January 5, 2018 Recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Landmark


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_ _ ARDW _ LK


Danny solves ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK.


Contestants:


Elisabeth Goodwin: She is from Oakwood, Texas. Formerly worked as a letter carrier. She is married, and is part of a search and rescue.


Les Norman: He is from Greenwood, Missouri. He is a radio host and motivational speaker. He used to play for the Kansas City Royals. Has a wife named Kristin whom he has been married to for twenty years.


Danny Derrick: He is from San Luis Obispo, California. Owns a tattoo shop, and is married to Michelle with one dog. He also plays the bass.


$2,000 Toss-Up: Event


S _ _ _ _ ING


SPR _ _


Elisabeth solves SHOPPING SPREE.


Prize on the Wheel: A trip to New Orleans of unknown value


Gift Tag on the Wheel: A $1,000 Gift Certificate to Shindigz


Round 1: Crossword (Nothing But Time)


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Elisabeth guesses a bad T on $2,500.


Les gets $600 from 1 R, buys 3 E’s, but guesses a bad L on $600.


Danny’s first spin is a BANKRUPT.


Elisabeth gets $650 from 1 H, buys 2 A’s and 1 O, $2,500 from 1 Y, $600 from 1 W, but then lands on BANKRUPT.


Les gets $2,500 from 1 K, but then lands on BANKRUPT.


Danny gets $1,200 from 2 D’s worth $600 each.


          Y        W 
        DE _ ADE 
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 HO _ R        K 



Danny solves WEEK, DECADE, HOUR, YEAR for $1,200.


Elisabeth: $2,000


Les: $0


Danny: $2,200


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 1: $3,250 (Elisabeth), $2,850 (Les) 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 1: None 


DUDS for Round 1: T (Elisabeth), L (Les) 


Round 2/Mystery Round: Show Biz


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Les gets $1,000 and the Wild Card with 2 R’s worth $500 each, $1,200 from 2 T’s worth $600 each, buys 3 E’s and 3 A’s, but guesses a bad L on $650.


Danny spins another BANKRUPT.


Elisabeth gets $2,600 from 4 S’s worth $650 each, buys 2 O’s and 2 I’s, $1,000 and the Gift Tag with 2 C’s worth $500 each, but then lands on Lose A Turn.


Les gets $1,300 from 2 M’s worth $650 each.


EMM _ - _ I _ _ I _ _


ACTORS / A _ _


ACTRESSES


Les solves EMMY-WINNING ACTORS AND ACTRESSES for $3,000.


Elisabeth: $2,000


Les: $3,000


Danny: $2,200


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 2: None 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 2: $3,100 and Gift Tag (Elisabeth) 


DUDS for Round 2: L (Les) 


Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Living Things


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Danny gets $2,800 from 4 S’s worth $700 each, buys 1 E, 1 A, and an I, but the latter is a dud.


Elisabeth gets $1,300 from 2 N’s worth $650 each, buys 3 O’s and 1 U, $1,400 from 2 T’s worth $700 each, $1,000 from 1 H on the Express Wedge, hops on board, and calls the following letters: 1 L, 1 C, and a D, but there is no D.


Les gets $500 from 1 M, and $500 from 1 K.


MONKE _ S


SLOTHS / &


TOUCANS


Les solves MONKEYS SLOTHS & TOUCANS for $1,000 and a trip to Costa Rica worth $6,000.


Elisabeth: $2,000


Les: $10,000


Danny: $2,200


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 3: $5,200 (Elisabeth) 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 3: $2,050 (Danny) 


DUDS for Round 3: I (Danny), D (Elisabeth) 


$3,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?


R _ _ _ ING / ON


EM _ T _


Danny is wrong with RIDING ON EMPTY.


Les solves RUNNING ON EMPTY.


Round 4: Food & Drink


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Les gets $700 from 1 R, buys 2 A’s, $650 from 1 S, buys 1 E, and $700 from 1 T.


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


Final Spin: $550


Les: 2 P’s


SP _ _ A _ _


ART _ _ _ _ _ E / _ _ P


Les solves SPINACH ARTICHOKE DIP for $4,650.


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 4: None


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 4: None 


DUDS for Round 4: None


END GAME TOTALS:


Elisabeth: $2,000


Les: $17,650


Danny: $2,200


Total BANKRUPT Trash for this episode: $11,300 ($8,450 from Elisabeth, $2,850 from Les) 


Total Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for this episode: $5,050 and Gift Tag ($3,100 and Gift Tag from Elisabeth, $2,050 from Danny) 


Total Lose A Turn Hits in this episode: 1 (Elisabeth in Round 2) 


Les’ choices for the Bonus Round are Place, Event, and Food & Drink.


$100,000 Bonus Round:


Les has Kristen and Tate in the audience with him.


Les spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the one star between AMERICA’S and GAME.


The category is PLACE.


RSTLNE gives us this:


T _ E / _ S _ _ L


_ _ N _ _ _ T


Les’ BR Picks: M D C O W (WC Pick)


T _ E / _ S _ _ L


_ _ N _ O _ T


Les is unable to solve THE USUAL HANGOUT for….. $100,000.


FINAL WINNING TOTAL: $17,650


GRAND TOTAL FOR THIS WEEK: $145,337 in cash and prizes.


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