“LINGO” 5/24 Nightcap

G1:
Ashley & Jessica (these champienes are math teachers)
Stephanie & Denise (in-laws & cat ladies, even though Denise’s allergic to ’em)

R1:

A&J:
#1: FRAME, FOUND, FIRST, FLIRT
#2: OUTER, ORDER, OMITS, OASIS & OCEAN
S&D: OFFER (A: OPERA)
#3: GRADE, GLIDE ($4K)

S&D:
#1: CLEAR, CLEAN, CAUSE, X
A&J: CHEEK (A: CHECK)
#2: ALIKE, ABOUT, ADOPT, ALERT & X
A&J: ANGEL ($5K)
#3: VIPER, VIRUS, VISOR

SL:
S&D (2)(TOO__P_S_E)(this answer makes you feel fresh): TOOTHPASTE ($4.5K)
A&J (2)(PS___O__G_)(keep this answer in mind): PSYCHOLOGY ($9K)
S&D (10)(R_SEM_L__CE)(this answer looks familiar): RESEMBLANCE ($6K)
A&J (11)(MO_NTA__E_R)(this answer has peaked): X
S&D: MOUNTAINEER (also a Mercury SUV)($7K)

LB:
6-letter words: Ashley & Stephanie

5-letter words:
#1: QUEST, QUIET, QUOTE (A&J: $13K)
#2: HOUSE, HEART, HAIRS, HALLS & HANDS (S&D: $9K)

6-letter words:
#1: SIMPLE, SOCIAL, STEAMS, SCRIPT & STABLE (A: SNITCH)
#2: KITTEN, KERNEL, X, KISSES & KICKS (A: KICKED)

Final SL (this answer is ‘Sorry, not sorry’): U___________
A&J: UNAPOLOGETIC ($28K)

G2:
Drew & Olivia (married; she’s done pageants & she’s going for her PhD in biochemistry at the Univ. of Chicago, while he’s in medical school at Northwestern)
JP & Andy (police officers)

R1:

Drew & Olivia:
#1: LOSER, LATER
#2: TRAIN, TIRED, TIMER, THIRD & TWIRL ($3.5K)
#3: DANCE, DEVIL, DOUBT, DEPOT ($5K)

JP & Andy:
#1: PAUSE, PROUD, PLACE, PLANT & PLAIN
#2: BOUND, BEARD, BALLS, BACKS & BASIC
Drew & Olivia: BATCH ($6K)
#3: NEVER, NOVEL ($3.5K)

SL:
JP & Andy (2)(VE_E__TION)(this is a grass roots answer): VEGETATION ($5K)
Drew & Olivia (9)(S_LHOU_TT_)(this answer’s throwing shade): SILHOUETTE ($7.5K)
JP & Andy (6)(F__ECR_C__R)(this answer’s a banger): FIRECRACKER ($7.5K)
Drew & Olivia (11)(I_________S)(make a meal of this answer): INGREDIENTS ($12.5K)

LB:
6-letter words: Drew & Andy

5-letter words:
#1: ELECT, ENTER (Drew & Olivia: $17.5K)
#2: ROUND, RADIO, REACH, RENEW & RANGE (Drew & Olivia: $19.5K)

6-letter words:
#1: MENTAL, MASTER, MISERY, MASKED & X (A: MUSCLE)
#2: IMPAIR, IGNORE, INTACT, IONICS & ISSUES (A: ISLAND)

Final SL (get the message w/ this answer): N______A___N
JP & Andy: NEUROLOGICAL
Drew & Olivia (N_T___CA___N): NOTIFICATION ($24.5K)(Final pot: $102.5K)

LS:

Drew & Olivia: DIARY, WORKS, BEGAN, TOPIC, SMALL, FANCY & COUGH
Ashley & Jessica: PRIME, VIEWS, MAYOR, HAVEN, OTTER & TAKES (CT: $199.5K)