"Wheel of Fortune" 2/15

Don't forget, tonight's BR is your last chance to win that $5,670 trip to Ocho Rios.

$1K T-U: Movie Quote

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Tug & Melissa solve "YOU BELIEVE ME" from "Jerry Maguire". The final three couples, at least for a while:

Tug & Melissa McErlain (14 yrs.)- He's a youth pastor for 20 yrs. in Millville, NJ & a freelance graphic designer who also coaches his son's hockey team; they have three children (Zach, Grace & Thomas)
Penny & Tommy Meeks (Denver)(eight yrs.)- She's an EMT in nursing school, he does land surveying; they have two nieces (Ava & Madison) & a baby nephew (John)
Tracy & John Klipfel (Andover, MA)(two months)- She's a nanny for five children, he's a civil engineer working in Boston & inherited a '29 Ford Model A

$2K T-U: Person

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When Andy used to do the recaps for this show, I was his TRUSTY SIDEKICK; The McErlains have tripled.

Egg.Land's Best Jackpot R: What Are You Doing?

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McErlains: BANKRUPT (MDW's left side)
Meekses: 2 R's ($300), 4 E's, N ($650), G ($500 + MAUI JIM), O, T ($900), 2 S's ($300), L ($700), 2 I's, P ($350)

O R _ E R I N G

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S P E _ I _ L

They're ORDERING THE CHEF'S SPECIAL, which in this case is $4,550 in cash & sunglasses, as well as the right to open the next rd.

SOLE BANKRUPT: McErlains
LEFT BEHIND IN LAST UNWON JACKPOT OF WEEK: $8,700

Current Scores:

Klipfels: $0/McErlains: $3K/Meekses: $4,550 in cash & tag

Mystery R: Living Thing

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Meekses: 3 N's ($800), 4 I's, 4 A's, 4 T's ($350), H ($700), 3 L's ($500 + 1/2 CAR next to $300)

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Penny gets A KITTEN PLAYING WITH A BALL OF STRING to add $5.5K to their early lead.

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Current Scores:

Klipfels: $0/McErlains: $3K/Meekses: $10,050 in cash & card 1/2 CAR

PP: Phrase

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Klipfels: 2 R's ($800), S ($650), 3 A's, 2 O's, F ($500 + other 1/2 CAR), T ($500), I, N ($600), 3 E's, U, P ($500)

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The McErlains have A CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION, because they're going to the Royal Bahamian.

SOLE DUD: P (Klipfels)

Current Scores:

Klipfels: BUPKIS/McErlains: $8.5K in cash & Bahamas/Meekses: $10,050 in cash & glasses

$3K T-U: Fun & Games

M _ _ I C A L

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For the lead, Tug solves the short-lived GS hosted by Adam Wade, "MUSICAL CHAIRS", for new total winnings of $11.5K.

R4: Thing

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McErlains: T ($500), E
Meekses: 3 N's ($300), 2 I's, G ($500), E
Klipfels: R ($900), S ($500)
McErlains: D ($800), H ($300)- S-U
FS: $6K

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H _ N D _ R I T I N G

LETTER(S): W

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H _ N D W R I T I N G

Tug nails FANCY HANDWRITING for the win w/ $7,350 in extra $$$.

DUDS (both before FS): E (McErlains), S (Klipfels)
SOLE DQ OF GAME: Meekses (E duplication)

Final Scores:

Klipfels: $2K GOOSEEGG/McErlains: $18,850 in cash & travel/Meekses: $10,050 in cash & tag
GT: $30,900

NO BANKRUPT TRASH TONIGHT

LAST CHANCE BR SALOON #4: After we see Becky (a member of their June project team), Melissa has spun the envelope from that W (& her spin was strong).

Subject: What Are You Doing?

This is also a one-wordy:

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McERLAINS' CHOICES: CGYO

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Are they going to be doing some happy BROWSING?...

















































































































































































...YES THEY ARE (although they didn't solve it immediately)- THE LONGEST BR LOSING STREAK IN ABOUT A DECADE'S OVER! And they'll be doing just that for a '13 MINI Cooper Roadster (Std., Paint, AT, Trim, Striping) worth $29,250, so they go home w/ cash & stuff totaling $53,100!

$5K SPIN ID #100: DF4697872

All week long, the final talks were prerecorded in Jamaica.

EPISODE RATING: 7