"WHEEL of FORTUNE" 12/23/15

$1K T-U: C

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W I _ _ _ R

Leanna, I think OLD MAN WINTER's a silly guess from you...but it's correct. I should just shut my trap & just get to interviewing these solvers:

Leanna Vesper (Frederick, MD): Event coord. & MS Language Arts tutor married to Austin
Dick Stolpe (Carlsbad): Part of a family who went to the '84 Olympics
Tiffani Thorne (Culver City): Hospital admin.

$2K T-U: Things

M _ T _ R C Y C L E

B _ O T S

Dick puts on his MOTORCYCLE BOOTS.

Featured T: Beech Mountain Resort

R1: SL

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Dick: 2 S's ($700), 4 I's, A, 2 T's (DICK'S), 2 M's ($500), 5 E's (NMV), BANKRUPT NEAR $650
Tiffani: 5 L's ($650), J (NC)

J I _ _ L E / _ E L L

T I M E / I S / A

S _ E L L / T I M E

These words from Randy Travis, "JINGLE BELL TIME IS A SWELL TIME", has just won her $9946 in cash & ski trip.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Dick

HG: Stage crew

Gold Bond MR: SL

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Tiffani: 2 R's ($700), 3 E's, S ($600), I, 3 N's ($800), 2 O's, 3 P's (TD- BONUS), REMAINDER OF VOWELS (incl. pair of U's)

P U _ S E -

P O U N _ I N _

P E R _ O R _ A N _ E

So far tonight, her PULSE-POUNDING PERFORMANCE has brought her $24,596 in cash & vacation.

PR

HG #2: Sound dept./control rm. (incl. Jim)

PP: Phrase

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Leanna: 2 S's ($600), I
Dick: 3 T's ($700), A, 4 O's, 2 P's ($900), E, 3 R's (TD)

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_ O _ R / P A S S P O R T

DON'T FORGET YOUR PASSPORT, sir, especially for a trip to those Lapaz Waterfall Gardens.

SOLE DUD: I (Leanna)

CS:

Tiffani: $24,596 in cash & NC/Leanna: $1K/Dick: $21,750 in cash & C.R.

$3K T-U: Person

T R U _ _ E D

F _ I _ _ _

Tiffani doesn't need any TRUSTED FRIEND to add some breathing rm. to her lead.

R4: F & D

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Tiffani: R ($600), 2 E's, 2 S's ($500), LaT
Leanna: L ($500), 2 T's ($900), P ($600)

S _ _ T

P R E T _ E L S

She solves SOFT PRETZELS.

SOLE LaT: Tiffani

CS:

Tiffani: $27,596 in cash & trip/Leanna: $3900/Dick: $21,750 in cash & trip

R5: AtH

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Leanna: R (TD), E, 3 T's ($600), 3 O's, 2 B's ($500)

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B _ T _ R O B E

That was a $7300 COTTON BATHROBE.

PR #2

CS:

Tiffani: $27,596 in cash & vacay/Leanna: $11,200/Dick: $21,750 in cash & vacay

R6: PN

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Dick: 2 S's ($500), 2 A's, 2 E's (NMV), C ($500), P ($700)
Tiffani: 2 R's ($800), T ($500)

R _ A _

S E A C R E S T

Even though she solves RYAN SEACREST, this maingame STILL isn't out, as we're going to a R7 for an unprecedented 2nd time this season!

SOLE DUD: P (Dick)

CS:

Tiffani: $29,696 in cash & NC/Leanna: $11,200/Dick: $21,750 in cash & C.R.

S-U:Thing
FS:$1.5K

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L:R, 3 T's, 2 S's, 2 N's, D, O, H

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S T _ T _ _ _ N T

Tiffani makes her FASHION STATEMENT for $4.5K more, so that's a new haul of $34,196 in cash & skiing.

DUDS: R (Tiffani), D (Leanna)

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $3650 in cash & sporting goods

BR:Tiffani's mom is Joyce & she has a sister named Erika. The S in SPIN is what she spins.

C:Phrase

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RSTLNE/DHMA

H _ T / A N D

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I thought it was HOT AND FUZZY, but it was HOT AND JUICY (in any event, she missed the last word). And bad news, kids...




















































































































































































































































































...YOU-KNOW-WHO JUST SENT HER A $100K LUMP OF COAL.

$5K SPIN ID:JS9862222

Pat & Vanna are holding papers of some of the last puzzle layouts in that maingame at the end.

EP. RATING: 6