September 2 2020 Recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?

B _ A _ ING / _ ITH 

HAPP _ _ _ _ _ 

Jessica is BEAMING WITH HAPPINESS after solving first. 


$2,000 Toss-Up: Person

WOR _ D 

T _ _ _ _ L _ R 

Alison might be a WORLD TRAVELER. 

Our Prize on the Wheel is a Carnival Mexican Riviera Cruise worth $7,934, while our Gift Tag is $1,000 courtesy of eBags. 

Round 1: Show Biz

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Alison guesses a bad T on $700. 

Job gets $1,200 from 2 R's worth $600 each, buys 2 E's, $1,800 from 3 N's worth $600 each, buys 2 I's, $550 from 1 G, but buys a bad A. 

Jessica gets $800 from 1 D, buys 1 O and 1 U...

E _ _ _ - _ INNING 

_ RODU _ ER 

...and solves EMMY-WINNING PRODUCER for $300, which is bumped up to the $1,000 House Minimum. 

BANKRUPT Trash: None
Lose A Turn hits: None 

Round 2/Mystery Round: Crossword (Grape _________ )

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Job gets $900 from 1 L, buys 3 E's, $1,000 from 1 C on the Mystery Wedge, gambles, but reveals a BANKRUPT on the other side. 

Jessica spins a BANKRUPT. 

Alison spins a Lose A Turn. 

Job gets $800 from 1 J, buys 2 U's and 2 I's, but then lands on Lose A Turn. 

Jessica gets $1,800 from 2 S's worth $900 each, buys 1 A, $600 from 1 V, $800 from 1 N...

   LEAVES
        I
       NU _ S 
JUICE 

...and solves LEAVES, VINE, JUICE, NUTS for $2,950.

BANKRUPT Trash: $1,650
Lose A Turn hits: 2

Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Event

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Jessica gets $550 from 1 T, but then lands on Lose A Turn. 

Alison lands on BANKRUPT. 

Job gets $900 from 1 L, but guesses a bad S on $3,500. 

Jessica gets $1,000 from 2 R's worth $500 each, but buys a bad A. 

Alison gets 5 E's from the Free Play, $1,800 from 2 N's worth $900 each, but buys a bad O. 

Job gets $1,000 from 1 C on the Express Wedge, hops aboard, and calls the following letters: 1 X, 1 P, 1 Y, M (No M)

Jessica gets $500 from 1 Q on the Free Play...

TR _ LY / _ N _ Q _ E 

EXPER _ ENCE 

...and will have a TRULY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE on her Carnival Caribbean Cruise worth $9,863 (plus $1,800 to boot).

BANKRUPT Trash: $4,650
Lose A Turn hits: 3

Triple Toss-Up #1: Fun & Games

K _ _ _ _ - _ N _ CK 

_ _ K _ 

Job solves KNOCK-KNOCK JOKE. 

Triple Toss-Up #2: Fun & Games

TE _ _ _ N _  / _ 

_ _ LL _  / S _ _ _ Y 

Job rings in, says TELLING A, but hesitates, so he gets buzzed out. 

TE _ _ _ N _  / _ 

S _ LL _  / S _ O _ Y 

Jessica solves TELLING A SILLY STORY. 

Triple Toss-Up #3: Fun & Games

_ AU _ _ _ NG 

OUT / _ _ U _ 

Jessica solves LAUGHING OUT LOUD. 

Round 4: Phrase 

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Final Spin: $500

Jessica: No S

Alison: No L

Job: 1 T

Jessica: No R

Alison: 1 M

Job: No J

Jessica: 3 A's

_ _ AT / A / _ AM _ ! 

Jessica rightfully says WHAT A GAME! for the $1,000 House Minimum. 

BANKRUPT Trash: $4,650
Lose A Turn hits: 3 

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

$100,000 Bonus Round: 

Jessica has Joshua, Angela, David, and Jennifer in the audience with her. 

Jessica spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the one star. 

The category is THING. 

RSTLNE gives us this: 

_ _ L _ _ _ LE 

_ _ _ _ _ E 

Jessica's BR Picks: D M P O 

_ _ L _ _ _ LE 

_ D _ _ _ E 

If I could give some VALUABLE ADVICE for the Bonus Round, it's choose your category and letters wisely. Sadly, Jessica cannot solve for $50,000.