April 27 2020 Recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Place

_ _ _  / _ IT _  / _ Y 

_ H _  / B _ _ 

Kathy knows that San Francisco is known as THE CITY BY THE BAY. 


$2,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

_ E _ TER 

_ _ G _ THER 

Marsha solves BETTER TOGETHER. 

Our Prize on the Wheel is a trip to Florida worth $9,054, while our Gift Tag is $1,000 courtesy of Cache Creek. 

Round 1: Food & Drink

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Marsha gets $500 and the Wild Card with 1 N, but guesses a bad R on $700. 

Kathy spins a BANKRUPT. 

James gets $600 from 1 S, buys 2 E's, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Marsha gets $1,400 from 2 T's worth $700 each, buys 3 O's, $700 from 1 F, $800 from 1 H, buys 1 A, but guesses a bad L on $650. 

Kathy gets $500 from 1 M, $550 from 1 C, $500 and the Florida trip with 1 J...

STEAM _ N _  / HOT 

C _ _  / OF / JOE 

...and drinks up a STEAMING HOT CUP OF JOE for $1,550 and the Florida trip. 


Round 2/Mystery Round: Crossword (Board ________ )

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Kathy spins a BANKRUPT. 

James gets $1,000 from 1 W on the Mystery Wedge, gambles, reveals $10,000 on the other side, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

Marsha gets $700 from 1 G, $700 from 1 L, buys 1 A and 2 E's, $900 from 1 K, $1,500 from 3 M's worth $500 each, but buys a bad I. 

Kathy gets $500 and the Gift Tag with 1 B, but then lands on Lose A Turn. 

James gets $1,800 from 2 R's worth $900 each, $500 from 1 S...

R        G
_     WALK
_       M
MEMBERS

...and solves ROOM, MEMBERS, GAME, WALK for $2,300. 


Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Things

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James gets $900 from 1 S, buys 3 E's, $500 from 1 L, buys 1 A, $1,800 from 2 T's worth $900 each, $1,000 from 2 R's worth $500 each, but buys a bad I. 

Marsha spins a BANKRUPT. 

Kathy gets $650 from 1 F, buys 2 O's and 1 U, but then lands on BANKRUPT. 

James gets the Million Dollar Wedge with 2 N's, $650 from 1 G, $1,000 from 1 B on the Express Wedge, does not hop aboard, but guesses a bad P on $700. 

Marsha guesses a bad Y on $550. 

Kathy gets $500 from 1 W...

UNFORGETTABLE 

WON _ ERS 

...and will see some UNFORGETTABLE WONDERS on her trip to Aruba worth $8,300 (plus $500 to boot). 


Triple Toss-Up #1: Around the House

_ _ OK / ON / A 

_ O _ _ _ _ _ L _ 

James solves BOOK ON A BOOKSHELF. 

Triple Toss-Up #2: Around the House

_ _ _ DL _  / IN / _ 

_ _ NDLE _ _ _ D _ R 

Kathy solves CANDLE IN A CANDLEHOLER. 

Triple Toss-Up #3: Around the House

P _ _ _ _ W / _ N / A 

_ _ L _ _ W _ _ _ _ 

Kathy solves PILLOW IN A PILLOWCASE, and will start the next round. 

Round 4: Events 

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Final Spin: $700

Kathy: 1 S

James: 1 T

Marsha: No R

Kathy: 3 N's

James: 1 D

Marsha: 1 L

Kathy: No M

James: 1 H

Marsha: 2 C's

_ D _ _ NC _ S / _ N 

T _ CHN _ L _ _ _ 

Marsha solves ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY for $5,100. 

Total BANKRUPT Trash: $500, $10,000 MW
Total Lose A Turn hits: 1
Kathy's choices for the Bonus Round: Thing, Phrase, Living Things 

$100,000 Bonus Round: 

Kathy has husband Dave in the audience with her. 

Kathy spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the two stars between GAME and SPIN. 

The category is PHRASE. 

RSTLNE gives us this: 

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Kathy's BR Picks: D H M A 

_ A _ _  / _ N 

A / _ _ _ _ _ 

Kathy gets BACK IN A, but cannot solve BACK IN A JIFFY for $37,000.