Post by tenpoundhammer on Dec 3, 2015 21:56:46 GMT -5
$1,000 Toss-Up: People
N _ E C _ _
& / _ _ _ _ _ W S
Sue & Bryce solve NIECES & NEPHEWS.
Sue & Bryce Benton, mother and son; Sue is from Taylorville, IL, has 6 siblings, 3 sons, 5 grandchildren, married; Bryce is from Springfield, IL, married to Amy, works for state of Illinois, likes to fly airplanes
Mel & Ellen Vallar, mother and daughter; Mel lives in Sherman Oaks, CA, married 46 years, 4 children, 2 daughters-in-law and 6 grandchildren; Ellen was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, attorney in LA, likes to travel and do yoga, shop, hike, and drink wine
Chuck Kraus & Jenny Kraus-Smith, brother and sister; Chuck is from St. Louis, works for a government agency, St. Louis Blues fan, has a girlfriend named Nicole and two dogs; Jenny is from St. Louis too, works at Washington University, married, has 3 kids, loves to shop
$2,000 Toss-Up: Phrase
L U _ _ / O _
T _ _ / _ _ _ W
Sue & Bryce solve LUCK OF THE DRAW.
Prize on Wheel: Sears shopping spree, $7,500
Round 1: Song Title
Sue & Bryce dud with R on $500 between $550/$600, while Mel & Ellen fare no better with N on $650. Chuck & Jenny call T on $800, buy O, then hit Lose a Turn.
Sue & Bryce call S on $650, buy A and E, then call L and C on $550 and $600.
_ / _ _ S T
C A L L E _ / T O / S A _
_ / L O _ E / _ O _
They solve I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU for $3,050.
Duds: R (Sue & Bryce), N (Mel & Ellen)
Lose a Turn: Chuck & Jenny
Unclaimed: $1,350 (Chuck & Jenny)
Mel & Ellen: $0
Chuck & Jenny: $0
Sue & Bryce: $6,050
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Mystery Round: Same Letter
Mel & Ellen Bankrupt between $600/$650.
Chuck & Jenny pick T on $600, buy E, then call S on $700 before picking A on Free Play, which happens to be the last vowel. After that are R, D, and G on $600, Free Play, and $500 between $650/$900, the last of which happens to be the Same Letter.
G A _ E S
G A D G E T S / &
G E A R
They solve GAMES GADGETS & GEAR for $5,850.
Bankrupt: Mel & Ellen ($0)
Mel & Ellen: $0
Chuck & Jenny: $5,850
Sue & Bryce: $6,050
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Prize/Express Round: Event
Chuck & Jenny hit Express for T (the train horn doesn't sound), and pass up a ride in favor of R on the Sears gift tag. After buying I, they pick P on $550, then buy E before Bankrupting between $600/$650. Sue & Bryce pick N on $650.
_ N
_ N _ _ R _ E T T _ _ _ E
T R I P
They solve AN UNFORGETTABLE TRIP for $1,300 and a trip to St. Croix (The Buccaneer, $12,100).
Bankrupt: Chuck & Jenny ($4,050 + Gift Tag)
Mel & Ellen: $0
Chuck & Jenny: $5,850
Sue & Bryce: $19,450
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz
B A _ _ _ P
S I _ _ _ R S
Sue & Bryce solve BACKUP SINGERS.
Round 4: Things
Sue & Bryce Bankrupt between $900/$5,000.
Mel & Ellen pick S and T on $600 and $600, buy E, then pick N on $500 between $650/$900 before buying A and I.
_ _ S I _ A _
I N S T _ _ _ E N T S
For $3,250, they solve MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
Bankrupt: Sue & Bryce ($0)
Round 5: Around the House
Final Spin: $500 between $5,000/$600
Mel & Ellen: T
Chuck & Jenny: R
Sue & Bryce: N (intact null cycle)
Mel & Ellen: S
Chuck & Jenny: F
Sue & Bryce: D (Bryce tries to call before Chuck & Jenny's turn expires)
Mel & Ellen: C
Chuck & Jenny: M (intact null cycle... again)
Sue & Bryce: L
Mel & Ellen: P
P _ L _ S / _ F
P _ L L _ _ S
For $6,000, they solve PILES OF PILLOWS.
Duds: T (Mel & Ellen), R (Chuck & Jenny), N (Sue & Bryce), D (Sue & Bryce), C (Mel & Ellen), M (Chuck & Jenny)
Unclaimed: $1,500 (Chuck & Jenny), $4,500 (Sue & Bryce)
End totals:
Mel & Ellen: $9,000; Secret Santa SPIN ID: JS7329475, Jasmine S.
Chuck & Jenny: $5,850; Secret Santa SPIN ID: AJ4669151, April J.
Sue & Bryce: $22,450
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Bryce's wife, Amy, is in the audience.
He and Sue land on the C in AMERICA'S, and their puzzle is Food & Drink:
_ L _ _ _ R _ _ L
_ _ _ E T _ _ E R
F, P, G, A:
F L A _ _ R F _ L
A P P E T _ _ E R
They solve FLAVORFUL APPETIZER for $33,000. End total: $55,450.
