Spending Spree! (Las Vegas 1)

Well, hello there, Vegas! We're coming for you on a spending spree!

Contestants: Mark Daniels, Tiffany Moore, Kristin Withers

Toss-Up 1: What are you doing?
_ _ _ A X _ N G
P _ O L _ I _ _

Mark's RELAXING POOLSIDE for his first bit of money.

Toss-Up 2: Thing
D E _ E _ T
_ _ _ _ A T E

Mark thinks we're in a DESERT CLIMATE...and he's right, so he's tripled up!

Trip on the Wheel: Cancun, Mexico, $7,500

Jackpot Round: Food & drink

Mark
$900 - 3 S's!
1 I.
$300 (slipped past Lose a Turn with no reaction) - 1 T.
No A.

Tiffany
Bankrupt (slipped past $600)!

Kristin
$2,500 (nearly hit Bankrupt)! - No R. Darn.

Mark
Bankrupt (slipped past $2,500!)!

Man, what is going on?

Tiffany
Wild Card! - 2 C's!
$500 (slipped past the Jackpot) - 1 H.
$400 - No L. Really?

Kristin
$550 - 1 K. No consonants left.

C H _ _ S _
S T I C K S

That was an ugly round, but in the end, Kristin eats up some CHEESE STICKS for $550, but we'll give her another $450 just for solving this puzzle.

Mark: $3,000 Toss-up money
Tiffany: $0 + Wild Card
Kristin: $1,000

The next rounds will be much better.

Mystery Round: On the map

Tiffany
$900 (slipped past Bankrupt!) - 2 S's!

We are having a lot of close calls...

Still Tiffany's turn.
Uses her Wild Card... - 2 T's!
1 E.
2 A's!
1 I.

A _ S T I _
T E _ A S

Tiffany goes to AUSTIN, TEXAS for her first $2,850!

DOMINATION!

Mark: $3,000
Tiffany: $2,850
Kristin: $1,000

Prize Puzzle: Place

Kristin
$300 - 2 S's!
2 E's!
2 A's!
$300 - 1 L.
1 I.
1/2-Car! - 1 C.
1 O.

_ E A C E _ _ L
O A S I S

With only $400, Kristin can fly and not drive, to a PEACEFUL OASIS on her $8,000 trip to COSTA RICA! She's earned $8,400 that round!

DOMINATION #2!

Mark: $3,000
Tiffany: $2,850
Kristin: $9,400 cash and Costa Rica

Toss-Up 3: Phrase
_ I L _ / &
C _ _ _ _

Mark quickly realizes he's not WILD & CRAZY...he's just completed the very first Toss-Up sweep!

Round 4: Movie title

Mark
$600 (nearly hit Bankrupt!) - 1 T.
1 E.
$500 - No S.

Final Spin time!
Consonants worth $1,400. It's anybody's game.

Tiffany - 2 A's!
Kristin - 1 L.
Mark - 1 Y.
Tiffany - 1 I. No more vowels.
Kristin - No R.
Mark - 1 N.

E _ A N
A L _ I _ _ T Y

Uh-oh, Mark leaves $3,150 behind for not having any guess.

Tiffany - 1 M.

E _ A N
A L M I _ _ T Y

Tiffany must have watched EVAN ALMIGHTY recently, because she solves this puzzle for the Final Spin amount. I don't mind Mark blanking out...he would've lost by $250 had he solved the puzzle. Sorry about that, kid.

Mark: $6,000 Toss-Up money
Tiffany: $4,250
Kristin: $9,400

Bonus Round: Around the house

We need to get out of a low-scoring game. Kristin lands on the W in WIN.

RSTLNE fills in 1/4 of the puzzle...

_ E _ N _ _ _
_ _ _ _ R

She knows it already! She's going with CHGA...

_ E A N _ A G
C H A _ R

She can put another $45,000 in her BEANBAG CHAIR, if she has one! She leaves us with $54,400, cash and Costa Rica! Much better total!