EPISODE #4607: CHILL OUT!
$1K Toss-Up: PHRASE
F R O M / S O U P
T O / N U _ _
Mike blew it w/ FROM SOUP TO NUPE…
F R O M / S O U P
T O / N U T S
…and this was a TRIPLE STUMPER (second of season). Anyway, the lowdown on Tuesday’s trio from left to right…
Carrie Wilson: married lady to Jason for 6 years w/ a 2-year-old son Jacob (she’s teaching the son to watch this show since he loves letters) from Kenbridge, VA
Gina Esch: marketing manager for a large company married to another Jason w/ a son named Connor from Milwaukee, WI
Mike Christian: electrician for 2 years engaged to Dana w/ a 2-year-old daughter Kayla from L.A.
$2K Toss-Up: PERSON
_ R E _ D S _ T T E R
Carrie looked like she was a TRENDSETTER.
FEATURED TRIP: Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay worth $5,300 (HAWAII)
Tues./Thurs. Gift Tag: Omaha Steaks
Round 1: BEFORE & AFTER
Carrie: $800 T pair, $800 R, three E’s, $10K’s right side (lost $1,350)
Gina: LaT
Mike: $900 H pair, $600 Y, two A’s and O, $7,500 F trio, $1,200 M pair…
T H E / M _ F F _ _
M A _ / O F
T H E / Y E A R
…but he spun on one more time…and got the other side of the $10K to flush away $9,700 — oh brother. -__- Carrie then said the last consonant of two N’s for a grand…
T H E / M _ F F _ N
M A N / O F
T H E / Y E A R
…and imagined a person called THE MUFFIN MAN OF THE YEAR.
Jackpot Round: LIVING THINGS
Gina: two S’s for steaks gift tag, $800 T pair, $300 R, two E’s, BANKRUPT near JACKPOT (lost $1,850 cash & steaks)
Mike: $800 L, four I’s, $900 N, two A’s, $2,700 G trio, BANKRUPT near $600 (lost $3,900)
Carrie: three P’s for HAWAII, solve…
P _ P P I E S
_ A G G I N G
T _ E I R
T A I L S
She solved PUPPIES WAGGING THEIR TAILS for that Hawai trip,
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,300
Carrie: $8,300 cash & HI/Others: $0 each
Mystery Round: FOOD & DRINK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Mike & Carrie: instant dud of S and T
Gina: $1,600 N pair, $1,200 R pair, two I’s and three A’s, $1,800 L pair, solve…
_ R _ N _ _
_ A N I L L A
I _ _ / _ R _ A _
She solved for $4,100 and might’ve sampled some FRENCH VANILLA ICE CREAM on her $4,500 LastMinuteTravel.com trip to NICE, FRANCE.
Carrie: $8,300 cash & HI/Gina: $8,600 cash & France/Mike: BUPKIS
This better pick up fast…
$3K Toss-Up: OCCUPATION
S I G _
_ A I N _ E R
She didn’t say it right away, but Carrie got SIGN PAINTER to break five figures.
Round 4: THING
Carrie: $1,650 T trio, LaT
Gina: $1,800 R trio, $1K S pair, buys of E and two O’s, $300 Y (got out of trouble), two A’s, $10K N pair, solve…
_ N S _ _ R A T _ O N A _
T R _ E / S T O R Y
She solved INSPIRATIONAL TRUE STORY for $12,350.
Carrie: $11,300 cash & HI/Gina: $20,950 cash & France/Mike: BAD SHAPE
Round 5: FUN & GAMES
Gina: $400 T, $600 R, one A
SPEED-UP
_ _ _ _ _ T _ / R _ _ _ _
& / _ A _ _ _
Consonants were worth $1,350 apiece.
Gina: 2 N’s
Mike: 3 S’s
Carrie: L (DUD)
Gina: C (DUD)
Mike: B (DUD)
Carrie: D (DUD)
Gina: M (DUD)
Mike: P
Carrie: G
_ N _ G _ T S / R _ _ _ S
& / P A _ N S
Carrie captured these KNIGHTS, ROOKS & PAWNS for the Final Spin amount.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | Gina | 2 (Carrie, Mike) | ||
| Round 2 | 2 (Gina, Mike) | |||
| Round 3 | S (Mike), T (Carrie) | |||
| Round 4 | Carrie | |||
| Round 5 | L, D (Carrie) C, M (Gina) B (Mike) |
FINAL SCORES
Carrie: $12,650 cash & HI/Gina: $20,950 cash & France/Mike: $1K GOOSEEGG
GT: $34,600
BANKRUPT TRASH: $16,800 cash & steaks
Bonus Round
Gina brought along her sister-in-law Jeni and boyfriend Craig, then she landed on what’s under the U of BONUS.
Category: PHRASE
Here’s a couple to start…
_ _ _ _ _ N _
_ _ R / _ _ _
GDMI didn’t add much besides the obvious…
_ _ M _ I N G
_ _ R / _ _ _
…but this lady would be JUMPING FOR JOY on winning $30K for a final total of $50,950 cash & France.
MY RATING: 6 (maingame could have been better)
Next Two Episodes: Wed. (to end February), Thurs. (to start March)
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 