April 9 2020 Recap

Note: We are on the Leave Winter Behind set. 

$1,000 Toss-Up: Thing

_ ME _ I _ AN 

HI _ _ _ R _ 

Jason solves AMERICAN HISTORY. 


$2,000 Toss-Up: Person

_ _ L _ N _ 

PAR _ N _ R 

Jason solves SILENT PARTNER. 

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

Round 1: Event

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Jason gets $1,400 from 2 T's worth $700 each, $700 from 1 N, buys 2 E's, $1,100 from 2 R's worth $550 each, buys 1 A, $700 from 1 S, buys 1 O and 3 I's, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Grace spins a BANKRUPT. 

Brian gets $500 and the Gift Tag with 1 B, $1,400 from 2 C's worth $700 each...

SCIENTI _ IC

BREA _ T _ RO _ _ _ 

...and has a SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH as he solves for $2,900 (Gift Tag included). 

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

Round 2/Mystery Round: Before & After

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Grace guesses a bad R on $600. 

Brian spins a BANKRUPT. 

Jason gets $1,000 from 2 T's worth $500 each, $1,000 from 1 S on the Mystery Wedge, gambles, reveals $10,000 on the other side, but then buys a bad A. 

Grace gets $900 from 1 L, buys 2 E's, $550 from 1 H, but buys a bad O. 

Brian gets $1,500 from 3 W's worth $500 each, buys 2 I's, $550 from 1 N...

THE / WIL _ 

WEST 

WIN _ 

...and solves THE WILD WEST WING for $1,800. 

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

Retro Bonus Round Puzzle: CINEMA

Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Phrase

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Brian gets $900 from 1 R, but guesses a bad S on $800. 

Jason gets $650 from 1 N, $2,700 from 3 T's worth $900 each, buys 4 E's and 3 A's...

TA _ E / _ E / T _ 

T _ E / _ AR _ _ _ EAN 

...and rightfully says TAKE ME TO THE CARIBBEAN for $2,850 and a trip to St. Maarten worth $7,700. 

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

Triple Toss-Up #1: What Are You Doing?

_ S _ _ _ _ _ NG 

_ O / M _ S _ _

Jason solves LISTENING TO MUSIC. 

Triple Toss-Up #2: What Are You Doing?

L _ OK _ NG 

_ T / _ RT 

Brian solves LOOKING AT ART. 

Triple Toss-Up #3: What Are You Doing?

TA _ TIN G

_ ES _ ERT 

Grace solves TASTING DESERT, and will start the next round. 

Round 4: On the Map

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Grace gets $700 from 1 T, buys 4 A's, 4 O's from the Free Play, $10,000 from 2 K's worth $5,000 each...

OK _ A _ O _ A / _ _ T _ 

OK _ A _ O _ A 

...and locates OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA for $10,450. 

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

Round 5: Place

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Final Spin: $600

Brian: No T

Jason: No N

Grace: 2 L's

Brian: No S

Jason: No R

Grace: 1 G

Brian: 1 M

Jason: No D

Grace: 3 Y's

M _ L _ Y / _ _ Y 

G _ L _ _ Y 

Grace locates the MILKY WAY GALAXY for $9,600 and the comeback win. 

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

Grace's choices for the Bonus Round: Thing, Phrase, Living Things

$100,000 Bonus Round: 

Grace does not seem to have anybody in the audience with her. 

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

The category is LIVING THINGS. 

RSTLNE gives us this: 

_ _ _ R / _ _ 

_ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _ TS 

Grace's BR Picks: P C H O 

P _ _ R / O _ 

_ _ C _ R _ _ _ _ TS 

Grace guess PAIR OF MICROCATS, and is close with PAIR OF RACERABBITS, but a PAIR OF JACKRABBITS hop away with $37,000.