April 6 2018 Recap

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


STUDYING


A _ _ _ _ D


Kyle rings in, but draws a blank.


Roya solves STUDYING ABROAD.


Contestants:


Roya Bashier: She is from California. Senior at Stanford University majoring in Biology. She’s a coordinator for a science program for kids.


Mary Chamberlin: She is from Ashville, North Carolina. Junior at SMU majoring in English, and minoring in Gender Studies & Ethics. She writes for her university’s Her Campus website.


Kyle Curtis: He is from Lynnwood, Washington. Senior at the University of Washington, majoring in Chemistry. Part of Phi Sigma Kappa, and has a girlfriend named Nikki.


$2,000 Toss-Up: Title


GU _ _ _ V _ R ’ _


_ _ AV _ LS


Roya solves GULLIVER’S TRAVELS.


Prize on the Wheel: A trip to Egypt worth $7,000


Gift Tag on the Wheel: $1,000 courtesy of Firehouse Subs


Round 1: Headline


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Roya’s first spin is a BANKRUPT.


Mary Chamberlin’s first spin is a Lose A Turn.


Kyle gets $2,500 from 1 T, buys 3 E’s and 1 A, $1,950 from 3 M’s worth $650 each, $1,800 from 3 S’s worth $600 each, buys 2 I’s, 4 O’s, and 1 U, and $1,300 from 2 N’s worth $650 each.


U . S . / _ OMEN’S


_ O _ _ E _ / TEAM


_ INS / O _ _ M _ I _


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Kyle solves U.S. WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM WINS OLYMPIC GOLD for $6,300.


Roya: $3,000


Mary Chamberlin: $0


Kyle: $6,300


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 1: None 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 1: None 


DUDS for Round 1: None 


Round 2/Mystery Round: Same Letter


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Mary Chamberlin gets $2,100 from 3 T’s worth $700 each, buys 3 E’s, $2,750 from 5 R’s worth $550 each, buys 1 A and 2 O’s, $2,600 from 4 P’s worth $650 each and $1,000 for finding the same letter, $1,400 from 2 C’s worth $700 each, but buys a bad U.


Kyle gets $1,650 from 3 N’s worth $550 each…


PEN


PENC _ _


PR _ NTER


PROTRACTOR


…and solves PEN PENCIL PRINTER PROTRACTOR for $1,650.


Roya: $3,000


Mary Chamberlin: $0


Kyle: $7,950


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 2: None 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 2: $8,850 (Mary Chamberlin) 


DUDS for Round 2: U (Mary Chamberlin) 


Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Phrase


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Kyle gets $2,000 from 2 T’s worth $1,000 each on the Express Wedge, hops aboard, and calls the following letters: 3 A’s, 3 I’s, 2 S’s, 1 H, 1 N, 2 E’s, 1 L, 1 P, 1 C, 1 X, 2 R’s, 1 Y, and 1 D.


THIS / PLACE / IS


EXTRA _ RDINARY


Kyle solves THIS PLACE IS EXTRAORDINARY for $14,250 and a trip to Barbados worth $10,990.


Roya: $3,000


Mary Chamberlin: $0


Kyle: $33,190


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 3: None 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 3: None 


DUDS for Round 3: None 


$3,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink


M _ _ _ _ _ _ I


AND / _ _ _ _ SE


Mary Chamberlin solves MACARONI AND CHEESE.


Round 4: College Life


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Mary Chamberlin guesses a bad T on $500.


Kyle spins a Lose A Turn.


Roya gets $500 from 1 S, $700 from 1 N, buys 2 E’s, 1 A from the Free Play, $600 from 1 L, and buys 1 I.


_ INALS / _ EE _


Roya solves FINALS WEEK for $1,300.


Roya: $4,300


Mary Chamberlin: $3,000


Kyle: $33,190


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 4: None 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 4: None 


DUDS for Round 4: T (Mary Chamberlin) 


Round 5: On the Map


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Kyle gets $500 from 1 R, buys 1 E and 1 A, but then lands on Lose A Turn.


Roya gets $1,000 from 2 N’s worth $500 each, $1,000 from 2 L’s worth $500 each, and $1,400 from 2 D’s worth $700 each.


D _ _ L _ N


_ RELAND


Roya solves DUBLIN IRELAND for $3,400.


Roya: $7,700


Mary Chamberlin: $3,000


Kyle: $33,190


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 5: None 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 5: None 


DUDS for Round 5: None 


Round 6: Thing


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Final Spin: $500


Note: There seemed to have been a null cycle in this round, judging by the close-up of Pat at one point in the round.


Roya: 3 L’s


Mary Chamberlin: 1 Y


Kyle: 1 E


Roya: 1 B


Mary Chamberlin: S (No S)


Kyle: 1 U


Roya: N (No N)


Mary Chamberlin: O (No O)


Kyle: 1 A


Roya: 1 G


BELLY


LAUG _


Roya solves BELLY LAUGH for $7,500.


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 6: $1,500 (Mary Chamberlin) 


DUDS for Round 6: N (Roya), S & O (Mary Chamberlin) 


END GAME TOTALS:


Roya: $15,200


Mary Chamberlin: $3,000


Kyle: $33,190


Total BANKRUPT Trash for this episode: None 


Total Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for this episode: $10,350 (Mary Chamberlin) 


Total Lose A Turn hits for this episode: 3 (Mary Chamberlin in Round 1, Kyle in Round 4 and Round 5) 


Kyle’s choices for the Bonus Round are Phrase, Living Thing, and What Are You Doing?


$100,000 Bonus Round:


Kyle has Ken, Jamie, Rex, and Nikki in the audience with him.


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


The category is WHAT ARE YOU DOING?


RSTLNE gives us this:


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Kyle’s BR Picks: C H P A


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A / _ _ SH


Kyle guesses MAKING A PUSH, MAKING A RUSH, HAVING A RUSH, TAKING A PUSH, and TAKING A RUSH, but is unable to solve MAKING A WISH for $45,000.


FINAL WINNING TOTAL: $33,190


GRAND TOTAL FOR THIS WEEK: $254,620 in cash and prizes


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