May 27, 2015 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Event

_ P O N _ A N E O _ S
R O _ _ / T R _ P

Danelle solves SPONTANEOUS ROAD TRIP.

Danelle Christian, Lee's Summit, MO, pharmacist, married to Mike, has three children, Royals fan
John Napotnik, Camarillo, CA, married to Kaylee, has one son, works with the YMCA, born with no sense of smell
Jill Rosenblatt, Farmingville, NY, married 10 years to Freddie, has two girls, soccer mom, server in a few different places

$2,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz

C A S _ / I _ / _ H E
L E A D / _ O _ E

John solves CAST IN THE LEAD ROLE.

Prize on Wheel: Paris, paris.buzz, $7,550

Jim is shown on-camera responding to Pat's joke.

Round 1: Phrase

John calls T, R, and S on $700, $600, and $550, then buys E and O.

T _ O ' S
_ O _ _ _ _ _
T _ R E E ' S
_ / _ R O _ _

He solves TWO'S COMPANY THREE'S A CROWD for $3,200.

PERFECT ROUND

Danelle: $1,000
John: $5,200
Jill: $0
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Mystery Round: Same Name

Jill calls E on Free Play and T on $900, then buys a bad A. Danelle calls S on the bedandbreakfast.com gift tag, gets an O on Free Play, then Bankrupt between $900 and $3,500. John hits the Mystery Wedge between $700 and $800, but can't find an R.

Back to Jill, who calls C on $800, buys I to clear the vowels, then calls P on $700. She asks to solve…

P O P S I C _ E / &
P O _ O
S T I C _

…but POPSICLE & POLO STICK isn't it.

Danelle calls L and G on $700 and Free Play.

P O P S I C L E / &
P O G O
S T I C _

She solves POPSICLE & POGO STICK for $1,200.

Duds: A (Jill), R (John)
Bankrupt: Danelle ($1,000 + Gift Tag)
Missolve: Jill
Unclaimed: $4,100 (Jill)

Danelle: $2,200
John: $5,200
Jill: $0
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Prize/Express Round: Thing

Danelle gets the Wild Card with R, buys E, and calls N on $550, but after buying A, she duds with L on $500 between $800 and $650

John calls C on $900 and buys O.

_ A N O R A _ _ C
O C E A N / _ _ E _

He solves PANORAMIC OCEAN VIEW for $1,550 and a trip to Costa Rica (Si Como No, $6,928).

Dud: L (Danelle)
Unclaimed: $1,100 (Danelle)

Danelle: $2,200 + Wild Card
John: $13,678
Jill: $0
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$3,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?

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

Jill blanks, but Danelle gets REACHING FOR THE STARS.

Round 4: Movie Title

This round is all Danelle: T on $500, followed by E, then H and R on $700 and $600.

T H E / T H E _ R _ / _ _
E _ E R _ T H _ _ _

She solves THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING for $4,550.

PERFECT ROUND #2

Round 5: Food & Drink

John duds with T on $600, and Jill can't find an R on $500 between $5,000 and $900. Danelle tries S on $700, but after buying A, she duds with N on $700, and John duds with L on $650.

Back to Jill, who calls C on $900, buys E, and calls H on $900.

H _ _ E _ A _ E
C H E E S E C A _ E

She solves HOMEMADE CHEESECAKE for $3,350.

Duds: T (John), R (Jill), N (Danelle), L (John)
Unclaimed: $450 (Danelle)

Round 6: Thing

Final Spin: $500 between $5,000 and $900

Jill: T
Danelle: R
John: S
Jill: L
Danelle: C
John: N
Jill: D
Danelle: G

_ D _ C _ T _ D
G _ _ S S

She solves EDUCATED GUESS for $3,000 more.

Duds: R (Danelle), L (Jill), N (John)
Unclaimed: $3,000 (John), $4,500 (Jill)

End totals:
Danelle: $12,750
John: $13,678
Jill: $3,350
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$100,000 Bonus Round

John's wife, son, mother, and best friend are in the audience.

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

_ N / _ L _
_ _ T _

D, M, W, O:

_ N / O L D
M _ T _

AN OLD MATE, AN OLD MATH, and AN OLD MATCH are his guesses. He can't get AN OLD MYTH for $32,000. End total: $13,678.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: JA9705945