January 12, 2018 Recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Living Things


_ / POD / OF


_ O _ PHI _ S


Keith & Betty solve A POD OF DOLPHINS.


Contestants:


Keith & Betty Kohler: They are from St. Charles, Illinois. They have been married for seventeen years. Keith works as a High School English Educator.


Mike & Jennifer: They are from San Diego, California. Married for eleven years. Mike works for a medical device company, and Jennifer is a homeschool mother to their three children.


Tiffany & Jay Wolf: They are from Long Island, New York. Both work for the New York Police Department.


$2,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink


S _ I _ Y


_ _ AB / _ _ K _ S


Keith and Betty solve SPICY CRAB CAKES.


Prize on the Wheel: A Disney Cruise to the Bahamas worth $9,283


Gift Tag on the Wheel: A $1,000 Skyway Luggage Company Gift Certificate


Round 1: Crossword (Really, Really, Really, Big)


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Keith & Betty get $500 from 1 S, buy 1 E and 4 A’s, but guess a bad C on $900.


Mike & Jennifer’s first spin is a BANKRUPT.


Tiffany & Jay get $2,500 from 1 R, buy 1 I, $1,800 from 2 T’s worth $900 each, $3,600 from 4 G’s worth $900 each, $1,500 from 3 N’s worth $500 each, and $500 from 1 H.

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            GARGANT _ AN 
              S           G
       GIANT           E



Tiffany & Jay are wrong with GARGANTIAN, HUGE, VAST, GIANT. (Mispronounced GARGANTUAN.)


Keith & Betty spin a BANKRUPT.


Mike & Jennifer decide to solve the puzzle, and solve GARGANTUAN, HUGE, VAST, GIANT for $0 → $2,000 House Minimum.


Keith & Betty: $3,000


Mike & Jennifer: $2,000


Tiffany & Jay: $0


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 1: None 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 1: $9,650 (Tiffany & Jay) 


DUDS for Round 1: C (Keith & Betty) 


Round 2/Mystery Round: Event


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Mike & Jennifer get $1,500 from 3 T’s worth $500 each, buy 4 E’s, $800 from 1 N, buy 2 I’s, but then land on Lose A Turn.


Tiffany & Jay get $500 and the Prize with 1 G, buy 3 A’s, and $3,200 from 4 R’s worth $800 each.


_ EETING / _ _ R


_ A _ _ RITE


_ _ ARA _ TER _


Tiffany & Jay solve MEETING OUR FAVORITE CHARACTERS for $12,733. (The Prize is included.)


Keith & Betty: $3,000


Mike & Jennifer: $2,000


Tiffany & Jay: $12,733


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 2: None 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 2: $1,900 (Mike & Jennifer) 


DUDS for Round 2: None 


Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Phrase


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Tiffany & Jay get $3,500 from 1 R, buy 3 A’s, $2,600 from 4 N’s worth $650 each, buy 1 E, but then land on BANKRUPT.


Keith & Betty also land on BANKRUPT.


Mike & Jennifer get $700 from 1 T, $600 from 1 F, $1,000 and the Wild Card with 2 S’s worth $500 each, $3,600 from 4 Y’s worth $900 each, and $1,000 from 2 D’s worth $500 each.


S _ NNY / DAY


AFTER


S _ NNY / DAY


Mike & Jennifer solve SUNNY DAY AFTER SUNNY DAY for the Wild Card, $6,900, and a trip to Hawaii worth $6,310.


Keith & Betty: $3,000


Mike & Jennifer: $15,210 and Wild Card 


Tiffany & Jay: $12,733


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 3: $5,600 (Tiffany & Jay) 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 3: None 


DUDS for Round 3: None 


$3,000 Toss-Up: 80’s What Are You Wearing?


_ H _ _ _ D _ R


P _ _ _


Keith & Betty solve SHOULDER PADS.


Round 4: What Are You Doing?


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Final Spin: $500


Keith & Betty: T (No T)


Mike & Jennifer: 2 N’s


Tiffany & Jay: 2 G’s


Keith & Betty: L (No L)


Mike & Jennifer: 1 S


Tiffany & Jay: 1 R


Keith & Betty: 2 C’s


Mike & Jennifer: 1 H


CH _ NG _ NG


C _ _ RS _


Mike & Jennifer solve CHANGING COURSE for $6,000.


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 4: $3,000 (Keith & Betty), $4,500 (Tiffany & Jay) 


DUDS for Round 4: T & L (Keith & Betty) 


END GAME TOTALS:


Keith & Betty: $6,000


Mike & Jennifer: $21.210 and Wild Card 


Tiffany & Jay: $12,733


Total BANKRUPT trash for this episode: $5,600 (Tiffany & Jay) 


Total Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for this episode: $19,050 ($3,000 from Keith & Betty, $1,900 from Mike & Jennifer, $14,150 from Tiffany & Jay) 


Total Lose A Turn hits for this episode: 1 (Mike & Jennifer in Round 2) 


Mike & Jennifer’s category choices for the Bonus Round are Thing, Show Biz, and Living Things.


$100,000 Bonus Round:


Mike & Jennifer spin the Bonus Wheel, and land on the N in WIN.


The category is SHOW BIZ.


RSTLNE gives us this:


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_ L _ _


Mike & Jennifer’s BR Picks: D M P A C (WC Pick)


_ _ LM


CL _ P


Mike & Jennifer are unable to solve FILM CLIP for $35,000.


FINAL WINNING TOTAL: $21,210


GRAND TOTAL FOR THIS WEEK: $185,195 in cash and prizes.


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