June 3, 2014 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Around the House

G A _ D _ _ I _ G
G L O V E S

Debi solves GARDENING GLOVES.

It's the sixth episode of Happy Mother's Day week, so we have three women playing.

Debi Tinsley, Van Nuys, CA, actor and legal secretary, sings jazz and bossa nova, married to Tom, has two children
Jen Bailey, Seekonk, MA, married for seven years to Wesley, has three children, loves kickboxking, baking, singing, and songwriting
Kelly Harrington, Warwick, RI (originally from Everett, MA) high school math teacher and volleyball coach, married to Mike for 13 years, has three children

$2,000 Toss-Up: Place

_ _ _ V E N _ E N _ E
S _ _ _ E

Kelly solves CONVENIENCE STORE.

Prize on Wheel: Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans + French Quarter culinary tour, $5,200

Round 1: Phrase

Kelly hits the Bankrupt next to $650. Debi picks up the New Orleans trip with T, then buys E and A. She calls P on the Omaha Steaks gift tag and, after a null cycle, H on $2500. After buying the last vowel, I, she picks R on the ½ Car next to the pink $900.

_ R I _ _ / A
H E A R T _
A P P E T I T E

She solves BRING A HEARTY APPETITE for $11,450 counting her cardboard.

Bankrupt: Kelly ($0)

Debi: $12,450 + ½ Car
Jen: $0
Kelly: $2,000
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Debi barely misses additional tags twice: first, she hits $350 for T, then $300 for R. She buys E and A, then hits the Bankrupt on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge.

Jen calls S on $300, then duds with G on $350. Kelly picks D on $300.

E _ E R _
_ _ A R D
_ _ / D _ R E _ T _ R S

She solves EMERY BOARD OF DIRECTORS for $600 -> $1,000.

Bankrupt: Debi ($1,050 + ½ car tag)
Dud: G (Jen)

Debi: $12,450
Jen: $0
Kelly: $3,000

Retro Bonus Round
Barry chose D C M O for a Thing in 1991:

R O _ _ O _ T

He solved ROWBOAT.
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Prize/Express Round: What Are You Doing?

Jen calls N and G on $350 and $800, then buys I. She picks T and H on $900 and the ½ Car next to the pink $900. After buying E, she picks F on $450, and buys A. Next are S, L, and D on $800, $700, and $800, but after buying O, she duds with R on $650.

Kelly picks K on Express and climbs aboard:

Express letters
B
Y
P

/ S O A K I N G / _ P
T H E / B E A _ T Y / O F
T H E / B I G / I S L A N D

She solves SOAKING UP THE BEAUTY OF THE BIG ISLAND for $5,000 and a trip to Hawaii (Mauna Lanin Bay Hotel + Sony Alpha NEX-5T, $7,453).

Dud: R (Jen)

Debi: $12,450
Jen: $0
Kelly: $15,453
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Person

T H E / _ _ _ O N G
S I _ E N _ / T _ P E

Debi solves THE STRONG SILENT TYPE to end up only $3 off the lead.

Round 4: Song Lyrics

After a null cycle (including a dud from Debi on $600), Debi finds five M's on $900.

M _ M _ / _ ' M
_ _ M _ _ _ / _ _ M _

Final Spin: $500 next to $450

Debi: P
Jen: C

M _ M _ / _ ' M
C _ M _ _ _ / _ _ M _

Jen solves MAMA I'M COMING HOME for $1,500.

Aired dud: P (Debi)

For the first time ever, we have a victory by $3!

End totals:
Debi: $15,450
Jen: $1,500
Kelly: $15,453
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Kelly's husband and daughter are in the audience.

She hits the G in GAME, and her puzzle is Phrase:

_ _ _ N _
_ R _ E N _ S

D, F, C, O:

_ _ O N _
F R _ E N D S

PHONY FRIENDS is her only guess, then KNOWN FRIENDS. She can't get AMONG FRIENDS for $30,000. End total: $15,453.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: RF8808183