November 18 2019 Recap

Episode #7071: Great American Cities Day 1

Note: We are saluting Boston in this episode. 

$1,000 Toss-Up: Proper Name

QUAR _ _ _ _ _ CK 

T _ M  /  _ _ _ D _ 

Jared I.D.s QUARTERBACK TOM BRADY. 


$2,000 Toss-Up: Person

_ _ G / M _ N 

_ _  / C _ MPUS 

Jared knows that Mr. Harry Friedman is the BIG MAN ON CAMPUS (or the Wheel of Fortune set, in this case). 

Our Prize on the Wheel is a trip to Boston of unknown value, while our Gift Tag is $1,000 courtesy of Furniture of America. 

Round 1: What Are You Doing?

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Jared gets $500 and the Wild Card with 1 N, buys 6 I's, $900 from 1 G, buys 1 O, $900 from 1 R, $2,800 from 4 S's worth $700 each, $1,950 from 3 T's worth $650 each, the Million Dollar Wedge with 1 H, $550 from 1 C, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Nakisha spins a Lose A Turn. 

_ ISITING 

HISTORIC 

SIT _ S 

Melanie might be VISITING HISTORIC SITES, and solves for the $1,000 House Minimum. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $7,100, MDW, WC
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Round 2/Mystery Round: Before & After

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Nakisha gets $500 from 1 S, $500 and the Boston Trip with 1 T, $500 and the Gift Tag with 1 R, buys 3 E's, $800 from 1 D, buys 1 I, $1,500 from 3 N's worth $500 each, $800 from 1 G, buys 1 U, but guesses a bad H on $500. 

Melanie guesses a bad C on $900. 

Jared gets $900 from 1 F, buys 1 O...

FRO _ EN 

DINNER

GUEST 

...and solves FROZEN DINNER GUEST for $650, which is bumped up to the $1,000 House Minimum. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $7,100, WC, MDW
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Place

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Melanie gets $500 from 1 R, buys 2 E's, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Jared gets $700 from 1 N, buys 1 I and 1 A, and $2,100 from 3 T's worth $700 each. 

_ N _ _ R _ ETTA _ _ E 

_ IT _ 

Jared will go to the UNFORGETTABLE CITY of Berlin on his trip there worth $7,000 (plus $2,300 to boot). 

BANKRUPT Trash: $7,350, WC, MDW
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Triple Toss-Up #1: Things

_ H _ _ K  / _ _ _ 

_ HAL _ _ _ A _ D 

Melanie solves CHALK AND CHALKBOARD. 

Triple Toss-Up #2: Things

P _ _ _ _ / A _ D 

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Nakisha solves PAINT AND PAINTBRUSH. 

Triple Toss-Up #3: Things

WO _ DS / AND 

_ O _ D / PUZZL _ S 

Nakisha solves WORDS AND WORD PUZZLES, and will start the next round. 

Round 4: Phrase

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Final Spin: $5,000

Nakisha: No S

Melanie: 4 T's

Jared: 1 N

Nakisha: No H

Melanie: 1 R

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N _ _ T / T _ _ _ 

BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME is what we will not be saying to Melanie, as she solves for $30,000 and comes back to win the game. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $7,350, WC, MDW
Lose A Turn hits: 1

Melanie's choices for the Bonus Round are Event, Phrase, and What Are You Doing?

$100,000 Bonus Round: 

Melanie has sister Melissa in the audience with her. 

Melanie spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the M in GAME. 

The category is WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

RSTLNE gives us this: 

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Melanie's BR Picks: C D M A 

_ _ C _ S _ N _ 

_ N / M _  / _ _ _ 

While I'm FOCUSING ON MY JOB, Melanie guesses IN MY, but cannot solve for the ENCORE.