October 29 2018 Recap

 Episode #6861: Home Sweet Home Day 1


$1,000 Toss-Up: Around the House


F _ _ _ L _ 


KE _ P _ _ _ _ S


Christina finds $1,000 in her FAMILY KEEPSAKES. 




$2,000 Toss-Up: Living Things



_ _ AC _ 


_ L _ S _ OMS 


Katherine plucks some PEACH BLOSSOMS. 


Our Prize on the Wheel is a trip to Florida worth $8,597, while our Gift Tag is $1,000 courtesy of Margaritaville. 


Round 1: Crossword (Home _________)


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Katherine gets $1,100 from 2 T's worth $550 each, $800 from 1 N, buys 4 E's, but guesses a bad C on the Gift Tag. 


Christina gets $3,200 from 4 M's worth $800 each, but guesses a bad L on $700. 


Rayon gets $1,000 and the Gift Tag with 2 R's worth $500 each, 1 I from the Free Play, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 


Katherine gets $500 from 1 P, $1,000 from 2 D's worth $500 each, buys 1 O, and $500 from 1 V. 


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    IMPROVEMENT
           D       _ 
REMED _       M 


IMPROVEMENT, REMEDY, TEAM, BODY are all types of home, and Katherine is right for $3,400. 


BANKRUPT Trash: $1,000, Gift Tag
Lose A Turn hits: None

Round 2/Mystery Round: Phrase


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Christina gets $1,000 and the 1/2 Car with 2 R's worth $500 each, but guesses a bad T on the Prize. 


Rayon gets $1,000 and the 1/2 Car with 2 S's worth $500 each, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 


Katherine gets $1,000 and the Prize with 2 N's worth $500 each, buys 3 O's and 3 E's, but guesses a bad G on the Mystery Wedge. 


Christina gets $2,100 from 3 M's worth $700 each, buys 1 A, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 


Rayon gets 1 I from the Free Play, $900 from 1 W, $650 from 1 D, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 


Katherine gets $500 and the Wild Card with 1 F...


SO / MAN _


WONDERF _ _ 


MEMORIES 



...and will make SO MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES on her Florida trip, plus $1,000 to boot. 


BANKRUPT: $6,400, Gift Tag, 2 1/2 Car's 
Lose A Turn hits: None

Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: People


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Rayon gets $2,600 from 4 S's worth $650 each, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 


Katherine gets $2,700 from 3 R's worth $900 each, buys 4 E's, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 


Christina gets $7,000 from 2 T's worth $3,500 each, but guesses a bad M on $600. 


Rayon spins a BANKRUPT. 


Katherine gets $3,500 from 1 G, buys 1 I, $600 from 1 H, but buys a bad O. 


Christina gets $500 from 1 D...


_ D _ E _ T _ RERS


& SIGHTSEERS



...and will see some ADVENTURERS AND SIGHTSEERS on her trip to Puerto Rico wroth $8,215 (plus $7,500 to boot). 


BANKRUPT Trash: $11,450, Wild Card, Gift Tag, 2 1/2 Car's 
Lose A Turn hits: None


$3,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?


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B _ _ 


Christina's MAKING THE BED, and gets $3,000 for her efforts. 


Round 4: Things


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Final Spin: $500


Note: I think there was a null cycle in this round, judging by the close-up of Pat at one point in the round. 


Christina: 2 R's


Rayon: 1 S


Katherine: 1 D


Christina: No B


Rayon: 1 W


Katherine: 2 N's (Wrong with INCENDIARY WORDS) 


Christina: No L


Rayon: No H


Katherine: 2 G's


Christina: 1 C


_ NC _ _ R _ G _ NG 


W _ RDS  



I hope Pat said some ENCOURAGING WORDS to Christina before the Bonus Round, because that's where she'll be headed after solving for $4,500. 


BANKRUPT Trash: $11,450, WC, Gift Tag, 2 1/2 Car's
Lose A Turn hits: None


Christina's choices for the Bonus Round are Thing, Phrase, and Living Things. 


$100,000 Bonus Round: 


Christina has Marlon and Jody in the audience with her. 


Christina spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the S in SPIN. 


The category is PHRASE. 


RSTLNE gives us this: 


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_ ES _ R _ _ T _ _ N 


Christina's BR Picks: C G M I


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_ ESCRI _ TI _ N 


Christina solving this puzzle was BEYOND DESCRIPTION, so she won't get $36,000.