December 15, 2017 Recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Characters


CO _ ET


_ _ D / C _ PID


Liz solves COMET AND CUPID.


Contestants:


Gene Gray: He is from Glendale, California. Works at an art school as a student affairs officer who performs on the side. Has a partner named Robert, and a cat named Oliver. He aspires to be a Game Show host.


Liz Fuentes: She is from Garland, Texas. Nurse Practitioner with a husband named Rob whom she has been married to for almost thirty years.


Krista Munday: She is form Louisville, Kentucky. Stay-at-home homeschool educator who also manages a cafeteria at a church, and is a contractor for a direct marketing company. Has a husband named Chris that she has been married to for over twenty years.


$2,000 Toss-Up: People


C _ N _ E _ _ NCE


_ HAMPI _ NS


Gene solves CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS.


Prize on the Wheel: A trip to New Hampshire (Value Unknown)


Gift Tag on the Wheel: A $1,000 gifts.com gift certificate


Round 1: Fun & Games


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Gene gets $1,300 from 2 T’s worth $650 each, buys 1 E, but then lands on BANKRUPT.


Liz gets $1,800 from 2 H’s worth $900 each, $1,000 + the Gift Tag with 2 N’s worth $500 each, buys 2 I’s, $650 from 1 S, buys 2 O’s, $1,000 from 2 L’s worth $500 each, buys 2 A’s, and $600 from 1 G.



A _ TING / IN


THE / S _ HOOL


_ LA _



Liz solves ACTING IN THE SCHOOL PLAY for $5,300 (Gift Tag included).



Gene: $2,000



Liz: $6,300



Krista: $0


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 1: $1,050 (Gene)


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 1: None


Round 2/Mystery Round: Crossword (What’s that Sound?)


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Liz guesses a bad T on the Million Dollar Wedge.


Krista gets $2,400 from 3 L’s worth $800 each, $700 from 1 N, buys 2 E’s and an A, but the latter is a dud.


Gene spins a BANKRUPT.


Liz gets $1,600 from 2 B’s worth $800 each, buys 1 O, 1 I, and 2 U’s, but guesses a bad S on the Wild Card.


Krista gets $1,000 and the ½ Car with 2 H’s worth $500 each, $650 from 1 C, $500 from 1 M, and $2,000 from 2 R’s worth $1,000 each on the Mystery Wedge. She does not flip it over...


           BU _ _ ER  
   CHIME 
           L 
     BULLHORN 



… and solves BUZZER, CHIME, BELL, BULLHORN for $6,750 and the ½ Car



(If Krista flipped over the Mystery Wedge, it would have been a BANKRUPT.)


Gene: $2,000


Liz: $6,300


Krista: $6,750 and ½ Car


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 2: None


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 2: $850 (Liz)


Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Place


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Krista gets $1,200 from 2 N’s worth $600 each, buys 1 E, $900 from 1 T, buys 3 A’s and 3 O’s, $700 from 1 G, buys 1 I and 1 U, $1,400 from 2 R’s worth $700 each, and $10,500 from 3 L’s worth $3,500 each.


_ OLOR _ UL


_ OTANI _ AL


GAR _ EN


Krista solves COLORFUL BOTANICAL GARDEN for $13,450 and a trip to Costa Rica worth $6,294.


Gene: $2,000


Liz: $6,300


Krista: $26,794 and ½ Car (Retired)


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 3: None


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 3: None


$3,000 Toss-Up: In the Kitchen


M _ _ T


T _ _ _ _ O _ _ _ _ R


Liz is wrong with MEAT TENDERIZER.


M _ _ T


T _ E _ _ O _ _ _ _ R


Krista solves MEAT THERMOMETER.


Round 4: Thing


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Krista gets $1,000 from 2 S’s worth $500 each, buys 2 A’s, $1,950 from 3 T’s worth $650 each, but buys a bad E.


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


Final Spin: $900


Gene: R (No R)


Liz: 2 N’s


Krista: L (No L)


Gene: C (No C)


Liz: 1 M


A / M _ ST - _ _ N


S _ T _ AT _ _ N


Liz solves A MUST-WIN SITUATION for $5,700.


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 4: $2,450 (Krista)


END GAME TOTALS:


Gene: $2,000 (Secret Santa Spin I.D.: DE7377042)


Liz: $12,000 (Secret Santa Spin I.D.: RH01171)


Krista: $29,494


Total BANKRUPT Trash for this episode: $1,050 (Gene)


Total Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for this episode: $3,300 ($850 from Liz, $2,450 from Krista)


No Lose A Turn hits!


Krista’s choices for the Bonus Round are Event, Living Thing, and Food & Drink.


$100,000 Bonus Round:


Krista has Chris in the audience with her.


Krista spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the N in WIN.


The category is EVENT.


RSTLNE gives us this:


_ _ _ ER


_ _ _ L _ RE


Krista’s BR Picks: P W F A


P _ WER


FA _ L _ RE


Krista solves POWER FAILURE for the Toyota worth $27,114.


FINAL WINNING TOTAL: $56,608 (Secret Santa Spin I.D.: LR3174271)


GRAND TOTAL FOR THIS WEEK: $235,445 in cash and prizes.


Note: Once again, huge thanks to GameShow75 for his contributions!