October 24 2018 Recap

Episode #6858: Veterans' Week Day 3


$1,000 Toss-Up: Person


S _ _ FF


_ E _ GE _ NT 


Some STAFF SERGEANT will give Steve his first $1,000. 




$2,000 Toss-Up: Living Thing


E _ _ TR _ C


E _ _ 


Don't touch that ELECTRIC EEL, Steve. 


Our Prize on the Wheel is a trip to Costa Rica of unknown value, while our Gift Tag is $1,000 courtesy of Omaha Steaks. 


Round 1: Fun & Games


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Steve gets $600 from 1 T, buys 3 E's, the Million Dollar Wedge with 1 H, buys 2 A's, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 


Chad guesses an already called T on $650. 


Nikki gets $1,800 from 3 R's worth $600 each, buys 1 I and 5 O's, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 


Steve gets $1,950 from 3 N's worth $650 each, $500 and the Wild Card with 1 G, $700 from 1 F, and $1,200 from 2 P's worth $600 each. 


FREE / PAR _ ING  


ON / THE


_ ONOPO _ _


_ OAR _


Steve will get FREE PARKING ON THE MONOPOLY BOARD, as he collects an additional $4,350 to add to his kitty. 


BANKRUPT Trash: $1,400 and MDW 
Lose A Turn hits: None

Round 2/Mystery Round: Crossword (Green _________)


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Chad gets $650 from 1 T, buys 2 E's, but guesses a bad S on $600. 


Nikki gets $800 from 1 R, buys 2 A's and 1 I, $1,500 and the Gift Tag with 3 B's worth $500 each, buys 1 O, but guesses a bad M on $800. 


Steve gets $1,000 from 1 P on the Mystery Wedge, gambles, but reveals a BANKRUPT on the other side. 


Chad guesses a bad H on $600. 


Nikki gets $1,000 from 1 N on the other Mystery Wedge...


             B  P 
           BERET 
             A  A 
 _ OB _ IN 


...and will put into her bank $3,550 after correctly solving GOBLIN, BEAN, BERET, PEA. 



BANKRUPT Trash: $2,400, WC, MDW 
Lose A Turn hits: None


Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Phrase


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Nikki gets $500 from 1 S, buys 2 I's and 2 A's, $1,600 from 2 T's worth $800 each, $500 from 1 N, buys 3 E's, $700 from 1 D, $1,000 from 1 R on the Express Wedge, hops aboard, and calls the following letters: 2 L's 1 V, 1 W


IT'S / ALL / I 


EVER / WANTED 


IT'S ALL I EVER WANTED is what Nikki will say after she wins a trip to Aruba worth $8,803 (plus $7,800 to boot). 


BANKRUPT Trash: $2,400, WC, MDW
Lose A Turn hits: None

Note: Nikki's score initially showed as $20,103 before the commercial break, but is changed to the correct amount before the third toss-up. 


$3,000 Toss-Up: On the Map


T _ C _ _ _ 


_ _ _ _ IN _ _ _ N


Chad locates TACOMA WASHINGTON to finally get on the board. 


Round 4: Things


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Chad guesses a bad R on $500. 


Nikki spins a BANKRUPT. 


Steve gets $1,500 from 3 S's worth $500 each, buys 3 E's, $10,000 from 2 D's worth $5,000 each, $500 from 1 N, $500 from 1 H, buys 1 I, but guesses a bad B on $550. 


Chad spins a Lose A Turn. 


Nikki spins a BANKRUPT. 


Steve buys 1 A...


HIDDEN  


_ ESSA  _ ES 



...and decodes some HIDDEN MESSAGES to add $11,750 to his bank. 



BANKRUPT Trash: $2,400, WC, MDW 
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Round 5: Food & Drink


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Final Spin: $500


Note: There must have been a null cycle in this round, judging by the close-up of Pat at one point in the round. 


Nikki: No N


Steve: No T


Chad: 1 C


Nikki: 1 L


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Nikki drinks up some APPLE JUICE to add $1,500 to her final winning total. 


BANKRUPT Trash: $2,400, WC, MDW
Lose A Turn hits: 1 

Nikki's choices for the Bonus Round are Phrase, Person, and Thing. 


$100,00 Bonus Round: 


Nikki has Sean and Tanda in the audience with her. 


Nikki spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the W in WIN. 


The category is PHRASE. 


RSTLNE gives us this: 


_ _ N / T _ 


_ _ T _ _ 


Nikki's BR Picks: F H C A


F _ N / T _ 


_ ATCH 


Although she scared us with guesses like FUN TO CATCH AND FUN TO PATCH, Nikki winning $45,000 was definitely FUN TO WATCH.