April 16 2019 Recap

Episode #6982: Wheel Around the World Day 2

$1,000 Toss-Up: On the Map

_ O _ _ H 

A _ E _ ICA 

Tilita locates SOUTH AMERICA.


$2,000 Toss-Up: Around the House 

TRAV _ L 

_ A _ A _ _ NES 

Colleen probably reads TRAVEL MAGAZINES. 

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

Round 1: What Are You Doing?

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Colleen spins a BANKRUPT. 

John gets $500 from 1 G, $3,200 from 4 N's worth $800 each, buys 2 E's and 3 A's, $1,600 from 2 W's worth $800 each, but guesses a bad L on $700. 

Tilita gets $5,000 from 2 R's worth $2,500 each, buys 2 I's and 1 O, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Colleen spins a Lose A Turn. 

John gets 1 U from the Free Play, but then lands on Lose A Turn. 

Tilita gets $1,800 from 2 D's worth $900 each, $700 from 1 T...

WANDERING 

AROUND / A 

NEW / _ IT _ 

...and might be WANDERING AROUND A NEW CITY, but for now, she solves for $2,500. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $4,500
Lose A Turn hits: 2

Round 2/Mystery Round: Crossword (Down Under)

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John gets $900 from 1 S, $1,800 from 2 R's worth $900 each, buys 1 E and 2 A's, $900 from 1 T, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Tilita guesses a bad L on $700. 

Colleen gets $1,000 from 1 F on the Mystery Wedge, gambles, reveals $10,000 on the other side, $3,500 from 1 N, buy 2 U's and 3 O's, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

John gets $2,000 from 2 C's worth $1,000 each on the other Mystery Wedge. 

OUT _ AC _      S 
             R        U
          _ OO _ ERAN _ 
             C         F

OUTBACK, CROC, BOOMERANG, SURF are all down under, and John is right for $2,000. 


BANKRUPT Trash: $10,600 and $10,000 MW
Lose A Turn hits: 2

Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Fun & Games

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Tilita gets $1,000 and the Gift Tag with 2 N's worth $500 each, buys 1 A, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Colleen also spins a BANKRUPT. 

John gets $800 from 1 L, but then lands on Lose A Turn. 

Tilita gets $7,000 from 2 G's worth $3,500 each, buys 3 I's and 4 E's, $1,000 from 2 R's worth $500 each. 

_ _ I _ _ ING 

_ I _ _  / GREEN 

_ EA / _ _ R _ LE _

Tilita will be SWIMMING WITH GREEN SEA TURTLES on her trip to Hawaii worth $9,650 (plus $7,500 to boot).  

BANKRUPT Trash: $10,350, $10,000 MW, Gift Tag
Lose A Turn hits: 3

$3,000 Toss-Up: People

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HO _ _ _ M _ ONERS 

Colleen has probably met some YOUNG HONEYMOONERS. 

Round 4: Things

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Final Spin: $500

Colleen: 3 S's

John: 2 N's

Tilita: 1 D

Colleen: 1 A

John: 1 L

Tilita: 1 R

Colleen: 4 T's

John: No F

Tilita: 1 U

Colleen: 1 W

_ L _ T / TW _ STS 

AND / TURNS 

If the Final Spin value was a higher amount, we would have had some PLOT TWISTS AND TURNS, because while Colleen solves for $12,000, she comes up just short to win the Main Game. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $10,350, $10,000 MW, and Gift Tag
Lose A Turn hits: 3 

Tilita's choices for the Bonus Round are Things, Living Thing, and What Are You Doing?

$100,000 Bonus Round: 

Tilita has Carol and Debbie in the audience with her. 

Tilita spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the P in SPIN. 

The category is WHAT ARE YOU DOING? 

RSTLNE gives us this: 

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Tilita's BR Picks: C M G I 

_ _ L _ ING 

M _  / _ _ G 

Tilita's not WALKING MY DOG (since I don't have one), but she solves, anyway, for the X1 worth $36,695.