December 17, 2015 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Song Lyrics

_ _ N G / C H R _ S T M _ S
B _ L _ S

Sammy solves RING CHRISTMAS BELLS.

Sammy Zrieden?, New York City, NY, dance teacher in Marlton, NJ, blood donor since age 17
Trevor Whitecotton, Lake Forest, CA, works for a cinema camera company, married to Britney, has a bulldog, USMC veteran of 6 years
Jennifer Ramazan?, Baton Rouge, LA, married to Jonathan, wants to have a child

$2,000 Toss-Up: Title

E N _ E R T _ _ N _ _ N T
_ E E K L Y

Trevor solves ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY.

Round 1: Headline

Trevor hits $500 between $650/$900 for N, but gives it right back to the Bankrupt between $900/$2,500. Jennifer picks A on Free Play and T on $600, but after buying E, she Bankrupts between $600/$650.

Sammy picks H on $2,500, buys I, and calls R on $600 before buying O to finish the vowels.

I _ / T H E R E
_ A T E R / O N / _ A R _ ?

She solves IS THERE WATER ON MARS? for $3,800.

Bankrupt: Trevor ($500), Jennifer ($950)

Trevor: $2,000
Jennifer: $0
Sammy: $4,800
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Jennifer calls T on ½ Car between $550/$600, but after buying E, she Bankrupts between $900/$3,500, while Sammy duds with R on $600, and Trevor Bankrupts on the left of the Million Dollar Wedge.

Back to Jennifer, who picks up the ½ Car between $650/$900 with N, buys A, calls L on $600, buys I, and finishes with H on $500 between $650/$900.

_ L I _ / T H I _
H _ _ _ E
_ _ / _ A N _ A _ E _

She solves FLIP THIS HOUSE OF PANCAKES for $1,600 and the ½ Car tag.

Bankrupt: Jennifer ($2,500 + ½ Car tag), Trevor ($0)
Dud: R (Sammy)

Trevor: $2,000
Jennifer: $1,600 + ½ Car tag
Sammy: $4,800
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Prize/Express Round: Things

Sammy calls S on $600, but buys a bad A. Trevor then Bankrupts between $600/$650. Jennifer tries T on $650 and buys E and O, but the latter is a dud. Sammy picks V on $900 and buys I.

E _ _ _ I S I T E
V I E _ S

She solves EXQUISITE VIEWS for $1,600 + Belize (Grand Caribe, $7,002).

Duds: A (Sammy), O (Jennifer)
Bankrupt: Trevor ($0)
Unclaimed: $150 (Jennifer)

Trevor: $2,000
Jennifer: $1,600
Sammy: $13,402
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Proper Name

_ H A R _ E S
_ _ C K E _ S

Sammy blanks, but Jennifer solves CHARLES DICKENS.

Round 4: Place

Jennifer calls T and S on $600 and $600, buys E, and calls R on $650. After buying O, she calls C, Y, and G on $700, $700, and $650, then buys A to finish the vowels.

_ O C A _ / G R O C E R Y
S T O R E

She solves LOCAL GROCERY STORE for $5,150.

PERFECT ROUND

Round 5: Food & Drink

Sammy calls S on $650 but buys a bad A. Trevor duds with O on Free Play and again with T on $900. Jennifr calls R on $500 between $550/$600, buys E, then calls a bad N on $500 between $5,000/$600.

Sammy calls K and W on $550 and $650, then buys a bad U, after which Trevor strikes out with C on $5,000. Jennifer buys I to clear the vowels, then duds with L on $700. Sammy finishes with H on $500 between $5,000/$600.

S H R I _ _
S K E W E R S

She solves SHRIMP SKEWERS for $3,150.

Duds: A (Sammy), O (Trevor, on Free Play), T (Trevor), N (Jennifer), U (Sammy), C (Trevor)
Unclaimed: $500 (Jennifer)

Round 6: Around the House

Final Spin: $600

Trevor: N
Jennifer: G
Sammy: R
Trevor: L
Jennifer: C

R _ C _ _ N G
C _ _ _ R

For $4,800, she solves ROCKING CHAIR.

Dud: L (Trevor)
Unclaimed: $1,600 (Trevor), $3,200 (Sammy)

End totals:
Trevor: $2,000
Jennifer: $14,550
Sammy: $16,552
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Sammy's two friends are in the audience.

She lands on the M in GAME, and her puzzle is What Are You Doing?:

_ _ _ N _ N _ / _
_ _ _ _ / _ L _ _

C, D, M, I:

_ _ I N I N _ / _
_ _ _ _ / C L _ _

She says JOINING A SWIM CLUB, JOINING A POOL CLUB, and JOINING AN ARTS CLUB, but not JOINING A BOOK CLUB for $45,000. End total: $16,552.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: MP1056710