calls D on $900, buys O, U, and I to clear the vowels, and finishes with F on $800.

S O U N D S / A
_ I T / I F F _

He solves SOUNDS A BIT IFFY for $2,650.

Duds: E (Emil), R (Kendra)
DQ: Charlene's repeated E

Round 5: Event

Kendra finds four N's on $800, but E is once again a bad purchase. Charlene can't find S on $450.

Emil calls L on $500 next to $450, then Bankrupts next to $5000. We go back to Kendra, who buys A, then duds with R on $500 next to the pink $900 just as the bells ring.

A N N _ A L / _ _ _ _ A N _
_ _ _ N _ _

Final Spin: $700

Charlene: P

A N N _ A L / _ _ _ P A N _
P _ _ N _ _

For $3,000, she solves ANNUAL COMPANY PICNIC

Duds: E (Kendra), S (Charlene)
Bankrupt: Emil ($500)

End totals:
Emil: $18,099
Kendra: $4,850
Charlene: $4,400
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Emil's grandfather, parents, and brother are in the audience.

He stops at the M in GAME, and his puzzle is Thing:

N E _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _

H, M, D, O add nothing… but he still gets NEW BABY BUGGY somehow for $45,000! (Oddly, it takes about two or three seconds before the music sounds.) End total: $63,099.

In the final segment, Emil explains that he used the Used Letter Board to help him, and the board is shown on camera.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: AD3788926