Post by tenpoundhammer on Dec 16, 2014 21:50:55 GMT -5
$1,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink
_ H _ _ T N U T
C O O K I _ _
Mike blanks.
C H E _ T N U T
C O O K I _ _
Liz solves CHESTNUT COOKIES.
Liz Bigley, Stratford, CT, just started teaching at Great Oak Middle School, likes tennis, golf, and wakeboarding
Eddrina Brown, Charleston, SC, speech pathologist, married to Christopher, has one son, she and her husband coach basketball
Mike Murphy, Chelmsford, MA, high school football coach and PE teacher, likes to watch sports on TV, also likes playing golf with his friends
$2,000 Toss-Up: Thing
_ R O N T - P A G E
N E _ _
Mike solves FRONT-PAGE NEWS.
Prize on Wheel: Walmart shopping spree, $7,500
Round 1: What Are You Doing?
Mike goes for the usual first: N on $900, a purchase of I, and G on $650, but his next stop is Lose a Turn.
Liz calls T on $2,500, then buys E and A. After H and D on $550 and $900, she buys O and U to clear the vowels, but she duds with S on $600.
Eddrina calls P on $800, then duds with B on $900. Mike finishes up with W on the Wild Card.
W A _ I N G / U P
A T / T H E / _ _ A _ _
O _ / D A W N
He solves WAKING UP AT THE CRACK OF DAWN for $3,200 and the Wild Card.
Lose a Turn: Mike
Duds: S (Liz), B (Eddrina)
Liz: $1,000
Eddrina: $0
Mike: $5,200 + WC
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Mystery Round: Before & After
Liz calls T on $600, then duds with H on $650. Eddrina duds with S on the Walmart gift tag, but Mike gets the same with R. He buys E and A, then calls N on $700 before buying a bad O. Liz and Eddrina then dud with C and M on $550 and $650.
Mike calls G on $900, buys I to clear the vowels, and uncovers four P's on $650.
_ R A P P I N G
P A P E R
T R A I _
He solves WRAPPING PAPER TRAIL for $5,700 more counting the tag.
Duds: H (Liz), S (Eddrina), O (Mike), C (Liz), M (Eddrina)
Liz: $1,000
Eddrina: $0
Mike: $10,900 + WC
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Prize/Express Round: Place
Eddrina calls R on $700, buys E, and calls N on $700 before both she and Mike hit the Bankrupt between $900 and $3,500 back-to-back.
Liz calls T and H on $600 and $650, then buys O. After P on $900, she buys I and A to clear the vowels.
T H E / I _ E A _
T R O P I _ A _
_ E _ T I N A T I O N
She solves THE IDEAL TROPICAL DESTINATION for $3,200 and a trip to Costa Rica (Crocodile Bay Resort, $9,210).
Bankrupt: Eddrina ($1,850), Mike (Wild Card)
Liz: $13,410
Eddrina: $0
Mike: $10,900
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz
P L A _ _ N G / _ H E
T _ T L _ / R _ _ E
Eddrina says PLAYING THE TITLE ROLE to get on the board.
Round 4: People
Final Spin: $600
Eddrina: R
Mike: N
Liz: D
Eddrina: A
Mike: T
Liz: C
Eddrina: S
_ A D _ _ S / A N D
_ _ N T _ _ _ _ N
She solves LADIES AND GENTLEMEN for $1,600 more.
Duds: R (Eddrina), C (Liz)
End totals:
Liz: $13,410
Eddrina: $4,600; Secret Santa SPIN ID: BO3788160, Bradley O.
Mike: $10,900; Secret Santa SPIN ID: FO3523072, Florence O.
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Liz's parents and sister are in the audience.
She lands on the N in WIN, and her puzzle is Things:
_ _ _
_ _ N _ _ _ S
C, D, P, A:
_ A _
_ _ N D _ _ S
She doesn't solve BAY WINDOWS for $40,000. End total: $13,410.
