December 17 2018 Recap

Episode #6996: Secret Santa II Day 1

$1,000 Toss-Up: Song Lyrics

A _ L / _ _  / _ _ L _ 

_ LL / _ S / _ RI _ _ T 

So far, ALL IS CALM ALL IS BRIGHT (from "Silent Night"), and Kia is the first to solve. 


$2,000 Toss-Up: Person

ETER _ AL 

_ P _ I _ IST 

An ETERNAL OPTIMIST gives Kurt $2,000. 

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

Round 1: Before & After

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Kurt gets $1,400 from 2 T's worth $700 each, $1,400 from 2 H's worth $700 each, $1,200 from 2 N's worth $600 each, buys 5 A's, $2,500 from 1 S, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Kia gets $650 from 1 P, buys 1 O, $650 from 1 R, buys 1 I, $500 and the Wild Card with 1 L, $500 from 1 G, buys 2 E's and 1 U, $900 from 1 D. 

TOU _ HED 

_ _  / AN 

ANGEL 

HAIR / PASTA 

I have not been TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL HAIR PASTA, but Kia is right for $2,200 and the Wild Card. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $6,250
Lose A Turn hits: None

Round 2/Mystery Round: Things

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Kia gets the Million Dollar Wedge with 2 S's, but then lands on Lose A Turn. 

Linda gets $2,600 from 4 L's worth $650 each, buys 2 A's, 2 E's from the Free Play, $600 from 1 K, buys 1 O, but then lands on BANKRUPT.  

Kurt gets $2,000 from 2 F's worth $1,000 each, gambles, reveals $10,000 on the other side, $800 from 1 W, but then lands on Lose A Turn. 

Kia gets $1,300 from 2 G's worth $650 each...

GE _ _ L _ 

FALL _ _ G 

S _ OWFLAKES 

...and catches some GENTLY FALLING SNOWFLAKES for $1,300 and the Million Dollar Wedge.

BANKRUPT Trash: $8,950
Lose A Turn hits: 2

Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: What Are You Doing?

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Linda gets $1,650 from 3 G's worth $550 each, buys 6 I's, $1,500 from 3 N's worth $500 each, buys 1 A, $700 from 1 L, but guesses a bad M on $500. 

Kurt gets $7,000 from 2 S's worth $3,500 each, $900 from 1 H...

SAILING 

_ I _ ING

_ ISHING 

...but is wrong with SAILING, BIKING, FISHING. 

Kia gets $700 from 1 F, but guesses a bad K on $800. 

Linda guesses a bad R on $500. 

Kurt gets $600 from 1 D...

SAILING 

DI _ ING 

FISHING 

...and tries to solve the puzzle again, but he only says SAILING before hesitating, and get buzzed out.  

Kia will be SAILING, DIVING, FISHING on her tip to the Caribbean worth $7,076 (plus $700 cash, to boot). 

BANKRUPT Trash: $8,950
Lose A Turn hits: 2

$3,000 Toss-Up: On the Map

_ _ _ TA / _ E

N _ W / M _ _ _ _ O 

Kia locates SANTA FE NEW MEXICO. 

Round 4: Food & Drink

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Final Spin: $650

Kia: No S

Linda: 1 C

Kurt: No T

Kia: No O

Linda: 3 A's

Kurt: 3 R's

Kia: 1 N (Wrong with CRANBERRY-ORANGE HAM)

Linda: 1 B (Wrong with CRANBERRY ORANGE JAR) 

Kurt: 1 G

Kia: 1 L

CRANB _ RR _ 

GLA _ _ _  / _ A _ 

Kia eats up some CRANBERRY-GLAZED HAM for $3,300. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $8,950
Lose A Turn hits: 2

Linda's Secret Santa Spin I.D.: VN0387999

Kurt's Secret Santa Spin I.D.: KT3819857

Kia's choices for the Bonus Round are Person, Thing, and Food & Drink. 

$1,000,000 Bonus Round: 

Kia has Chris in the audience with her. 

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

The category is THING. 

RSTLNE gives us this: 

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Kia's BR Picks: H M C A G (WC Pick)

H _ GE

_ A _ E

HUGE DALE, HUGE PAIL, and HUGE JAIL are among the plethora of guesses Kia makes, but sadly, this HUGE WAVE will take away from her...





























































 



...$50,000. 


Kia's Secret Santa Spin I.D.: NC2566697

FYI: The Million Dollar Envelope was under the I in AMERICA'S.