June 1, 2017 recap (Davira)

$1,000 Toss Up: Rhyme Time

A_I_ONA
& D_ _ _ _ NA

Davira only gets ARIZONA.

A_I_ONA
& DA_T_NA

Alex also only gets ARIZONA.

Karen solves ARIZONA & DAYTONA.

Contestants:

Davira Kuy (@divvyboy): He is from Lowell, Massachusetts. Bartender at a Chinese restaurant. Also likes to cosplay, and is part of a cosplay organization.

Karen Baskid: She is from Calabasas, California. Retired Kindergarten teacher who taught for 32 years. Has a husband named John, two grown sons who are married, and two daughter in-laws.

Alex Wolf: He is from Ashland, Massachusetts. Married to a wife named Jamie with a baby girl on the way. Works for a family business that manufactures handmade greeting cards. Also serves as a board fellow for an organization for inner city and at-risk youth.

$2,000 Toss Up: Fun & Games

_ L_YI_G
_C_ _ BB_E

Alex solves PLAYING SCRABBLE.

Prize on the Wheel: A trip to Canada (Value Unknown)

Gift Tag on the Wheel: Bed Bath and Beyond Gift Certificate (Value Unknown)

Round 1: Before & After
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Alex guesses a T on the WC, but there is no T.

Davira guesses an S on $650, but there is no S.

Karen gets $600 from 1 N, buys 1 I, $5,000 from 2 G’s worth $2,500 each, buys 3 A’s, $1,800 worth $600 each, buys 2 E’s, another $2,500 from 1 M, $600 from 1 K, buys 1 O and 1 U, and the WC + $1,000 with 2 L’s worth $500 each.

LEA_ING
_OUR
MARK
_A _ L_ ERG

Karen solves LEAVING YOUR MARK WAHLBERG for $10,250 + WC.

Davira: $0
Karen: $11,250 + WC
Alex: $2,000

Round 2/Mystery Round: Phrase

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Davira gets $650 from 1 T, and guesses an R on $800 but there is no R.

Karen gets $600 from 1 H, buys an A, but there is no A.

Alex gets the ½ Car Tag + $2,500 worth $500 each, buys 4 E’s, $2,000 from 4 C’s worth $500 each, buys 2 U’s, $600 from 1 D, buys 2 I’s, $1,000 from 2 N’s worth $500 each, and buys 1 O.

NOTHIN_
SUCCEEDS
_I_E
SUCCESS

Alex solves NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS for $5,1000 + ½ Car Tag.

Davira: $0
Karen: $11,250 + WC
Alex: $7,100 + 1/2 Car Tag

Round 3/Prize Puzzle: Event

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Karen gets $600 from 1 T, buys 3 E’s, $3,500 from 1 R, uses the WC to get $7,000 more with 2 N’s worth the same amount, buys 1 A, $1,200 from 2 D’s worth $600 each, and guesses B on $3,500, but there is no B.

Alex gets $3,600 from 4 S’s worth $900 each, and buys 2 U’s,

A S_ _ END_D
SUNSET _RU_SE

Alex solves A SPLENDID SUNSET CRUISE for $3,350 + a trip to Aruba worth $6,300.

Davira: $0
Karen: $11,250
Alex: $16,750 + ½ Car Tag (Retired)

$3,000 Toss Up: Food & Drink

HO_ _ Y-GL_ _ _ D
_ _ M

Karen solves HONEY-GLAZED HAM.

Round 4: Thing
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Karen gets $1,200 from 2 T’s worth $600 each, buys 2 E’s, but gives it up on a BANKRUPT on the next spin.

Alex spins the wheel, but lands on BANKRUPT.

Davira spins the wheel, but lands on LOSE A TURN.

Karen gets $1,400 from 2 H’s worth $700 each.

The Final Spin sound effect goes off, which means it’s time for the Final Spin!

Final Spin: $550

Karen: R (No R)
Alex: P (No P)
Davira: S (No S)
Karen: 1 G
Alex: 1 D (He’s wrong with THE GOLDEN TRUTH)
Davira: 1 N

THE G_ _ _EN
T_ _ _H

Davira solves THE GOLDEN TOUCH for $1,550.

END TOTALS:
Davira: $1,550
Karen: $14, 250
Alex: $16,750

$100,000 Bonus Round

Alex’s mom Laurie, sister Erica, and aunt Sheri are in the audience.

Alex spins the bonus wheel, and lands on the I in SPIN.

The category is PHRASE
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RSTLNE gives us this:

_ N _ _ R
_ E_ _ L_

Alex’s BR Picks: F D P O

ON O_R
_E_ _ L_

Alex solves ON OUR BEHALF for $34,000.

FINAL WINNING TOTAL: $50,750

5K Every Day Spin I.D.: BR4368187