October 27, 2015 recap/discussion

$1,000 Toss-Up: Characters

W I T C H E S
_ A S _ I _ G / S P E L _ S

Sarah solves WITCHES CASTING SPELLS.

Sarah Iverson, Nashville, TN, originally from San Diego, CA, financial consultant, loves to be outside
Mark Chapman, Los Angeles, CA, originally from Hamburg, NY, has been to all seven continents, marketing consultant
Jessica Washkwich, Jersey City, NJ, web content coordinator, loves to cook

$2,000 Toss-Up: Living Things

_ _ W L _ N G
C _ Y _ _ E _

Sarah solves HOWLING COYOTES.

Round 1: Movie Quote

Sarah calls T on $700, then duds with N on $550. Mark picks up the Million Dollar Wedge with S, then repeats the N on $600, after which Jessica picks a wrong R on $900.

Sarah calls L on $600, buys E and A, then picks D on $500. After buying I, she calls M on $500 between $550 and $600, then buys O to clear the vowels before Lose a Turn stops her.

Mark finishes with W and G on $800 and $900.

W E / A L L / G O / A
L I T T L E / M A D
S O M E T I M E S

He reads off WE ALL GO A LITTLE MAD SOMETIMES for $1,700 and the Million Dollar Wedge.

Duds: N (Sarah), R (Jessica)
Repeat: N (Mark)
Lose a Turn: Sarah
Unclaimed: $5,500 (Sarah)

Mark: $1,700 + MDW
Jessica: $0
Sarah: $3,000
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Mark and Jessica dud with S and R on $900 and $500.

Sarah picks T and H on $650 and $800, then finds N on $3,500. After buying I, E, and A, she hits the Mystery Wedge; she doesn't flip it, although the $10,000 is on the back. After buying O to clear the vowels, she finishes with D on $500.

_ E D D I N G
N I G H T
O _ / T H E
_ I _ I N G / D E A D

She solves WEDDING NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD for $17,400.

Duds: S (Mark), R (Jessica)

Mark: $1,700 + MDW
Jessica: $0
Sarah: $20,400

No retro Bonus Round.
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Prize/Express Round: What Are You Doing?

Jessica calls G on $700, A on Free Play, N on $3,500, and R on $700. After buying E and O, she returns to Free Play for I, but her next stop is the Bankrupt between $900 and $3,500.

Sarah tries L and T on $650 and $550 before the Bankrupt between $600 and $650 stops her, as it does to Mark afterward. Jessica then calls H on $900 before picking a bad M on $600.

Sarah calls S and C on $550 and $650 before buying U to clear the vowels. She then calls B on $500 between $800 and $650 before finishing with P on $900.

P A C _ I N G / T H E
B I N O C U L A R S

She solves PACKING THE BINOCULARS for $3,000 and a trip to St. Maarten (Divi Little Bay Beach Resort, $6,203).

Bankrupt: Jessica ($7,900), Sarah ($1,200), Mark (Million Dollar Wedge)
Dud: M (Jessica)
Unclaimed: $900 (Jessica)

Mark: $1,700
Jessica: $0
Sarah: $29,603
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink

_ _ _ / F U L L
O _ / C _ _ D Y

Sarah solves BAG FULL OF CANDY.

Round 4: Title

Final Spin: $650

Sarah: T
Mark: H
Jessica: S
Sarah: N
Mark: C
Jessica: D
Sarah: L
Mark: B
Jessica: E
Sarah: O
Mark: A
Jessica: R
Sarah: F
Mark: M
Jessica: P

T H E / P _ T / A N D
T H E / P E N D _ L _ M

For $6,600, she solves THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM.

Duds: S (Jessica), C (Mark), B (Mark), O (Sarah), R (Jessica), F (Sarah)
Unclimed: $4,950 (Mark), $9,900 (Sarah)

End totals:

Mark: $1,700
Jessica: $6,600
Sarah: $32,603

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$100,000 Bonus Round

Sarah's brother, uncle, uncle's fiancée, and boyfriend are in the audience.

She lands on the I in SPIN, and her puzzle is Place:

_ L _ _ _ _ _ S E

P, B, C, O:

C L _ B _ O _ S E

She solves CLUBHOUSE for the Mini Cooper ($26,150). End total: $58,753.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: RC4796409