September 25, 2014 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Place

C A _ _ B O U
C _ _ _ _ I _ G

Scot solves CARIBOU CROSSING.

Scot Epling, Mt. Pleasant, SC, works in IT at a bank, mother is a big fan
Georgette Belier, Irvine, CA, originally from Toledo, OH, author & engineer, has nine siblings
Candice Hererro, Durham, NC, blogger & antique collector, married to Bill, travel the country for antiques, former news reporter

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

R E _ _ _ N _ / _ H E
D _ R E _ T I _ _ _

Georgette gets READING THE DIRECTIONS.

Prize on Wheel: Washington State steamboat trip via American Queen Steamboat Company, $9,590

Round 1: Show Biz

Georgette calls 2 T's for the eBags Gift Tag, then buys the E's. She gets $650 for the S, then gets the Wild Card with the R's. "Stripping the wheel clean," she calls an L for a ½ Car tag (between $550/$900), then gets the M's for $900 apiece. After all this, she duds with an O.

Candice gets a P for $600, then buys the I. She gets the Y's on $650, then finishes off the vowels with the A's.

A _ A _ E M Y
A _ A R _ / _ I _ _ E R
M E R Y L / S T R E E P

She solves ACADEMY AWARD WINNER MERYL STREEP for $1,400.

Dud: O (Georgette)

Georgette: $2,000 + Wild Card
Candice: $1,400
Scot: $1,000

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Mystery Round: Same Letter

Candice gets the R's off $550, then buys E and O. She hits $650 for the S, but then duds with an I.

Scot calls for the T on $800, then finishes the vowels with an A on Free Play. He hits the ½ Car between $650/$900, but misses with an H.

Georgette calls the C on $700, and gets the same letter of B on $650, and gets another $1,000 on top of that. She then hits $500 (between TD/$900) for V...

B E A V E R S
B A _ _ E R S / &
B O B C A T S 

...and solves BEAVERS BADGERS & BOBCATS for $4,800.

Duds: I (Candice), H (Scot)

Georgette: $6,800 + Wild Card
Candice: $1,400
Scot: $1,000

Retro Bonus Round
It's a Phrase from March 6, 2007, and M P D I gave this:

I N / _ _ _ _ E

She correctly solves IN VOGUE.

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Prize/Express Round: On the Map

Scot gets the T's off $700, then the H's off $650. After buying the E, he hits $500 (between $800/$650) for S, and then buys the A and I to finish off the vowels.

T H E / _ _ I T I S H
_ I _ _ I _ / I S _ A _ _ S

He solves THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS for $3,950 and a trip to the Virgin Islands (Longbay.com and Hotwire.com, $6,640).

PERFECT ROUND

Georgette: $6,800 + Wild Card
Candice: $1,400
Scot: $11,590

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$3,000 Toss-Up: Event

_ R _ N D - _ _ E _ I _ G
S A L E

Georgette solves GRAND-OPENING SALE.

Round 4: Food & Drink

Georgette duds instantly with N on $500 (pink).

Candice hits $500 (between $550/$900) for the R, then buys the I. She then gets the S's for $600, then buys the E's and O's. She then hits $650 for the F's, and finishes the vowels with the A's. She gets the H's for $500 and the C's for $500 (between $800/$650)...

F R E S H / _ A _ C H
O F / C O O _ I E S

...and solves FRESH BATCH OF COOKIES for $4,000.

Dud: N (Georgette)

Georgette: $9,800 + Wild Card
Candice: $5,400
Scot: $11,590

Round 5: Things

Final Spin: $900

Candice: R
Scot: S
Georgette: N
Candice: T
Scot: G
Georgette: L

S _ L _ _ R
& / G _ L _

For $3,800, Georgette solves SILVER & GOLD.

Duds: N (Georgette), T (Candice)

End totals:
Georgette: $13,600 + Wild Card
Candice: $5,400
Scot: $11,590

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$100,000 Bonus Round

Georgette's significant other Mitch is in the audience.

She lands on the C, and her puzzle is What Are You Doing?:

_ _ _ _ _ N _
_ R _ _ N _

D, P, M, O, H:

_ O O _ _ N _
_ R O _ N D

Georgette instantly nails GOOFING AROUND for $32,000! She leaves with $45,600.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: JS0446050