May 28, 2015 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink

C H _ R _ _ E S
_ _ B I _ _ _

Maylin solves CHERRIES JUBILEE. (Florence said it first, but forgot to ring in, allowing Maylin to beat her.)

Maylin Falke, Folsom, CA, married to Brad, has 4 kids, runs 8 miles a day, paints designs on her toenails
Florence Warren, Selden, NY, retired systems analyst, works at a hospital
Andy Walsh, Fridley, MN, middle school math teacher, loves the outdoors, plays saxophone, bassoon, and recorder

$2,000 Toss-Up: Occupation

_ R E A _ _ V E
D _ R E _ _ O _

Andy solves CREATIVE DIRECTOR.

Prize on Wheel: Chongwe River Camp, Zambia, $9,000

Round 1: What Are You Doing?

Andy calls N, G, and D on $700, travelsmith.com gift tag, and $600, then buys A. After that, Maylin and Florence Bankrupt back-to-back: the former between $900 and $2,500, the latter between $900 and $650.

Andy calls R on $900, buys E, O, and I, then finishes with T on Free Play.

G I _ I N G / I T
O N E / _ _ N D R E D
_ E R _ E N T

He solves GIVING IT ONE HUNDRED PERCENT for $6,800 and the Gift Tag.

Dud: A (Andy)
Bankrupt: Maylin ($0), Florence ($0)

Andy: $9,800
Maylin: $1,000
Florence: $0
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Maylin calls T on $900, buys E, and calls S on $900 before buying a bad A; after that, Florence Bankrupts between $900 and $650.

Andy picks R on $900, then buys O, U, and I to clear the vowels. After F on Free Play, he hits the Mystery Wedge between Free Play and Lose a Turn; he calls H and flips it to find the $10,000 on the back!

_ H O T O
F I _ I S H
_ O U R / H O _ E _ O R _

He solves PHOTO FINISH YOUR HOMEWORK for $11,550.

Dud: A (Maylin)
Bankrupt: Florence ($0)
Unclaimed: $1,300 (Maylin)

Andy: $21,350
Maylin: $1,000
Florence: $0

No Retro Bonus Round.
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Prize/Express Round: Phrase

Florence calls T on $650 and N on Express (oddly, the train horn does not sound). She climbs aboard:

Express letters
M (no M, Bankrupt)

After that, Andy and Maylin dud with S and R on Wild Card and 4650. Florence calls L on $800, buys I and O, then hits Lose a Turn.

Andy calls E on Free Play, then Y and F on $700 and $650 before buying A and U to clear the vowels. But after B on the ½ Car between $650 and $900, he hits Bankrupt between $900 and $3,500.

Maylin doesn't spin again…

E _ _ E _ T I O N A L L Y
B E A U T I F U L

…and solves EXCEPTIONALLY BEAUTIFUL for just the trip to Antigua (St. James's Club, $7,360).

Duds: M (Florence, on Express), S (Andy), R (Maylin)
Bankrupt: $2,300 (Florence, on Express), $1,350 + ½ Car tag (Andy)
Lose a Turn: Florence
Unclaimed: $1,900 (Florence)

Andy: $21,350
Maylin: $8,360
Florence: $0
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz

_ _ _ K - _ N
P _ R _

Andy blanks out.

_ A L K - O N
P _ R _

Maylin solves WALK-ON PART.

Round 4: Thing

Final Spin: $600

Maylin: T
Florence: N
Andy: R
Maylin: S
Florence: L
Andy: C
Maylin: M
Florence: G
Andy: A
Maylin: D

R _ M A N T _ C
M _ L _ D _

She's wrong with ROMANTIC MALADY, but after stumbling over it, she solves ROMANTIC MELODY for $6,400.

Duds: S (Maylin), G (Florence)
Unclaimed: $3,200 (Andy), $3,200 (Florence)

End totals:
Andy: $21,350
Maylin: $17,760
Florence: $0 -> $1,000
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$100,000 Bonus Round

His father, sister, sister's boyfriend, and friend are in the audience.

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

S T R _ _ E _
_ _ N _ N _

G, D, P, I:

S T R I P E D
_ _ N I N G

He solves STRIPED AWNING for $32,000. End total: $53,350.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: KS3131550