January 14 2019 Recap

Episode #6916: Sunny Portugal Day 1

$1,000 Toss-Up: Places

AMAZIN _ 

DE _ T _ _ _ TIO _ S 

Eido could be going on some AMAZING DESTINATIONS. 


$2,000 Toss-Up: Person

_ _ _ PE _ _ T _ _ E

S _ I _ M _ R  

Eido may not be a COMPETITIVE SWIMMER, but he is $2,000 richer. 

Our Prize on the Wheel is a trip to Portugal worth $11,498, while our Gift Tag is $1,000 courtesy of Ricardo. 

Round 1: Crossword (Sun _____________)

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Eido gets $5,000 from 1 R's worth $2,500 each, buys 4 E's, $500 and the Wild Card with 1 N, but buys a bad A. 

Mia gets $600 from 1 T, but guesses a bad C on $500. 

Sheryl gets $1,100 from 2 S's worth $550 each, buys 1 I, $650 from 1 C, buys 1 O, and $500 and the Gift Tag with 1 F. 

F _ O _ ER
              I       S
              SCREEN
              E      T

FLOWER, RISE, SCREEN, SET all have to do with the word "sun", and Sheryl is right for $2,750, including the Gift Tag. 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: None

Round 2/Mystery Round: Living Things

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Mia gets $1,200 from 2 S's worth $600 each, but guesses a bad T on the Mystery Wedge. 

Sheryl guesses a bad N on $600. 

Eido gets $1,200 from 2 R's worth $600 each, buys 2 E's, $600 from 1 L, buys 2 A's, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Mia gets $3,500 from 1 G, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Sheryl gets $1,500 and the Prize with 3 P's worth $500 each, buys 4 O's...

A / LARGE / PO _ 

O _  / PORPO _ SES 

...and might see A POD OF PORPOISES on her trip to Portugal (plus $1,250 to boot). 

BANKRUPT Trash: $6,000 and WC
Lose A Turn hits: None

Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Phrase

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Sheryl gets $2,200 from 4 T's worth $550 each, buys 2 O's and 4 I's, $500 from 1 S, $1,000 from 1 M on the Express Wedge, hops aboard, and calls the following letters: 1 E, 1 U, 2 L's, 1 H, 1 C. 

IT / IS / TIME

TO / CHILL / OUT

IT IS TIME TO CHILL OUT, Sheryl, because in addition to $6,700 in cash, you also won a trip to Iceland worth $9,738. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $6,000 and WC
Lose A Turn hits: None

$3,000 Toss-Up: Thing

_ / _ OUS _ HO _ D 

N _ M _ 

Eido knows that Wheel of Fortune is A HOUSEHOLD NAME in some homes. 

Round 4: What Are You Doing?

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Final Spin: $600

Eido: 2 N's

Mia: 1 G

Sheryl: 1 T

Eido: 1 R

Mia: 2 S's

Sheryl: 1 M

Eido: 1 Y

Mia: 1 L (Wrong with UNSOLVING MYSTERIES)

Sheryl: No H

Eido: 2 I's

Mia: 1 U

Sheryl: No B

Eido: 1 C

UNL _ C _ ING

MYST _ RI _ S 

Eido is UNLOCKING MYSTERIES, and adds $8,000 to his final total. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $6,000 and WC
Lose A Turn hits: None

Sheryl's choices for the Bonus Round are Place, Phrase, and Fun & Games. 

$100,000 Bonus Round: 

Sheryl has Jared in the audience with her. 

Sheryl spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the two stars between GAME & SPIN. 

The category is PLACE. 

RSTLNE gives us this: 

_ _ _ R / _ _ N 

_ _ _ _ _ _ R _ 

Sheryl's BR Picks: D M H O 

_ O _ R / O _ N 

_ _ _ _ _ _ RD 

Sheryl, go look out YOUR OWN BACKYARD, and you'll find $36,000, over there.