May 2 2019 Recap

Episode #6994: Island Hopping Day 4

$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

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NOT A CLOUD IN THE SKY, Adam says. 


$2,000 Toss-Up: Place

_ _ D _ _  / _ A _ E 

_ RC _ _ E 

Don't spend all of your $2,000 at a VIDEO GAME ARCADE, okay, Adam?

Our Prize on the Wheel is a trip to Ireland worth $8,998, while our Gift Tag is $1,000 courtesy of Mario Badescu. 

Round 1: Food & Drink

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Adam guesses a bad T on $700. 

Dakota guesses a bad R on $600. 

Danielle gets $700 from 1 N, buys 2 E's, $1,800 from 2 S's worth $900 each, buys 1 A, $500 from 1 P, buys 1 O, $1,000 and the Gift Tag with 2 C's worth $500 each, but then lands on Lose A Turn. 

Adam gets $700 from 1 B...

SP _ C _

BEE _

NAC _ OS

...and eats up some SPICY BEEF NACHOS for $700, which is bumped up to the $1,000 House Minimum. 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Round 2/Mystery Round: Crossword (Round and Round)

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Dakota spins a BANKRUPT. 

Danielle gets $1,800 from 3 L's worth $600 each, buys 4 E's, $800 from 1 H, but guesses a bad S on $700. 

Adam guesses a bad C on $550. 

Dakota gets $1,300 from 2 B's worth $650 each, $500 from 1 M, buys 2 A's, $1,000 from 1 R on the Mystery Wedge, gambles, reveals $10,000 on the other side, and $500 and the Wild Card with 1 G. 

     MARBLE 
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            _ HEEL 
     BAGEL 

MARBLE, BOWL, BAGEL, WHEEL all go round and round, and Dakota is right for $12,050. 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: 1

$10,000 Mystery Wedge Giveaway Spin I.D.: BE1544336

Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Living Things

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Danielle gets $1,000 from 2 N's worth $500 each, buys 2 A's, $600 from 1 D, $2,400 from 3 S's worth $800 each, buys 1 E, $7,000 from R's worth $3,500 each, but buys a bad I. 

Adam gets $1,500 and the 1/2 Car with 3 L's worth $500 each, buys 4 O's...

S _ ON _ ES / AND 

_ OLOR _ _ L 

_ ORALS 

...and will see some SPONGES AND COLORFUL CORALS on his trip to Antigua worth $9,320 (plus $1,250 to boot). 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: 1

$3,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz

C _ N _ _ R 

S _ A _ E 

Adam will take CENTER STAGE as we start the next round. 

Round 4: Event

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Adam gets $1,000 from 2 T's worth $500 each, buys 1 E, $2,800 from 4 N's worth $700 each, and buys 3 I's. 

_ INNIN _ / T _ E 

_ _ IN / T _ _ _

Adam is not only WINNING THE COIN TOSS, but also solves for $3,300. 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Round 5: Thing

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Final Spin: $650

Dakota: 1 S

Danielle: 1 R

Adam: 1 T

Dakota: 2 N's

Danielle: 1 P

_ R _ NT-P _ _ _

N _ _ S 

Danielle's appearance probably made FRONT-PAGE NEWS in her hometown, and she is right for $3,300. 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Adam's choices for the Bonus Round are Thing, Occupations, and Event. 

$100,000 Bonus Round: 

Note: Adam's original score was shown as $23,870 instead of $20,870 due to a scoring error. This did not affect the outcome, but the extra $3,000 was taken away from his total, anyway. 

Adam has Jen in the audience with him. 

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

The category is OCCUPATIONS. 

RSTLNE gives us this: 

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Adam's BR Picks: D M P A 

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The JUDGE AND BALIFF decide that the Spider will not be going to Adam.