March 18 2019 Recap

Episode #6961: College Spring Break Week Day 1

$1,000 Toss-Up: Thing

_ R _ CELESS

_ _ INTING 

Mary may see a PRICELESS PAINTING. 


$2,000 Toss-Up: Place

_ NE-WAY 

STR _ _ T 

Mary crosses a ONE-WAY STREET to claim $2,000. 

Our Prize on the Wheel is $10,000 cash courtesy of the Wheel of Fortune Free Play App, while our Gift Tag is $1,000 courtesy of said app. 

Round 1: Event

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Mary gets $600 from 1 N, $1,500 and the Prize with 3 T's worth $500 each, $1,400 from 2 H's worth $700 each, buys 3 E's, $800 from 1 D, but guesses a bad P on the Gift Tag. 

Jake gets the Million Dollar Wedge with 1 R, but guesses a bad L on $500. 

Mike guesses a bad M on $600. 

Mary spins a BANKRUPT. 

Jake also spins a BANKRUPT. 

Mike also spins a BANKRUPT. 

Mary gets $1,950 from 3 F's worth $650 each, $700 from 1 G, but guesses a bad S on $800. 

Jake gets $500 from 1 C, and buys 2 O's. 

FOOD / F _ GHT 

_ N / THE 

C _ FETER _ _ 

Jake is wrong with FOOD FIGHT ON THE CAFETERIA. 

I hope Mike doesn't start a FOOD FIGHT IN THE CAFETERIA, so we'll give him the $1,000 House Minimum to prevent him from doing so. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $4,050, Prize, MDW 
Lose A Turn hits: None

Round 2/Mystery Round: Crossword (College _________)

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Jake gets $600 from 1 T, buys 1 E, $700 from 1 R, buys 1 O, but guesses a bad S on the Mystery Wedge. 

Mike gets $1,000 and the Gift Tag with 2 M's worth $500 each, $1,000 and the 1/2 Car with 2 D's worth $500 each, buys 1 I, but guesses a bad Y on the other Mystery Wedge. 

Mary gets $650 from 1 H, buys 2 A's, but then lands on Lose A Turn. 

Jake gets $650 from 1 P, and $1,000 and the 1/2 Car with 2 L's worth $500 each. 

  L   D
DIPLOMA
  _   R
  E   MATH

LIFE, DIPLOMA, DORM, MATH all have to do with college, and Jake is right for $2,450 and the 1/2 Car. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $4,050, Prize, MDW 
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Phrase

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Mike gets $2,700 from 3 T's worth $900 each, buys 1 I, $650 from 1 L, buys 2 O's, $600 from 1 G, buys 4 E's, $500 and the 1/2 Car with 1 H, $650 from 1 R, but guesses a bad F on $800. 

Mary gets $700 from 1 D, buys 3 A's, but then lands on Lose A Turn. 

Jake gets $1,000 from 2 W's worth $500 each...

I'_ E / ALWA _ _ 

WA _ TED / TO / GO 

THERE 

...and says I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO THERE for a trip to Maui worth $6,600 (plus $1,000 to boot). 

BANKRUPT Trash: $4,050, Prize, MDW 
Lose A Turn hits: 2

$3,000 Toss-Up: Thing

EARTH 

SCI _ _ _ E

Jake has probably taken a course in EARTH SCIENCE. 

Round 4: Rhyme Time

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Final Spin: $600

Jake: No L

Mike: 2 H's

Mary: 1 T

Jake: No F

Mike: 2 C's

Mary: 1 R

Jake: 1 S

Mike: 1 M

Mary: No P

Jake: 4 E's

EM _ R _ CE / THE 

CH _ SE 

Jake learns to EMBRACE THE CHASE to the Bonus Round, which is where he will go to after solving for an additional $1,600. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $4,050, Prize, MDW 
Lose A Turn hits: 2

Jake's choices for the Bonus Round are Phrase, Thing, and Food & Drink. 

$100,000 Bonus Round: 

Jake has Chris and Jet in the audience with him. 

Jake spins the Bonus Round, and lands on the P in SPIN. 

The category is PHRASE. 

RSTLNE gives us this: 

_ T / _ _ _ _ T 

_ E / _ EL _ _ _ L 

Jake's BR Picks: F H M O 

_ T / M _ _ HT 

_ E / HEL _ F _ L 

IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL to talk the puzzle out, Jake, and you do for the Golf GTI worth $34,750.