December 28 2018 Recap

Episode #6905: Home for the Holidays Day 5

$1,000 Toss-Up: Event

F _ STI _ E

_ C _ AS _ ON 

Ryan knows that this is the time for a FESTIVE OCCASION. 


$2,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz

_ IR _ _ _ _ _ 'S 

_ _ _ I _ 

Wendy is not sitting in the DIRECTOR'S CHAIR, but she does get to start the first round. 

Our Prize on the Wheel is a trip to Canada, while our Gift Tag is $1,000 courtesy of Bed, Bath, and Beyond. 

Round 1: People 

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Wendy gets $1,200 from 2 T's worth $600 each, $2,700 from 3 S's worth $900 each, buys 3 E's, the Million Dollar Wedge with 1 L, but then lands on Lose A Turn. 

Ryan gets $600 from 1 W, and $2,000 from 4 S's worth $500 each. 

H _ _ H / S _ H _ _ L 

SWEETHE _ _ TS 

I'm not sure if Ryan and his partner were HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS, but he solves, anyway, for $2,600. 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Round 2/Mystery Round: Crossword (Bull __________)

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Ryan gets $1,300 from 2 R's worth $650 each, but guesses a bad S on $650. 

Lisa guesses a bad L on $650. 

Wendy gets $1,000 from 1 D on the Mystery Wedge, gambles, but reveals a BANKRUPT on the other side. 

Ryan gets $500 and the 1/2 Car with 1 N, $600 from 1 G, buys 3 O's, $600 from 1 F, $500 from 1 Z, and buys 1 E.
 
            P
      DOZER
      O   N
FROG

DOG, FROG, DOZER, PEN all have to do with the word "bull", and Ryan is right for $3,000 and the 1/2 Car. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $1,000
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Rhyme Time

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Lisa gets $1,800 from 3 N's worth $600 each, $500 and the Wild Card with 1 D, buys 1 A, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Wendy guesses a bad G on $500. 

Ryan gets $1,800 from 2 S's worth $900 each, $3,500 from 1 T, $1,800 from 2 R's worth $900 each, and buys 4 E's. 

SERNE / AND

_ R _ ST _ NE 

Ryan's trip to Aruba worth $6,335 will be SERENE AND PRISTINE (plus $6,850 cash to boot).

BANKRUPT Trash: $3,050 and WC 
Lose A Turn hits: 1

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

_ NOWB _ A _ D 

BOOT _ 

Wendy must have a pair of SNOWBOARD BOOTS. 

Round 4: Thing

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Wendy gets $500 from 1 T, $500 from 1 H, buys 1 E, but guesses a bad S on $500. 

Ryan gets $5,000 from 1 L, $650 from 1 R, $500 from 1 N, buys 1 A, $500 from 1 F, but then land on BANKRUPT. 

Lisa spins a BANKRUPT. 

Wendy buys 1 I, but guesses a bad G on $5,000. 

Ryan gets $500 from 1 D, but then guesses a bad C on $900. 

Lisa gets $600 from 1 W...

THE / FINAL 

W _ RD 

...and gets THE FINAL WORD when solving for the $1,000 House Minimum. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $9,450 and WC 
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Round 5: Place

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Final Spin: $800

Ryan: No R

Lisa: 2 T's

Wendy: 2 S's

Ryan: 2 L's

Lisa: 2 N's

Wendy: No H

Ryan: 3 E's

Lisa: 1 D

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DEL _ _ _ TESSEN 

I don't know if Lisa has been to an ITALIAN DELICATESSEN, but she solves to add an additional $9,000 to her final total. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $9,450 and WC
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Ryan's choices for the Bonus Round are Thing, Food & Drink, and Show Biz. 

$100,000 Bonus Round: 

Ryan has Katie in the audience with him. 

Ryan spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the second A in AMERICA'S. 

The category is FOOD & DRINK. 

RSTLNE gives us this: 

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_ _ _ _ _ N 

Ryan's BR Picks: G B P A 

_ _ _ _ _ _ N _ 

_ _ _ _ _ N 

Ryan will not be eating up a ZUCCHINI MUFFIN for $36,000. 


Well, even though we didn't have a Million Dollar loss this time around, our Home for the Holidays players could not redeem last season's HFTH version, only bringing home $198,442 in cash and prizes, this week. Even last season's version (which had the Million Dollar loss) did way better than this season's version. Our only highlight from this week was Tuesday's Bonus Round win. 

Next week will be our second of five America's Game weeks, so we'll be revisiting some sets from weeks past. Last season, this was our worst week in terms of winnings, in addition to the two $100K losses we had that week, as well. This will be a special week because we will see our final three players of 2018, and our first three players of 2019. Will our final three players of 2018 end the year on a high note, and will our first three players of 2019 start the new year on a high note? We didn't get off to a good start on our America's Game weeks this season with our first week, so we shall wait and see if the second week can make up for it.

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