May 18, 2015 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Things

_ _ _ R T _
A _ _ / _ _ I R T S

Angela is wrong with SUITS AND SHIRTS.

S _ O R T _
A _ D / _ _ I R T S

Alicia solves SHORTS AND SKIRTS.

Alicia Clarke, Kirkland, WA, marketing manager for an energy efficiency company, volunteer dog walker, fan of the outdoors
Roland Popkin?, Tucson, AZ, retired airline pilot, married, has four children and four grandchildren
Angela DeFilippis, Staten Island, NY, principal of of Brooklyn Science & Engineering Academy, has one son, does kickboxing

$2,000 Toss-Up: Proper Name

_ D W _ _ D
N _ R _ O _

Angela solves EDWARD NORTON.

Prize on Wheel: Qamea Resort & Spa, Fiji, $9,132

Round 1: Event

Category wipe: Pat surfing

Angela gets the ½ Car between $550 and $900 with N, buys E, then gets the other ½ Car with T. After H on $600 and S on $500 between $650 and $900, she buys I, calls G on $500, between $550 and $900, then buys A to clear the vowels. Her last stop is $2,500 for M.

M A _ I N G / T H E
H E A _ _ I N E S

She solves MAKING THE HEADLINES for $5,450 and the Nissan Versa Note S ($14,975).

PERFECT ROUND

Alicia: $1,000
Roland: $0
Angela: $22,425
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Alicia Bankrupts on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge. Roland finds six T's on $3,500, but after buying E, he Bankrupts it all away (between $900 and $650). Angela tries H and N on $900 and $650, but the latter is a dud. Alicia goes for S on $900, but after buying I and O, she Bankrupts on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge again, while Roland Bankrupts between $900 and $3,500. Angela finishes with L and C on $550 and $500 between $650 and $900.

_ _ S T / T H E
T I _ / O _ / T H E
I C E _ E _ _
L E T T _ C E

She solves JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG LETTUCE for $3,350 more.

Bankrupt: Alicia ($0), Roland ($20,750), Alicia ($400), Roland ($0)
Dud: N (Angela)

Alicia: $1,000
Roland: $0
Angela: $25,775
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Prize/Express Round: Phrase

Roland Bankrupts between $900 and $650. Angela gets the Wild Card with N, buys O and I, then calls a dud P on $900. (She almost re-called the N, but caught it just in time.) Alicia then duds with T on $500 between $800 and $650. Roland calls L on $500 between $550 and $900; after this, he asks to solve, but changes his mind and spins again, only to land on $3,500 for M. But after that, he Bankrupts between $900 and $650.

Angela hits Express for D and climbs aboard:

Express letters
R
S
K
A
E (no more vowels)
F

I / F E E L / L I K E
A / M I L L I O N
D O L L A R S

She reads off I FEEL LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS for $4,500, the Wild Card, and a trip to St. Thomas (Bolongo Bay Beach Resort, $6,379).

Bankrupt: Roland ($0), Roland ($6,500)
Duds: P (Angela), T (Alicia)

Alicia: $1,000
Roland: $0
Angela: $36,654 + Wild Card
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Place

_ H _ / P R _ D U _ E
S _ C T I _ _

Alicia solves THE PRODUCE SECTION.

Round 4: Occupation

Final Spin: $600

Alicia: N
Roland: S
Angela: M
Alicia: T
Roland: R
Angela: L
Alicia: C
Roland: D

_ R _ _ D C _ S T
_ _ _ R N _ L _ S T

For $8,000, he solves BROADCAST JOURNALIST

Dud: M (Angela)
Unclaimed: $6,400 (Alicia), $1,600 (Angela)

End totals:
Alicia: $4,000
Roland: $8,000
Angela: $36,654 + Wild Card
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Angela's mother and aunt are in the audience.

She lands on the ★★, and her puzzle is Phrase:

_ _ / _ _ R _ L

M, D, C, I, G:

G _ / _ I R _ L

GO GIRL is her only guess. She can't solve GO VIRAL for $50,000. End total: $36,654.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: HC2455700