Secret Santa SPIN ID: RB9085576, Rhonda B.
_ H _ _ T N U T
C O O K I _ _
Mike blanks.
C H E _ T N U T
C O O K I _ _
Liz solves CHESTNUT COOKIES.
Liz Bigley, Stratford, CT, just started teaching at Great Oak Middle School, likes tennis, golf, and wakeboarding
Eddrina Brown, Charleston, SC, speech pathologist, married to Christopher, has one son, she and her husband coach basketball
Mike Murphy, Chelmsford, MA, high school football coach and PE teacher, likes to watch sports on TV, also likes playing golf with his friends
$2,000 Toss-Up: Thing
_ R O N T - P A G E
N E _ _
Mike solves FRONT-PAGE NEWS.
Prize on Wheel: Walmart shopping spree, $7,500
Round 1: What Are You Doing?
Mike goes for the usual first: N on $900, a purchase of I, and G on $650, but his next stop is Lose a Turn.
Liz calls T on $2,500, then buys E and A. After H and D on $550 and $900, she buys O and U to clear the vowels, but she duds with S on $600.
Eddrina calls P on $800, then duds with B on $900. Mike finishes up with W on the Wild Card.
W A _ I N G / U P
A T / T H E / _ _ A _ _
O _ / D A W N
He solves WAKING UP AT THE CRACK OF DAWN for $3,200 and the Wild Card.
Lose a Turn: Mike
Duds: S (Liz), B (Eddrina)
Liz: $1,000
Eddrina: $0
Mike: $5,200 + WC
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Mystery Round: Before & After
Liz calls T on $600, then duds with H on $650. Eddrina duds with S on the Walmart gift tag, but Mike gets the same with R. He buys E and A, then calls N on $700 before buying a bad O. Liz and Eddrina then dud with C and M on $550 and $650.
Mike calls G on $900, buys I to clear the vowels, and uncovers four P's on $650.
_ R A P P I N G
P A P E R
T R A I _
He solves WRAPPING PAPER TRAIL for $5,700 more counting the tag.
Duds: H (Liz), S (Eddrina), O (Mike), C (Liz), M (Eddrina)
Liz: $1,000
Eddrina: $0
Mike: $10,900 + WC
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Prize/Express Round: Place
Eddrina calls R on $700, buys E, and calls N on $700 before both she and Mike hit the Bankrupt between $900 and $3,500 back-to-back.
Liz calls T and H on $600 and $650, then buys O. After P on $900, she buys I and A to clear the vowels.
T H E / I _ E A _
T R O P I _ A _
_ E _ T I N A T I O N
She solves THE IDEAL TROPICAL DESTINATION for $3,200 and a trip to Costa Rica (Crocodile Bay Resort, $9,210).
Bankrupt: Eddrina ($1,850), Mike (Wild Card)
Liz: $13,410
Eddrina: $0
Mike: $10,900
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz
P L A _ _ N G / _ H E
T _ T L _ / R _ _ E
Eddrina says PLAYING THE TITLE ROLE to get on the board.
Round 4: People
Final Spin: $600
Eddrina: R
Mike: N
Liz: D
Eddrina: A
Mike: T
Liz: C
Eddrina: S
_ A D _ _ S / A N D
_ _ N T _ _ _ _ N
She solves LADIES AND GENTLEMEN for $1,600 more.
Duds: R (Eddrina), C (Liz)
End totals:
Liz: $13,410
Eddrina: $4,600; Secret Santa SPIN ID: BO3788160, Bradley O.
Mike: $10,900; Secret Santa SPIN ID: FO3523072, Florence O.
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Liz's parents and sister are in the audience.
She lands on the N in WIN, and her puzzle is Things:
_ _ _
_ _ N _ _ _ S
C, D, P, A:
_ A _
_ _ N D _ _ S
She doesn't solve BAY WINDOWS for $40,000. End total: $13,410.
Secret Santa SPIN ID: RB9085576, Rhonda B.