March 14 2019 Recap

Episode #6959: America's Game III Day 4

Note: We are on the Leave Winter Behind set. 

$1,000 Toss-Up: On the Map

_ NDI _ _ _ _ _ L _ S

_ _ _ _ _ N _ 

Dan locates INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA. 


$2,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

BOR _  / _ _ D

_ _ IS _ _ 

Alicia was BORN AND RAISED with Wheel of Fortune. 

Our Prize on the Wheel is a Shopping Spree of unknown value, while our Gift Tag is $1,000 courtesy of Bed, Bath, and Beyond. 

Round 1: Food & Drink

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Alicia gets $1,300 from 2 R's worth $650 each, $2,000 from 4 T's worth $500 each, buys 2 E's and 1 A, but guesses a bad N on $700. 

Dan spins a Lose A Turn. 

Dorene gets $1,000 from 2 M's worth $500 each, buys 1 I, $1,000 and the Gift Tag with 2 S's worth $500 each, buys 2 O's, and gets 2 U's from the Free Play. 

_ UM _ O  / SO _ T 

_ RET _ E _ 

_ IT _  / MUSTAR _ 

Dorene eats up a JUMBO SOFT PRETZEL WITH MUSTARD for $2,500 (Gift Tag included). 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Round 2/Mystery Round: Crossword (Sounds Fishy) 

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Dan gets $1,200 from 2 T's worth $600 each, but buys a bad E. 

Dorene gets $1,000 from 2 R's worth $500 each, buys 1 O, $650 from 1 N, buys 2 U's and 4 A's, but guesses a bad D on $900. 

Alicia gets $1,300 from 2 P's worth $650 each...

      _  TROUT
      A  U
P _ RAN _ A
      P  A

...and knows that CARP, PIRANHA, TUNA, TROUT all sound fishy, and solves for the same amount. 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: 1

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

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Dorene gets $1,400 from 2 N's worth $700 each, 3 I's from the Free Play, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Alicia gets $500 from 1 H, buys 4 A's and 1 O, $3,500 from 1 W, buys 2 E's, $700 from 1 G, 1 U from the Free Play, $3,500 from 1 L, $600 from 1 B, but guesses a bad S on $800. 

Dan gets $1,600 from 2 R's worth $800 each...

OR _ ERING / A 

BLUE / HAWAIIAN 

...and might be ORDERING A BLUE HAWAIIAN while on his trip to Hawaii worth $6,689 (plus $1,600 to boot). 

BANKRUPT Trash: $1,400
Lose A Turn hits: 1

$3,000 Toss-Up: Living Thing

_ I _ ER _ AN 

HUSK _ 

Dan spots a SIBERIAN HUSKY. 

Round 4: Thing

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Dan guesses a bad T on $900. 

Dorene gets $600 from 1 S, $1,100 from 2 N's worth $550 each, buys 1 E, $800 from 1 L, and buys 2 I's. 

The Final Spin cue goes off, so it is time for the Final Spin!

Final Spin: $5,000

Dorene: No R

Alicia: 1 M

Dan: 2 C's

Dorene: 3 H's

HI _ H  / SCH _ _ L 

NIC _ N _ ME 

I wonder if "The Comeback Kid" was Dorene's HIGH SCHOOL NICKNAME, because she solves for $20,000, and comes from behind to win the game!

BANKRUPT Trash: $1,400
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Dorene's choices for the Bonus Round are Thing, Event, and Living Thing. 

$100,000 Bonus Round: 

Dorene has Danny, Sophia, and Emily in the audience with her. 

Dorene spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the one star between AMERICA'S and GAME. 

The category is EVENT. 

RSTLNE gives us this: 

_ EL _ _ _ T _ _ L 

_ _ N _ _ ET 

Dorene's BR Picks: M D G I 

DELIG _ T _ _ L 

_ _ N _ _ ET 

Dorene might attend a DELIGHTFUL BANQUET later down the line, and gets $36,000 for solving correctly. 


Retro Bonus Round Puzzle: LOOKING SPIFFY