Secret Santa SPIN ID: ET4777638, Eric T.
N _ E C _ _
& / _ _ _ _ _ W S
Sue & Bryce solve NIECES & NEPHEWS.
Sue & Bryce Benton, mother and son; Sue is from Taylorville, IL, has 6 siblings, 3 sons, 5 grandchildren, married; Bryce is from Springfield, IL, married to Amy, works for state of Illinois, likes to fly airplanes
Mel & Ellen Vallar, mother and daughter; Mel lives in Sherman Oaks, CA, married 46 years, 4 children, 2 daughters-in-law and 6 grandchildren; Ellen was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, attorney in LA, likes to travel and do yoga, shop, hike, and drink wine
Chuck Kraus & Jenny Kraus-Smith, brother and sister; Chuck is from St. Louis, works for a government agency, St. Louis Blues fan, has a girlfriend named Nicole and two dogs; Jenny is from St. Louis too, works at Washington University, married, has 3 kids, loves to shop
$2,000 Toss-Up: Phrase
L U _ _ / O _
T _ _ / _ _ _ W
Sue & Bryce solve LUCK OF THE DRAW.
Prize on Wheel: Sears shopping spree, $7,500
Round 1: Song Title
Sue & Bryce dud with R on $500 between $550/$600, while Mel & Ellen fare no better with N on $650. Chuck & Jenny call T on $800, buy O, then hit Lose a Turn.
Sue & Bryce call S on $650, buy A and E, then call L and C on $550 and $600.
_ / _ _ S T
C A L L E _ / T O / S A _
_ / L O _ E / _ O _
They solve I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU for $3,050.
Duds: R (Sue & Bryce), N (Mel & Ellen)
Lose a Turn: Chuck & Jenny
Unclaimed: $1,350 (Chuck & Jenny)
Mel & Ellen: $0
Chuck & Jenny: $0
Sue & Bryce: $6,050
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Mystery Round: Same Letter
Mel & Ellen Bankrupt between $600/$650.
Chuck & Jenny pick T on $600, buy E, then call S on $700 before picking A on Free Play, which happens to be the last vowel. After that are R, D, and G on $600, Free Play, and $500 between $650/$900, the last of which happens to be the Same Letter.
G A _ E S
G A D G E T S / &
G E A R
They solve GAMES GADGETS & GEAR for $5,850.
Bankrupt: Mel & Ellen ($0)
Mel & Ellen: $0
Chuck & Jenny: $5,850
Sue & Bryce: $6,050
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Prize/Express Round: Event
Chuck & Jenny hit Express for T (the train horn doesn't sound), and pass up a ride in favor of R on the Sears gift tag. After buying I, they pick P on $550, then buy E before Bankrupting between $600/$650. Sue & Bryce pick N on $650.
_ N
_ N _ _ R _ E T T _ _ _ E
T R I P
They solve AN UNFORGETTABLE TRIP for $1,300 and a trip to St. Croix (The Buccaneer, $12,100).
Bankrupt: Chuck & Jenny ($4,050 + Gift Tag)
Mel & Ellen: $0
Chuck & Jenny: $5,850
Sue & Bryce: $19,450
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz
B A _ _ _ P
S I _ _ _ R S
Sue & Bryce solve BACKUP SINGERS.
Round 4: Things
Sue & Bryce Bankrupt between $900/$5,000.
Mel & Ellen pick S and T on $600 and $600, buy E, then pick N on $500 between $650/$900 before buying A and I.
_ _ S I _ A _
I N S T _ _ _ E N T S
For $3,250, they solve MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
Bankrupt: Sue & Bryce ($0)
Round 5: Around the House
Final Spin: $500 between $5,000/$600
Mel & Ellen: T
Chuck & Jenny: R
Sue & Bryce: N (intact null cycle)
Mel & Ellen: S
Chuck & Jenny: F
Sue & Bryce: D (Bryce tries to call before Chuck & Jenny's turn expires)
Mel & Ellen: C
Chuck & Jenny: M (intact null cycle... again)
Sue & Bryce: L
Mel & Ellen: P
P _ L _ S / _ F
P _ L L _ _ S
For $6,000, they solve PILES OF PILLOWS.
Duds: T (Mel & Ellen), R (Chuck & Jenny), N (Sue & Bryce), D (Sue & Bryce), C (Mel & Ellen), M (Chuck & Jenny)
Unclaimed: $1,500 (Chuck & Jenny), $4,500 (Sue & Bryce)
End totals:
Mel & Ellen: $9,000; Secret Santa SPIN ID: JS7329475, Jasmine S.
Chuck & Jenny: $5,850; Secret Santa SPIN ID: AJ4669151, April J.
Sue & Bryce: $22,450
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Bryce's wife, Amy, is in the audience.
He and Sue land on the C in AMERICA'S, and their puzzle is Food & Drink:
_ L _ _ _ R _ _ L
_ _ _ E T _ _ E R
F, P, G, A:
F L A _ _ R F _ L
A P P E T _ _ E R
They solve FLAVORFUL APPETIZER for $33,000. End total: $55,450.
Secret Santa SPIN ID: ET4777638, Eric T.
