December 3 2018 Recap

Episode #6886: Winter Break Day 1

$1,000 Toss-Up: Fun & Games

B _ ILDING 

A / _ N_ WMAN 

Natalie is BUILDING A SNOWMAN. 


$2,000 Toss-Up: On the Map

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_ _ _ _ _ NSIN 

John locates MADISON WISCONSIN. 

Our Prize on the Wheel is a trip to Colombia worth $8,998 while our Gift Tag is $1,000 courtesy of AmazingClubs. 

Round 1: Living Things

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John gets $700 from 1 T, but guesses a bad Y on $600. 

Natalie guesses a bad L on the Gift Tag. 

Rachel gets $1,000 and the Prize with 2 S's worth $500 each, $500 and the Gift Tag with 1 N, but buys a bad I. 

John guesses a bad C on $550. 

Natalie gets $2,600 from 4 R's worth $650 each, buys 6 E's, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Rachel also spins a BANKRUPT. 

R _ _ S  / _ _

E _ ER _ REEN

TREES

John finds ROWS OF EVERGREEN TREES for $700, which is bumped up to the $1,000 House Minimum. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $3,650, Prize, Gift Tag
Lose A Turn hits: None

Round 2/Mystery Round: Same Letter

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Natalie gets $2,100 from 3 S's worth $700 each, buys 1 E and 2 A's, $1,600 from 2 R's worth $800 each, buys 3 O's, $1,000 from 2 T's worth $500 each, but then lands on Lose A Turn. 

Rachel gets $1,950 from 3 C's worth $650 each plus $1,000 extra for finding the same letter. 

CA _ S

COATS &

CO _ _ ORTERS 

CAPS, COATS, & COMFORTERS all start with the same letter, and Rachel is right for $2,950. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $3,650, Prize, Gift Tag
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: What Are You Doing?

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Rachel gets $500 and the 1/2 Car with 1 S, buys 3 E's, but then buys a bad A. 

John spins a Lose A Turn. 

Natalie spins a BANKRUPT. 

Rachel spins a BANKRUPT. 

John spins a Lose A Turn. 

Natalie spins a BANKRUPT. 

Rachel gets $1,000 from 2 R's worth $500 each, buys 1 I, but guesses a bad T on $650. 

John gets $900 from 1 L, buys 2 O's, but guesses a bad F on $500. 

Natalie gets $1,500 from 3 N's worth $500 each, $1,300 from 2 W's worth $650 each...

E _ _ LOR _ N _

NEW / WON _ ERS

...and will be EXPLORING NEW WONDERS on her Mediterranean Cruise worth $8,500 (plus $2,800 to boot). 

BANKRUPT Trash: $3,650, Prize, Gift Tag, 1/2 Car
Lose A Turn hits: 3

$3,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz

SAT _ _ D _ Y 

_ A _ I _ _ E

Rachel attends a SATURDAY MATINEE. 

Round 4: Phrase

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Final Spin: $700

Note: I think there was a null cycle in this round, judging by the close-up of Pat at one point in the round. 

Rachel: 1 T

John: No C

Natalie: 1 M

Rachel: No R

John: No Y

Natalie: 1 N

Rachel: No S

John: No F

Natalie: 1 G

Rachel: No K

John: 1 V

Natalie: 2 E's

Rachel: 1 H

G _ VE / ME 

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GIVE ME A HINT, Rachel says, but she doesn't need one, as she solves for $3,400. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $3,650, Prize, Gift Tag, 1/2 Car
Lose A Turn hits: 3

Natalie's choices for the Bonus Round are Person, Thing, and Events. 

$100,000 Bonus Round: 

Natalie has Michael in the audience with her. 

Natalie spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the A in GAME. 

The category is EVENTS. 

RSTLNE gives us this: 

_ R _ _ S

_ N _  / _ _ L _ S

Natalie's BR Picks: C H M O 

_ ROMS 

_ N _  / _ _ L _ S 

Natalie's probably been to some PROMS AND GALAS, but she can't solve for $36,000.