September 26 2019 Recap

Episode #7034: Big Money Day 4

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

B _ RR _ _ ING  & 

_ ENDIN _ 

Libby was BORROWING & LENDING the buzzer to solve first. 


$2,000 Toss-Up: Husband & Wife

_ I _ _  / & / M _ L _ _ _ A 

GAT _ S 

Libby I.D.s BILL & MELINDA GATES. 

Our Prize on the Wheel is a Shopping Spree of unknown value, while our Gift Tag is $1,000 courtesy of Beef Bucks. 

Round 1: What Are You Wearing?

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Libby guesses a bad T on $550. 

Mark gets $500 and the Gift Tag with 1 R, $2,400 from 4 N's worth $600 each, buys 4 E's, but then buys a bad A. 

Darby spins a Lose A Turn. 

Libby gets $1,800 from 3 G's worth $600 each, and buys 1 O. 

_ E _ _ GNER 

E _ EN _ NG / GO _ N 

Libby's not wearing a DESIGNER EVENING GOWN, but is right for $1,550. 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Round 2/Mystery Round: Stock ________)

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Mark gets $500 and the Wild Card with 1 T, buys 1 E, $1,000 from 1 R on the Mystery Wedge, gambles, reveals $10,000 on the other side, $1,650 from 3 M's worth $550 each, buys 1 A and 2 O's, $1,000 from 1 K on the other Mystery Wedge (the one with BANKRUPT), buys 1 I, $900 from 1 P, but guesses a bad N on $600. 

Darby gets $600 from 1 L, but then lands on Lose A Turn. 

Libby gets $900 from 1 S...

        MARKET
            O    I
S _ M _ OL  P
            M

and knows that MARKET, TIP, ROOM, SYMBOL all have to do with the word "stock" as she solves for $900, which is bumped up to the $1,000 House Minimum. 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: 2

Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Phrase

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Darby gets $1,200 from 2 T's worth $600 each, buys 1 O, $550 from 1 G, buys 3 E's, 2 A's from the Free Play, and $1,300 from 2 R's worth $650 each. 

GET / REA _ _ 

TO / RE _ A _ 

Darby, GET READY TO RELAX on your Caribbean Cruise worth $7,071 (plus $2,550 to boot). 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: 2

Triple Toss-Up #1: Person

C _ UR _ GE _ _ S 

H _ _ O 

Libby's a COURAGEOUS HERO after solving this one. 

Triple Toss-Up #2: Person

NO _ O _ IO _ S 

_ IL _ A _ _ 

Darby's not a NOTORIOUS VILLAIN. 

Triple Toss-Up #3: Person

_ _ _ T _ _ UL 

_ _ DE _ I _ _ 

Darby is incorrect with BEAUTIFUL SIDEKICK. 

_ _ _ TH _ UL 

S _ DE _ I _ _ 

Mark is not a FAITHFUL SIDEKICK, but will start the next round. 

Round 4: Show Biz

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Mark gets $900 from 1 T, $1,000 from 2 R's worth $500 each, but guesses a bad N on $600. 

Darby gets $500 from 1 C, buys 1 E, but then lands on Lose A Turn. 

Libby gets $1,200 from 2 D's worth $600 each, buys 1 I and 4 O's, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Mark gets $1,200 from 2 L's worth $600 each, and uses his Wild Card to get $600 more with 1 H. 

HOLL _ _ OOD 

DIRECTOR 

Mark may know a HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR, and he solves for $3,700. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $700
Lose A Turn hits: 3

Round 5: Food & Drink

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Final Spin: $650

Darby: 1 N

Libby: No T

Mark: 1 S

Darby: 2 R's

_ R _ S _  - _ R _ _ N _ 

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Darby sips some FRESH-GROUND COFFEE for $4,950. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $700
Lose A Turn hits: 3

Darby's choices for the Bonus Round are Thing, Fun & Games, and Phrase. 

$100,000 Bonus Round: 

Darby has Patrick and Ben in the audience with her. 

Darby spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the C in AMERICA'S. 

The category is FUN & GAMES. 

RSTLNE gives us this: 

T _ _  / _ _ _ L _ _ N _ 

_ L _ _ _ S 

Darby's BR Picks: G C B A 

T _ _  / B _ _ L _ _ NG 

BL _ C _ S 

After guessing THE BUILDING BLOCKS and TOP BUILDING BLOCKS, Darby is able to build a tower out of TOY BUILDING BLOCKS to claim $45,000.