December 18, 2014 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Song Lyrics

R _ N / _ U N
_ U D _ _ _ _

Danielle: RUN RUN RUDOLPH.

Danielle Tiecher, Huntington Station, NY, food and beverage manager for a bowling company, raised over $92,000 for lymphoma
Angelo Fileccia, Brownstown, MI, insurance agent
Linda Ondrey, North Olmsted, OH, married 37 years to Joe, has four children, two sons-in-law, and two granddaughters

$2,000 Toss-Up: Occupation

_ O F T _ _ R _
D E V E _ _ P _ R

Angelo solves SOFTWARE DEVELOPER.

Prize on Wheel: Walmart shopping spree, $7,500

Round 1: Food & Drink

Angelo calls T on $900, but after buying E, he hits the Bankrupt between $900 and $2,500. Linda calls S on $700, buys A, and gets the Walmart prize with W, but she buys a bad O. After that, Danielle duds with R on the Million Dollar Wedge.

Angelo calls L on $700, then buys I to clear the vowels. After N on $600, he finds three P's on $2,500, then goes for D, M, and G on $650, $700, and $550.

S W E E T
P I N E A P P L E -
G L A _ E D / _ A M

He solves SWEET PINEAPPLE-GLAZED HAM for $11,150.

Bankrupt: Angelo ($650)
Duds: O (Linda), R (Danielle)

Linda: $0
Danielle: $1,000
Angelo: $13,150
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Mystery Round: Quotation

Linda calls T on $550, but after buying E and A, she Bankrupts between $900 and $3,500. Danielle calls L on $900, buys I, then hits the same Bankrupt.

Angelo gets the ½ Car between $650 and $900 with R, then buys O and U to clear the vowels. After D on $500 between $800 and $650, he Bankrupts between $900 and $650.

Linda gets H and N on $500 between $650 and $900 and ½ Car between $550 and $900. After B on $3,500, she calls Y on $650. Her next stop is the Mystery Wedge between $700 and $800, but she doesn't find any P's. Danielle hits Lose a Turn, so we go back to Angelo…

H E / H A D / A
B R O A D / _ A _ E
A N D / A / L I T T L E
R O U N D / B E L L Y

…who solves HE HAD A BROAD FACE AND A LITTLE ROUND BELLY for the house minimum.

Bankrupt: Linda ($600), Danielle ($3,350), Angelo ($2,500 + ½ Car tag)
Dud: P (Linda)
Lose a Turn: Danielle

Linda: $0
Danielle: $1,000
Angelo: $14,150
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Prize/Express Round: What Are You Doing?

Danielle gets the ½ Car between $550 and $900 with N, buys I and E, then calls G on $900. But her next stop is the Bankrupt on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge.

Angelo gets the Million Dollar Wedge with S and T on $600. After buying A, he calls H on $650, then duds with L on $500 between $800 and $650.

Linda calls D on Express, but doesn't climb aboard. Her next spin is $650, on which she calls R.

D I S _ _ _ E R I N G
T H E / _ _ N D E R S
_ _ / N A T _ R E

She solves DISCOVERING THE WONDERS OF NATURE for $3,950 and a trip to Belize (Maruba Resort, $7,460).

Bankrupt: Danielle ($1,900 + ½ Car tag)
Dud: L (Angelo)

Linda: $11,410
Danielle: $1,000
Angelo: $14,150
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Event

_ _ _ _ S I N _ / T H E
F I _ _ _ H / L _ N _

Danielle solves CROSSING THE FINISH LINE.

Round 4: Phrase

Final Spin: $600

Danielle: T
Angelo: R
Linda: S
Danielle: N
Angelo: M
Linda: L

_ T / _ L L / _ _ M _ S
_ _ _ N / T _ / T _ _ S

She solves IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS for $6,400 more.

Dud: R (Angelo)

End totals:
Linda: $17,810
Danielle: $4,000; Secret Santa SPIN ID: SJ5573257, Shelley J.
Angelo: $14,150; Secret Santa SPIN ID: KP4901246, Kisha P.
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Linda's husband is in the audience.

She lands on the S in SPIN, and her puzzle is On the Map:

_ _ _ _ S T _
_ E _ R _ _ _

M, P, D, A:

A _ _ _ S T A
_ E _ R _ _ A

She solves AUGUSTA GEORGIA for $32,000. End total: $49,810.

Secret Santa SPIN ID: LP3411574, Linda P.