December 5, 2017 Recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?


_ RIMM _ NG


THE / _ _ _ E


Nathan solves TRIMMING THE TREE.


Contestants:


Jeanette Veretto: She is from Land O’Lakes, Florida. Former Paratrooper Veteran for over twenty years. She now works for the Department of Defense.


Haley Robertson: She is from Topeka, Kansas. Fourth Grade Educator. She’s planning a mission trip to Africa in the summer.


Nathan Roberts: He is from Crestwood, New York. He works as a law firm worker, and is also married.


$2,000 Toss-Up: Phrase


_ H _ / TI _ E


_ S / _ O _ !


Nathan solves THE TIME IS NOW!


Prize on the Wheel: $10,000 cash courtesy of the Wheel of Fortune Free Play App


Gift Tag on the Wheel: $1,000 cash courtesy of the Wheel of Fortune Free Play App


Round 1: Same Letter


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Nathan gets $1,500 and the Wild Card with 3 S’s worth $500 each, buys 2 E’s, $700 from 1 R, $1,400 from 2 T’s worth $700 each, but guesses a bad D on $700.


Jeanette gets $2,750 from 5 C’s worth $550 each, and $1,000 for finding the same letter, $1,500 from 3 H’s worth $500 each, buys 4 O’s, but then lands on BANKRUPT.


Haley gets $500 from 1 P thanks to the Free Play, $650 from 1 L, $500 from 1 M, and $700 from 1 K.


CHOCOL _ TE


CH _ P


CHR _ STM _ S


COOK _ ES


Haley solves CHOCOLATE CHIP CHRISTMAS COOKIES for $2,350.


Jeanette: $0


Haley: $2,350


Nathan: $3,000 and WC 


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 1: $5,000 (Jeanette)


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 1: $3,350 (Nathan)



Round 2/Mystery Round: Place


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Jeanette gets $1,100 from 2 T’s worth $550 each, $1,800 from 2 H’s worth $900 each, buys 2 E’s and 1 A, $1,000 and the ½ Car with 2 S’s worth $500 each, buys 4 O’s, but then lands on BANKRUPT.


Haley gets $650 from 1 C, $550 from 1 L, $1,300 from 2 F’s worth $650 each, and $2,000 and the Prize with 4 R’s worth $500 each.


SCHOOL


FOR / THE


_ ERFOR _ _ _ _


ARTS


Haley solves SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS for $14,500 (Prize included).


Jeanette: $0


Haley: $16,850


Nathan: $3,000 and WC 


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 2: $3,150 and 1/2 Car (Jeanette) 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 2: None 


Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Crossword (It's Paradise)


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Haley guesses a bad R on $650.


Nathan gets the Million Dollar Wedge with 2 S’s, but guesses a bad T on $550.


Jeanette guesses a bad N on $700.


Haley gets $1,800 from 2 L’s worth $900 each, buys 1 E and 6 A’s, but guesses a bad H on the Express Wedge.


Nathan guesses a bad B on $500.


Jeanette gets $2,000 from 2 M’s worth $1,000 each thanks to the Express Wedge, hops on board, and calls the following letters: 2 I’s, 2 U’s, W (No W). 


Haley spins a BANKRUPT.


Nathan gets $800 from 1 V, but then lands on BANKRUPT.


  LUAUS           L 
  A                  E 
  V                  I
MA _ A _ AMIAS 



Jeanette attempts to solve the puzzle, but is wrong with LUAUS, LAVA, MACADAMIANS, LEES. (She adds an N on MACADAMIAS, and mispronounces LEIS.)


Haley then tries to solve the puzzle, but is wrong with LUAUS, LAVA, MACADAMIA…S, LEIS. She tries to add the S, but is too late.


Nathan then tries his hand at solving the puzzle, and correctly solves LUAUS, LAVA, MACADAMIAS, LEIS for a trip to Hawaii worth $7,854.


Jeanette: $0


Haley: $16,850


Nathan: $10,854


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 3: $3,600 and MDW and WC ($1,500 (Jeanette), $1,300 (Haley), $800 and MDW and WC (Nathan) 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 3: None 


$3,000 Toss-Up: Around the House


_ DDR _ SS


B _ O _


Nathan solves ADDRESS BOOK.


Round 4: Thing


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Final Spin: $5,000


Nathan: T (No T)


Jeanette: 2 S’s


Haley: 2 H’s


Nathan: B (No B)


Jeanette: 2 R’s


Haley: 1 D


H _ RS _ - DR _ _ _


S _ _ _ _ H


Haley solves HORSE-DRAWN SLEIGH for $18,000.


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 4: $24,000 (Jeanette) 


END GAME TOTALS:


Jeanette: $0 → $1,000 House Minimum (Secret Santa Spin I.D.: DS8176803)


Haley: $34,850


Nathan: $13,854 (Secret Santa Spin I.D.: GB3579440)


BANKRUPT Trash for this episode: $11,750 and MDW and WC and 1/2 Car ( $9,650 and 1/2 Car (Jeanette), $1,300 (Haley), $800 and MDW and WC (Nathan) ) 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for this episode: $27,350 ($24,000 from Jeanette, $3,350 from Nathan) 


NO LOSE A TURN HITS! 


Haley’s choices for the Bonus Round are Phrase, Thing, and Around the House.


$100,000 Bonus Round:


Haley has her husband, Nick, in the audience with her.


Haley spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the E in AMERICA’S.


The category is AROUND THE HOUSE.


RSLTNE gives us this:


_ _ S _ ETS


_ N _ / _ _ _ _ ERS


Haley’s BR Picks: D B H A


BAS _ ETS


AND / HA _ _ ERS


Haley comes up with BASKETS AND HANGERS and BASKETS AND HAMMERS, but is unable to solve BASKETS AND HAMPERS for $35,000.


FINAL WINNING TOTAL: $34,850 (Secret Santa Spin I.D.: HC2840226)