May 5, 2014 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Around the House

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

LaTonya solves DESIGNER THROW PILLOWS.

LaTonya Johnson, Houston, TX, student at University of Houston, has two children, wants to mentor young women
Dawn Iselin, Itasca, IL, full-time student in environmental studies and biophilic design, has a 22-year-old son, turns 50 this year and will graduate with her son
Tami Anderson, Gardnerville, NV, married to Matthew, has four children, owns a heating and air business, volunteers at church

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

S P E A _ I _ G
_ Y / _ _ N D

LaTonya solves SPEAKING MY MIND.

Prize on Wheel: Shopping spree at Beyond the Rack, $5,000

Round 1: Song/Artist

The category strip has a bouquet on it.

LaTonya calls T on $650 and buys E. She picks H on $900 and buys A, but after an I on Free Play, she duds with N on $300.

Dawn picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900, then buys O to clear the vowels. She gets the other ½ Car next to the orange $300 with L, then calls S on $600. But after picking up the Beyond the Rack shopping spree with B, she duds with M on $400.

Tami calls W and Y on $700 and $300.

T H E
B E S T / _ A Y
B Y / T A Y L O R
S W I _ T

She solves THE BEST DAY BY TAYLOR SWIFT for $1,600.

Dud: N (LaTonya), M (Dawn)

Dawn: $0
Tami: $1,600
LaTonya: $3,000
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Mystery Round: Phrase

Dawn picks N on $600 and buys E. She gets the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with S, then Bankrupts on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge.

Tami calls T on $450 and H on the Mystery Wedge next to the orange $800. She flips it, and the $10,000 is on the back! After buying I, she picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with R, then calls L on $450. After buying O, A, and U to clear the vowels, she picks V on $350, and duds with F on $900.

LaTonya picks D, C, and M on $900, $650, and $900.

D O N ' T / M A _ E
M E / _ U L L
T H I S / C A R / O V E R

For $3,350, she solves DON'T MAKE ME PULL THIS CAR OVER.

Bankrupt: Dawn ($750 + ½ Car tag)
Dud: F (Tami)

Dawn: $0
Tami: $1,600
LaTonya: $6,350
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Prize/Express Round: Place

Tami duds with L on $400. LaTonya picks up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with T. She then hits the other one next to the pink $900, but can't find any S's to claim it.

Dawn calls R on $800, buys E, and calls N on $800. She buys I, then repeats the S on $700.

Tami picks G on $900, buys A to finish the vowels, and calls B on $350.

B R E A T _ T A _ I N G
_ A R I N E / _ A B I T A T

She solves BREATHTAKING MARINE HABITAT for $1,350 and a trip to the Bahamas (Atlantis Paradise Island + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $6,899).

Duds: L (Tami), S (LaTonya)
Repeat: S (Dawn)

Dawn: $0
Tami: $9,849
LaTonya: $6,350
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Thing

_ _ _ / N _ _ E L
P _ A _ E / P _ I Z E

LaTonya is wrong with THE NOEL PEACE PRIZE. Before any more letters appear, Dawn solves THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.

Round 4: Food & Drink

Final Spin:$400

Dawn: S
Tami: L
LaTonya: S
Dawn: T
Tami: R (intact null cycle)
LaTonya: N
Dawn: B
Tami: M
LaTonya: C

_ C _ - C _ L _
L _ M _ N _ _ _

She solves ICE-COLD LEMONADE for $4,200 and the win.

Dud: S (Dawn), T (Dawn), R (Tami), B (Dawn)
Repeat: S (LaTonya)

End totals:
Dawn: $3,000
Tami: $9,849
LaTonya: $10,550
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$100,000 Bonus Round

LaTonya's daughter, Whitney, is in the audience.

She hits the P in SPIN, and her puzzle is Thing:

R _ _ _ _
_ R _ _ T _

D, M, C, A:

R A _ _ D
_ R _ _ T _

RAPID BREATH and RAPID GUARD are her guesses. She can't solve RAPID GROWTH for $30,000. End total: $10,550.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: EH4763152

Vanna wears a red dress from Austin Scarlett which was custom made for heart disease awareness.