January 19, 2015 recap | Buy a Vowel Boards (2024)

Opening graphics: several chefs in a red-orange kitchen

$1,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink

_ _ E P - D I _ H
_ P _ L _ / P _ _

Tiffany solves DEEP-DISH APPLE PIE.

Tiffany Hill, Southgate, MI, IT compliance for an oil and gas company, been to 6 of 7 continents (except Africa)
Scott Neigel, Branchburg, NJ, married to Carrie, has two sons, high school principal, likes to golf, likes to eat hot dogs
Joy Rovaris, Northridge, CA (originally from New Orleans, LA), master's in fine arts, did a one-woman show at the Fringe Festival, godmother-to-be

$2,000 Toss-Up: On the Map

D U B _ I _
I _ _ _ _ N D

Joy is wrong with DUBAI,but Scott gets DUBLIN IRELAND.

Prize on Wheel: India tour from Intrepid Travel, $6,790

Round 1: Things

Wipe: Pat tossing pizza to accordion music

Scott calls S and T on $700 and $700, but after buying I and E, he Bankrupts between $900 and $650.

Joy calls N on $900, buys A, and calls R on $650.

_ R E A _ _ A S T
_ _ N _ _ / A N _
_ I N N E R

She solves BREAKFAST LUNCH AND DINNER for $4,650.

Bankrupt: Scott ($900)

Tiffany: $1,000
Scott: $2,000
Joy: $4,650
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Joy Bankrupts between $900 and $650. Tiffany gets the ½ Car (Nissan Versa Note S) between $650 and $900 with T, then buys E. After H on $550, she buys O, calls L on $900, buys I, and calls W on $550, but her purchase of A is a dud.

Scott hits Lose a Turn, after which Joy calls R on $800 and buys U to clear the vowels. She then hits the Mystery Wedge between Free Play and Lose a Turn; she calls S and flips it, but the reverse is a Bankrupt.

Tiffany finishes with K on $3,500

S T R I K E / W H I L E
T H E / I R O _ / I S
H O T
_ U _ _ E

…and solves STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT FUDGE for $7,100 and the ½ Car tag.

Bankrupt: Joy ($0), Joy ($1,350, reverse of Mystery Wedge)
Lose a Turn: Scott
Dud: A (Tiffany)

Tiffany: $8,100 + ½ Car tag
Scott: $2,000
Joy: $4,650
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Prize/Express Round: What Are You Doing?

(The accordion music for the wipe does not sound.)

Tiffany duds with T on $550 and Scott hits Lose a Turn again.

Joy gets the Beef Bucks gift tag with N, buys I, and calls G on $800. After buying E, she hits $500 between $800 and $700 for R, but after buying O, she also hits Lose a Turn.

Tiffany gets the Wild Card with D, buys A to clear the vowels, then finishes with B on Free Play.

_ E A _ I N G / _ _
_ O R R I E _
_ A R / B E _ I N D

She solves LEAVING MY WORRIES FAR BEHIND for $750, the Wild Card, and a trip to The Dominican Republic (Paradisas Punta Cana, $8,740).

Dud: T (Tiffany)
Lose a Turn: Scott, Joy

Tiffany: $17,590 + Wild Card
Scott: $2,000
Joy: $4,650
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

H _ W / _ _ _ _ T
_ T / _ _

Scott solves HOW SWEET IT IS.

Round 4: In the Kitchen

Scott calls T on $900, buys E, and calls S on $500 between $800 and $700. After buying I and U, he calls N and L on $900 and $500 between $800 and $650. He buys A and O to clear the vowels, but his next stop is the Bankrupt between $900 and $5,000.

Joy duds with R on $900, and Tiffany gets B on $500 between $800 and $650.

B A _ B O O
U T E N S I L / S E T

She solves BAMBOO UTENSIL SET for $1,000.

Bankrupt: Scott ($2,950)
Dud: R (Joy)

Round 5: Landmark

Final Spin: $600

Joy: T
Tiffany: A
Scott: S
Joy: D
Tiffany: M
Scott: N

_ A N _ _ _
S T A D _ _ M

He solves YANKEE STADIUM for $3,200 more.

End totals:
Tiffany: $18,590 + Wild Card
Scott: $8,200
Joy: $4,650
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Her mother, sister, niece, and friend are in the audience.

She lands on the A in GAME, and her puzzle is Thing:

_ _ _ _ E R

C, H, M, A, D:

_ _ _ C E R

She doesn't solve JUICER for $32,000. End total: $18,590.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: KV0009478

In the final segment, Pat and Vanna join Howard Rosenthal of the Mr. Food test kitchen. He brings Indian Curry in a Hurry. The studio audience also gets Mr. Food's Cook It Slow, Cook It Fast cookbook.

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January 19, 2015 recap | Buy a Vowel Boards (2024)

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