February 3, 2015 recap (for Chad)

$1,000 Toss-Up: Fun & Games

_ _ N N I S
_ _ T C _

Chad solves TENNIS MATCH.

Chad Mosher (chad1m), Flint, MI, substitute teacher at Dowdall Elementary, coaches middle school quiz bowl, pop culture fan, loves game shows
Casey Yudovin (female), San Francisco, CA (originally from Thousand Oaks, CA), co-owns a perfume company, has two nephews
Erin Vilardi, New York City, NY, runs a non-profit for women who wants to run for government, has a boyfriend who lives in West Africa, everyone in the family has the nickname Eddie

$2,000 Toss-Up: Character

_ _ _ _ Y _ / _ H _
S _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ N

Chad also solves POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN.

Prize on Wheel: $7,500 cash courtesy of Post Shredded Wheat

Round 1: Things

Chad calls N on $900, buys A, and calls S on $500 between $800 and $650. After buyin E, he calls T on the same wedge, then calls H and R on $650 and $600.

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

He solves STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY for $4,550.

PERFECT ROUND

Erin: $0
Chad: $7,550
Casey: $0
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Casey gets the ½ Car between $550 and $900 with T, then hits Lose a Turn.

Erin calls S on $900, buys E and A, calls R on $700, buys I, then finishes with D on Free Play.

_ A S E _ A _ _
D I A _ _ _ D S
A R E / A / _ I R _ ' S
_ E S T / _ R I E _ D

She solves BASEBALL DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND for $6,450.

Lose a Turn: Casey

Erin: $6,450
Chad: $7,550
Casey: $0

Jim plugs Orbitz in place of the retro Bonus Round.
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Prize/Express Round: Place

Erin calls S on $700 and buys E. After N on $650, she buys I and calls R on $3,500, then buys O and A to clear the vowels. She returns to $700 for F, then Bankrupts between $900 and $650.

Chad picks C and T on $600 and $650…

F R A N C E ' S
C O S _ O _ O _ I T A N
C A _ I T A _ / C I T _

…and solves FRANCE'S COSMOPOLITAN CAPITAL CITY for $4,350 and a trip to Paris (paris.buzz, $7,550).

Bankrupt: Erin ($5,900)

Erin: $6,450
Chad: $19,450
Casey: $0
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink

_ E _ N _ _ / B _ T _ _ R
_ A _ _

Casey solves PEANUT BUTTER BARS.

Round 4: Phrase

Casey calls T on $500 between $550 and $900, buy E, and calls H on $500 between $800 and $650, then buys a bad A. Erin Bankrupts between $900 and $5,000. Chad lights up R and N on $650 and Free Play before the Bankrupt between $900 and $5,000 stops him.

After that, Casey Bankrupts between $900 and $5,000. Erin then picks C and D on $500 between $5,000 and $900, and $500, respectively.


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

Final Spin: $900

Erin: F

_ N E / F _ R / T H E
R E C _ R D / _ _ _ _ _

She solves ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS for $2,900 more.

Dud: A (Casey)
Bankrupt: Erin ($0), Chad ($2,450), Casey ($0)

End totals:
Erin: $9,350
Chad: $19,450
Casey: $3,000
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Chad has three friends in the audience.

He lands on the S in AMERICA'S, and his puzzle is Thing:

_ _ _ _ _ _ R _
_ _ _ E _ _

C, D, H, A:

_ A C _ _ A R D
_ A _ E _ _

BACKYARD MAKEUP is his only guess. He doesn't solve BACKYARD GAZEBO for $32,000. End total: $19,450.

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