January 30 2019 Recap

Episode #6928: Leave Winter Behind Day 3

$1,000 Toss-Up: Song Title

S _ _ M _ R

N _ GH _ _ 

Sarah is ready for some SUMMER NIGHTS (from the movie/musical, "Grease"). 


$2,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

I / _ _ D / _ Y 

_ O _ _ _ _ _ K 

I DID MY HOMEWORK, says Gina, and she sure did to get on the board, and she will start the first round. 

Our Prize on the Wheel is a trip to Samoa of unknown value, while our Gift Tag is $1,000 courtesy of Raleigh. 

Round 1: Around the House

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Gina guesses a bad S on $550. 

Sarah gets $650 rom 1 L, $700 from 1 R, buys 3 E's, $700 from 1 T, $600 from 1 H, but then lands on Lose A Turn. 

Dale gets $800 from 1 F, $1,000 and the Wild Card with 2 N's worth $500 each, buys 2 I's, and $600 from 1 B. 

FINE / _ HIN _ 

&  T _ BLE _ _ RE 

Dale may use the $2,150 he won in this round on some FINE CHINA & TABLEWARE. 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Round 2/Mystery Round: Same Name

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Sarah guesses a bad R on the 1/2 Car. 

Dale gets $600 from 1 T, buys 2 E's, $1,000 and the Prize with 2 L's worth $500 each, buys 1 A, $600 from 1 M, the Million Dollar Wedge with 1 D, buys 1 I, $650 from 1 N, buys 1 O, but guesses a bad P on $500. 

Gina guesses a bad F on $700. 

Sarah gets $500 from 1 S.

M _ S _ LE  &

DIAL

TONE  

MUSCLE & DAIL TONE have the same name, and Sarah is right for $500, which will be bumped up to the $1,000 House Minimum. 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: 1

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

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Dale gets $1,200 from 2 N's worth $600 each, buys 3 I's, $550 from 1 G, buys 2 E's and 2 A's, 1 O from the Free Play, buys 1 U, $1,800 from 2 C's worth $900 each, $2,000 from 2 S's worth $1,000 each on the Express Wedge, hops aboard, and calls the following letters: R (No R)

_ AS _ ING / _ _ E

_ OCA _  / CUISINE 

Gina will be TASTING THE LOCAL CUISINE on her trip to Jamaica worth $6,300. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $4,550 
Lose A Turn hits: 1

$3,000 Toss-Up: On the Map

EASTERN 

E _ _ OP _ 

Gina locates EASTERN EUROPE. 

Round 4: Rhyme Time

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Note: For some reason, Dale's Wild Card was not taken away from him after his short-lived Express Wedge run in Round 3. 

Gina gets $1,200 from 2 N's worth $600 each, $900 from 1 L, buys 2 E's, but guesses a bad D on $600. 

Sarah gets $5,000 from 1 P, buys 1 A, but then buys a bad I. 

Dale guesses a bad G on $600. 

Gina gets $650 from 1 B, buys 2 O's, and $1,000 from 2 Y's worth $500 each. 

P _ ONEY 

BALONEY 

PHONEY BALONEY does rhyme, and Gina is right for $3,250. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $4,550
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Round 5: Person

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Final Spin: $600

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

Sarah: 1 R

Dale: No N

Gina: 1 T

Sarah: 1 S

Dale: No L

Gina: No M

Sarah: 1 H

Dale: 2 F's

H _ ST _ R _ 

_ _ FF 

Dale could be a HISTORY BUFF, and he also puts $3,200 into his final total. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $4,550
Lose A Turn hits: 1

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

$100,000 Bonus Round: 

Gina has Sarah in the audience with her. 

Gina spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the C in AMERICA'S. 

The category is PHRASE. 

RSTLNE gives us this: 

_ _ T _ ER 

_ _ _ R / _ _ TS 

Gina's BR Picks: H Y C A 

_ ATHER

Y _ _ R / _ _ TS 

GATHER YOUR WITS when solving this puzzle, Gina, and she does to add an additional $36,000 into her final winning total.