December 30 2019 Recap

Episode #7101: America's Game II Day 1

Note: Before the episode begins, we see a clip of Pat letting us know that this week's episodes (except for Friday's) were taped before his surgery. This clip will most likely play throughout the entire week, like that clip of Pat telling us about last week's episodes being reruns. 

Additional Note: We are on the Let's Eat! set. 

$1,000 Toss-Up: On the Map

_ _ _  / _ T _ T _  / _ F 

MI _ SI _ SI _ _ I 

Alicia locates THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. 


$2,000 Toss-Up: Person

_ _ E / _ IG 

_ HE _ _ _ 

Debbie knows that Mr. Harry Friedman is THE BIG CHEESE of this game show. 

Our Prize on the Wheel is a trip to France worth $9,800, while our Gift Tag is $1,000 courtesy of eBags. 

Round 1: Before & After

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Debbie gets $700 from 1 T, buys 2 A's, $650 from 1 H, buys 3 E's, 2 I's from the Free Play, $5,000 from 1 M's worth $2,500 each, $1,100 from 2 C's worth $550 each, $1,950 from 3 N's worth $650 each...

_ NCE / _ _ _ N / A 

TIME 

MACHINE 

...and solves ONCE UPON A TIME MACHINE for $8,900. 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: None

Round 2/Mystery Round: Phrase

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Alicia gets $1,200 from 2 T's worth $600 each, buys 1 E, $800 from 1 S, buys 3 O's, $1,000 from 1 R on the Mystery Wedge, gambles, reveals $10,000 on the other side, but buys a bad A. 

Kurt gets $2,700 from 3 P's worth $900 each, $2,700 from 3 N's worth $900 each, $800 from 1 W...

W _ EN 

OPPORT _ N _ T _ 

_ NO _ _ S 

...and WHEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS, he solves for $5,300. 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: None

Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Thing

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Kurt spins a BANKRUPT. 

Debbie gets $1,800 from 3 N's worth $600 each, but buys a bad A. 

Alicia gets 2 E's from the Free Play, $3,500 from 1 T, buys 1 O, $600 from 1 F, $1,600 from 2 S's worth $800 each, buys 1 I, $1,000 from 1 H on the Express Wedge, hops aboard, and calls the following letters: 1 U, 1 L, 1 P, 1 Y 

PLENTY / OF 

SUNSHINE 

Alicia will see PLENTY OF SUNSHINE on her trip to Costa Rica worth $7,086 (plus $8,950 to boot). 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: None

Triple Toss-Up #1: Song Lyrics

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T _ _  / _ . _ . A .

Debbie I.D.s BORN IN THE U.S.A. (by Bruce Springsteen). 

Triple Toss-Up #2: Song Lyrics

_ _ _ _ IN _  / IN 

_ H _  / D _ _ _ 

Debbie I.D.s DANCING IN THE DARK (also by Bruce Springsteen). 

Triple Toss-Up #3: Song Lyrics

BA _ Y / _ E / W _ RE 

_ _ R _  / _ _  / _ UN 

Kurt I.D.s BABY WE WERE BORN TO RUN (from "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen). 

Round 4: What Are You Doing?

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Kurt gets $900 from 1 T, $650 from 1 N, $500 from 1 H, buys 3 E's and 2 I's, and $700 from 1 G. 

The Final Spin cue goes off, so it is time for the Final Spin!

Final Spin: $900

Kurt: 1 B 

B _ E _ _ ING 

THE / I _ E 

Kurt is BREAKING THE ICE as he solves for $4,150. 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: None 

Alicia's choices for the Bonus Round are Thing, Food & Drink, and Living Thing. 

$100,000 Bonus Round: 

Alicia has Chuck, Cash, Emma, and Gilbert in the audience with her.  

Alicia spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the G in GAME. 

The category is THING. 

RSTLNE gives us this: 

_ _ _ _ _ _ S 

_ _ _ T 

Alicia's BR Picks: G D C O 

O _ _ _ O _ S 

_ _ CT 

It is an OBVIOUS FACT that Alicia would solve this for $37,000.