November 20 2019 Recap

Episode #7073: Great American Cities Day 3

Note: We are saluting Denver in this episode. 

$1,000 Toss-Up: On the Map

TH _ / R _ _ _ Y 

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Alyse locates THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. 


$2,000 Toss-Up: Living Things

_ _ _ _ RIE 

_ _ _ S 

David spots some PRARIE DOGS. 

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

Round 1: Same Letter

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David gets $2,400 from 3 S's worth $800 each and $1,000 extra for finding the same letter, but buys a bad E. 

Alyse spins a BANKRUPT. 

Juanita gets $500 and the Wild Card with 1 R, buys 2 A's, but guesses a bad C on $700. 

David gets $900 from 1 T, buys 2 O's and 4 I's, and $2,000 from 4 N's worth $500 each.  

S _ IIN _ 

S _ ATIN _   & 

SNO _ _ OAR _ IN _ 

SKIING SKATING & SNOWBOARDING all have the same letter, and David is right for $5,550. 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: None 

Round 2/Mystery Round: Movie Title

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Alyse gets $2,000 from 2 T's worth $1,000 each on the Mystery Wedge, gambles, but reveals a BANKRUPT on the other side. 

Juanita gets $1,400 from 2 H's worth $700 each, buys 2 E's and 3 A's, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

David spins a BANKRUPT. 

Alyse gets $3,000 from 3 N's worth $1,000 each on the other Mystery Wedge, buys 2 I's, $2,000 and the Denver trip with 4 D's worth $500 each, but guesses a bad M on $500. 

Juanita gets $900 from 1 K, buys 2 U's, $2,100 from 3 S's worth $700 each, $2,100 from 3 C's worth $700 each...

_ UTCH 

CASSID _  / AND 

THE / SUNDANCE 

KID 

...and I.D.s BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID for $4,850. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $2,900, WC
Lose A Turn hits: None 

Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Things

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Juanita gets $1,800 from 3 T's worth $600 each, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

David gets $1,000 and the Gift Tag with 2 S's worth $500 each, but buys a bad E. 

Alyse gets $1,000 from 2 N's worth $500 each, buys 2 I's, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Juanita spins a BANKRUPT. 

David buys 4 A's and 3 O's...

_ ANTASTI _ 

A _ _ O _ _ O _ ATIONS 

...and will get some FANTASTIC ACCOMMODATIONS on his trip to St. Lucia worth $10,220 (plus $1,250, Gift Tag included, to boot). 

BANKRUPT Trash: $5,450, WC
Lose A Turn hits: None 

Triple Toss-Up #1: Phrase

BA _ _  / T _ 

S _ UA _ _  / _ NE 

David solves BACK TO SQUARE ONE. 

Triple Toss-Up #2: Phrase

_ _ N _ I _ _  / _ R _ _ _ D 

_ N  / CIR _ _ _ _ 

Alyse is not RUNNING AROUND IN CIRCLES. 

Triple Toss-Up #3: Phrase 

_ _ _ I _ _  / _ H _ 

_ V _ L  / _ _ F _ _ E 

Alyse is wrong with HIDING IN THE OVAL OFFICE. 

_ NSI _ _ / THE 

_ VAL / OFF _ CE 

David is not INSIDE THE OVAL OFFICE. 

Round 4: What Are You Doing?

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Final Spin: $900

Note: There must have been a null cycle, judging by a close-up of Pat at one point in the round. 

David: 1 N

Alyse: 1 R

Juanita: 1 G

David: 1 T (Wrong with TAKING A TROLLEY)

Alyse: No L

Juanita: 1 K

David: 2 A's

Alyse: No H

Juanita: No D

David: 1 I (Wrong with TAKING A BREAK) 

Alyse: 1 S

Juanita: 1 V

TAKING 

A / S _ RV _ _ 

Instead of TAKING A SURVEY, Juanita solves for $5,700. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $5,450, WC
Lose A Turn hits: None 

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

$100,000 Bonus Round: 

David has wife Kelly and brother Dan in the audience with him. 

David spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the first A in AMERICA'S. 

The category is WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

RSTLNE gives us this: 

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David's BR Picks: C D H A 

_ _ _ _ N _ 

_ _   / _ R _ _ 

While I'm WIPING MY BROW over composing this recap, David guesses BUYING MY TRIP, but cannot solve for the Encore.