Cruising on the Wheel (Cruise Week 1)

Time to go "Cruising on the Wheel"!

Contestants: Greg Chan, Tiffany Moore, Kristin Withers

Toss-Up 1: Phrase
E X _ T _ _
_ U _ U R _

Greg knows that cruise ships have some EXOTIC LUXURY.

Toss-Up 2: Place
_ E A U T _ F U L
S _ _ T _ R O O M

Tiffany goes to her BEAUTIFUL STATEROOM to spin first.

Trip on the Wheel: Grand Canyon, Arizona, $6,000

Jackpot Round: Phrase

Tiffany
$400 - 1 R.
$550 - 1 S.
Jackpot! - 3 T's! Too early for a $7,950 Jackpot.
1 E.
1 A.
Free Play (slipped past $300)! - No C.
Grand Canyon (nearly hit $800)! - 1 L!
$2,500 (slipped past $600)! - No D. Darn it.

Kristin
$900 (slipped past 1/2-Car; a lot of close calls) - 1 N.
3 I's!
Bankrupt!

Greg
$2,500 - 1 Y! The Jackpot is now over $15,000, but he doesn't solve yet.
2 O's!
2 U's! The last of the vowels.
$900 - 1 F.
Bankrupt!

Y O U / _ A _ E
T O / _ L U _
I T / I N
F I R S T

Tiffany doesn't spin; instead she knows that YOU HAVE TO PLUG IT IN FIRST. She's earned $1,950 and the Grand Canyon trip, earning her $7,950 that round...but she could've gotten way more had she spun again for the Jackpot.

Jackpot That Really Should've Been Claimed: A whopping $16,250

J.P.: $1,000 Toss-Up money
Tiffany: $9,950 cash and Grand Canyon
Kristin: $0

This next round will be even worse.

Mystery Round: Thing

It's a one-liner? You're just asking for trouble, Wheel.

Kristin
$1 Million's right-side Bankrupt (slipped past $550)!

Greg (I keep thinking it's J.P.)
Gift Tag! - No N.

Tiffany
The left-side Bankrupt of the MDW. Man, these ladies are unlucky...no offense.

Kristin
$3,500! - No R.

Greg
$500 - 1 T. Finally...
No E.

Tiffany
Bankrupt (slipped past $600)! Man...

Kristin
$600 (nearly hit $3,500) - 1 S.
2 A's!
Gift Tag (slipped past $900) - No C.

Greg
Lose a Turn.

Tiffany
1/2-Car - No D.

Kristin
Gift Tag! - 1 L! There you go!
$800 - No M. Why would you call that instead of B?

S A _ L _ _ A T

Greg gets us out of this mess with a SAILBOAT, so his $250 is turned into $1,000. Very ugly round, if you ask me.

J.P.: $2,000
Tiffany: $9,950
Kristin: $0

This next round is a little better...

Prize Puzzle: Phrase (for the 3rd time tonight...)

Greg
$350 (slipped past 1/2-Car with no reaction) - 3 S's!
3 A's!
$600 (nearly hit $3,500) - 6 T's! WHOA! Imagine that on $3,500!
No E. WHAT?

Tiffany
$900 - 1 R.
2 I's!
$300 - No I.

Kristin
$500 - 3 N's!
4 O's!

A T T R A _ T I O N S
_ O _ / _ O N ' T
_ A N T / T O
_ I S S

Kristin, not only did you win $1,250, you'll also see some ATTRACTIONS YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS on your $8,000 trip to ATHENS, GREECE. She's earned $9,250 that round and is $700 away from Tiffany's lead.

Greg: $2,000
Tiffany: $9,950
Kristin: $9,250 cash and Greece

Toss-Up 3: Thing (another one-liner)
_ _ A P _ A _ K

Greg thinks he's making a fashion statement by wearing a SNAPBACK...but he's off by two letters.

_ N A P S A _ K

Tiffany takes a KNAPSACK to by $50 off of 13 grand.

This next round will decide between the two ladies.

Round 4: Phrase

Tiffany
$800 - No T. Really?

Kristin
$600 - 1 R.
$900 - 2 S's!

Final Spin value: $1,400

Still Kristin's turn - 1 A.
Greg - 3 M's! He wants to solve the puzzle, but declines.
Tiffany - 2 I's!
Kristin - 1 N.
Greg - No L.
Tiffany - 2 O's! She should know it by now...

_ O _ R / _ I S _ / I S
M _ / _ O M M _ N _

Wow, there's no guess.

Kristin - 1 C. Can she get it?

_ O _ R / _ I S _ / I S
M _ / C O M M _ N _

Nope.

Greg - No Z. Doesn't even fit, sir.

Tiffany - No E. Oh, she's done for...

Kristin - 1 D.

_ O _ R / _ I S _ / I S
M _ / C O M M _ N D

YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND, Kristin - you've just earned $6,600 and the comeback victory!

Greg: $2,000

Tiffany: $12,950

Kristin: $15,850

Bonus Round: Thing

Kristin lands on the G in GAME.

RSTLNE give a decent setup:

_ _ R _ _ E

_ _ _ R

Her choices of DGCA are nice:

G A R A G E

D _ _ R

She opens up a GARAGE DOOR filled with $45,000! She leaves us with $60,850, cash and Greece! You deserve that win, Kristin!