May 13, 2015 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

_ O U N T / M E / I N

Jeremy solves COUNT ME IN.

Jeremy Cybulski, Ferndale, MI, works for a credit union, partners with schools for financial education, married to Nicole, has one child
G'na Garcia, Orcutt, CA, program coordinator for Santa Maria Valley discovery museum, promotional model, writer and self-published poet
Emily Fiduk, Charleston, SC, 6th-grade math teacher at Advanced Studies Magnet, former church handbell player

$2,000 Toss-Up: Occupation

T _ _ V E L
_ _ _ _ _

Jeremy solves TRAVEL AGENT.

Prize on Wheel: Canadian Rockies, Collette Vacations, $10,838

Round 1: Same Letter (Pat accidentally says Occupation again)

Jeremy gets the Maui Jim gift tag with S, but gives it right back to the Bankrupt between $900 and $650. G'na then duds with L on $700.

Emily calls R and N on $550 and the ½ Car between $650 and $900. After buying E, she calls T on $550, buys I, then duds with P on $900, after which Jeremy Bankrupts on the left of the Million Dollar Wedge.

G'na calls G on $900, buys A, then calls C on the ½ Car between $550 and $900; she also gets the $1,000 bonus as that's the Same Letter. After buying O and U to clear the vowels, she calls M on $700.

C R E A T I N G
C U S T O M
C O N _ E C T I O N S

She solves CREATING CUSTOM CONFECTIONS for $3,850 and the tag.

Bankrupt: Jeremy ($1,000 + Gift Tag), Jeremy ($0)
Dud: L (G'na), P (Emily)
Unclaimed: $3,200 + ½ Car tag (Emily)

Emily: $0
Jeremy: $3,000
G'na: $3,850 + ½ Car tag
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Mystery Round: Landmark

G'na calls T on $650, buys E, then calls H on the Mystery Wedge between $700 and $800. She doesn't flip, then calls R on $800. After buying A, she calls G on $700, buys O, then gets the ½ Car between $650 and $900 with F, but her purchase of U is a dud.

Emily hits the Mystery Wedge between $700 and $800 for L; she flips it, but the reverse is a Bankrupt. Jeremy then hits the one between Free Play and Lose a Turn for W.

T H E / G R E A T
W A L L / O F / _ H _ _ A

He solves THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA for $1,000.

Dud: U (G'na)
Bankrupt: Emily ($0, reverse of Mystery Wedge)
Unclaimed: $4,300 + Car (G'na)

Emily: $0
Jeremy: $4,000
G'na: $3,850 + ½ Car tag
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Prize/Express Round: Thing

Emily calls N and S on $600 and ½ Car between $650 and $900, then buys a bad E.

Jeremy calls T on $500 between $800 and $700, buys A, calls R on $700, then gets the Wild Card with L before buying I.

T R A _ I T I _ N A L
I R I S _ / _ _ S I _

He solves TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC for $2,400, the Wild Card, and a trip to Ireland (Collette Vacations, $9,198).

Dud: E (Emily)
Unclaimed: $1,350 (Emily)

Emily: $0
Jeremy: $15,598 + Wild Card
G'na: $3,850
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$3,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?

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

Jeremy solves WAITING IN THE WINGS.

Round 4: On the Map

This round is all Jeremy. T on $500, a purchase of E, then L on $800 and a purchase of A. After R on $800, he buys I, then finishes with N on $650.

I N T E R N A T I _ N A L
_ A T E / L I N E

He solves INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE for $5,750.

PERFECT ROUND

Round 5: Place

Final Spin: $500 between $800 and $650

G'na: S
(null cycle)
Emily: N
Jeremy: L
G'na: G
Emily: H
Jeremy: O
G'na: D (Pat: "Think that's been called")
Emily: M

S _ M M _ N G
H O L _

She solves SWIMMING HOLE for $6,000.

Unclaimed: $1,500 (Jeremy), $3,000 (G'na)
Repeat: D (G'na)

End totals:
Emily: $6,000
Jeremy: $24,348
G'na: $3,850
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Jeremy has two of his friends in the audience.

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

_ _ _ S E _
_ _ T

P, M, D, A, C:

P _ A S E D
_ _ T

He solves PHASED OUT for $40,000. End total: $64,348.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: TG5681209