May 1, 2015 recap

Pat and Vanna wait backstage. Mickey pushes a button, Minnie pushes another, Goofy hits another, and static appears.

Mickey introduces Pat and Vanna from center stage.

$1,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time

N E A _ / A N D
D E _ _

Dana & Joel solve NEAR AND DEAR.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: JD0804453 (oddly, it doesn't appear until the last team is interviewed)

Dana & Joel Freedman, Deerfield, IL, married 11 years, love to travel, first trip together was to Disney World, have two children
Aaron & Lindsey Balew, Shawnee, KS, married 5 years; he's a physics teacher and coach, went on a Disney cruise on their honeymoon, she's a research teacher; they have one son, another child, and a third on the way
Jimmy & Kelsey (last name not given), Willmar, MN, married 4 years, he's a youth pastor, they have two sons

$2,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz

B _ _ _ D _ _ Y
_ U S _ _ A _

Dana & Joel solve BROADWAY MUSICAL.

Prize on Wheel: Disneyland Resort, $7,488

Round 1: Food & Drink

Dana & Joel call T and S on $600 and $700, then buy E. After R on $900,they buy I, then call L and C on $900 and $700. They then ask to solve…

T R I _ L E
C _ _ C _ L _ T E
C _ _ C _ _ E S

…but TRIPLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES is wrong.

Aaron & Lindsey call H on $600, buy O, then call P and K on $550 and Free Play. Everything else is a vowel…

T R I P L E
C H O C O L _ T E
C _ P C _ K E S

…so they solve TRIPLE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES for $1,950 -> $2,000.

Unclaimed: $7,900 (Dana & Joel)
Missolve: Dana & Joel

Aaron & Lindsey: $2,000
Jimmy & Kelsey: $0
Dana & Joel: $3,000
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Mystery Round: Song Lyrics

Aaron & Lindsey hit the Mystery Wedge between $700 and $800 for S; they flip it, but the reverse is a Bankrupt: Jimmy & Kelsey and Dana & Joel both Bankrupt as well: the former on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge, the latter between $900 and $650.

Aaron & Lindsey call T on $650, buy I and E, then get the Disneyland trip with H. But after clearing out the vowels (O, A, U), they Bankrupt between $900 and $3,500.

Jimmy & Kelsey call N, D, and R on $600, $700, and $550, but the Bankrupt between $900 and $650 stops them. Dana & Joel finishes with L on $800.

I T ' S / T H E
_ I R _ L E / O _
L I _ E / A N D / I T
_ O _ E S / U S / A L L

They solve IT'S THE CIRCLE OF LIFE AND IT MOVES US ALL for $3,200 more.

Bankrupt: $0 (Aaron & Lindsey), $0 (Jimmy & Kelsey), Dana & Joel ($0), Aaron & Lindsey ($1,200 + trip), Jimmy & Kelsey ($1,850)

Aaron & Lindsey: $2,000
Jimmy & Kelsey: $0
Dana & Joel: $6,200
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Prize/Express Round: Event

Jimmy & Kelsey get the Wild Card with T, then buy E and A. After G, W, and Y on $600, $600, and $900, they buy a bad O.

Dana & Joel don't spin…

_ _ T _ _ A T E
_ A _ _ _ Y
G E T A W A Y

…and solve ULTIMATE FAMILY GETAWAY for just the trip to Walt Disney World ($11,706).

Dud: O (Jimmy & Kelsey)
Unclaimed: $3,750 (Jimmy & Kelsey)

Aaron & Lindsey: $2,000
Jimmy & Kelsey: $0 + Wild Card
Dana & Joel: $17,906
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Living Things

E _ _ _ _ _ _ T _
A N D / _ _ _ _ O S

Dana & Joel are wrong with ELEPHANTS AND HIPPOS.

E _ E _ _ _ _ T _
A N D / _ _ _ _ O S

Jimmy & Kelsey solve ELEPHANTS AND RHINOS.

Round 4: Phrase

Jimmy & Kelsey call T on $600, buy E, and call A on Free Play before buying a bad I. Dana & Joel call R on $500 between $800 and $650 when the bells ring.

_ _ E R E / _ R E A _ _
_ _ _ E / T R _ E

Final Spin: $650

Dana & Joel: M

_ _ E R E / _ R E A M _
_ _ M E / T R _ E

They solve WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE for $4,800.

Dud: I (Jimmy & Kelsey)
Unclaimed: $100 (Jimmy & Kelsey)

End totals:
Aaron & Lindsey: $2,000
Jimmy & Kelsey: $3,000
Dana & Joel: $22,706
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Dana & Joel's children are in the audience, as are both of their parents.

They land on the P in SPIN, and their puzzle is Phrase:

_ _ E R
_ _ N _ E R

D, B, G, O:

O _ E R
_ O N D E R

They solve OVER YONDER for $32,000. End total: $54,706.