May 22, 2014 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

W H A T / A
D _ A _ !

Sheila is wrong with WHAT A DRAG!

W H A T / A
D _ A L!

Amy just barely gets in WHAT A DEAL!


Amy Kinder, Pennsauken, NJ, works at Drexel University Online, helps her husband in an e-commerce business, her husband caught a home run at a Phillies game
Sheila Looney (pronounced Shella), Greensboro, NC (originally from Reno, NV), stay-at-home mom, fitness instructor, married, has three kids
Mike McClellan, Oklahoma City, OK, has a daughter named Nicole who is pregnant with his first grandchild, received a kidney 13 years ago, does organ donor awareness

$2,000 Toss-Up: Living Things

Y _ _ L _ W
J A _ _ E _ S

Sheila solves YELLOW JACKETS.

Prize on Wheel: Shop Your Way shopping spree, $7,500

Round 1: In the Kitchen

Sheila calls E on Free Play and N on $300. She picks up the Shop Your Way prize with D, but after buying A, she Bankrupts on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge. After that, Mike calls a dud H on $650.

Amy picks S on $700, then gets the last vowel (O) on Free Play. She finishes with R, L, and M on $300, $650, and $900.

S L O _ / _ O O _ E R
A N D / S _ E A M E R

She solves SLOW COOKER AND STEAMER for $3,550.

Bankrupt: Sheila ($550 + Prize)
Dud: H (Mike)

Mike: $0
Amy: $4,550
Sheila: $2,000
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Mystery Round: Fun & Games

Mike hits Bankrupt on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge. After that, it's all Amy: first, T for the ½ Car next to the orange $300, then a purchase of A. She calls S on $400, buys E, then finishes with R and H on $500 next to $450 and $800.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ / A T
S T A R S / T H _ R _ _ _ H
A / T E _ E S _ _ _ E

She solves LOOKING AT STARS THROUGH A TELESCOPE for $5,300 and the tag.

Bankrupt: Mike ($0)

Mike: $0
Amy: $9,850 + ½ Car tag
Sheila: $2,000

Retro Bonus Round

This lady chose P M C A for an Event in 1998:

P _ _ T _
_ _ N _ S _

She couldn't solve PHOTO FINISH.
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Prize/Express Round: Place

Amy calls S and T on $600 and the ½ Car next to the orange $300, but after buying E, she Bankrupts on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge… and Sheila Bankrupts next to $3500.

Mike picks up the Shop Your Way gift tag with N, buys O and I, then calls D on $700. After buying A to clear the vowels, he picks R on $800.

_ R E _ I E R
D I _ I N _
D E S T I N A T I O N

He solves PREMIER DIVING DESTINATION for $3,750, the Gift Tag, and a trip to Belize (Ramon's Village Resort + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $6,699).

Bankrupt: Amy ($1,350 + Car), Sheila ($0)

Mike: $11,449
Amy: $9,850
Sheila: $2,000
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$3,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?

_ _ _ G _ _ _ _
_ P / A / S T O _ M

Mike is silent.

_ A _ G _ _ _ _
_ P / A / S T O _ M

Amy solves LAUGHING UP A STORM.

Round 4: Thing

Amy calls T on $600, then duds with S on $500 next to $450.

Sheila picks R on $350, then duds with N on $5000.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ T T _ R _ _ _ _

Final Spin: $5000!

Mike: L
Amy: M
Sheila: D
Mike: H

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ L
L _ T T _ R H _ _ D

He solves OFFICIAL LETTERHEAD for $18,000 more.

Duds: S (Amy), N (Sheila), M (Amy, in Speed-Up)

End totals:
Mike: $29,449
Amy: $12,850
Sheila: $2,000
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Mike has two friends in the audience.

The Wheel stops at the ', and his puzzle is Phrase:

_ _ N ' T
_ _ _ _ _ L E

G, H, D, A:

D _ N ' T
_ _ _ _ _ L E

DON'T TROUBLE is his only guess. He doesn't get DON'T QUIBBLE for $40,000. End total: $29,449.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: ML9403986