September 28, 2020 Recap

This was a PERFECT BONUS ROUND WEEK last time we had it. Can we do it again?

EPISODE #7241: 🚐ROAD TRIP🚐
AIR DATE: 9/28/20

This Week's Tape Date: August 20

$1,000 Tossup: Song Title

_ I F _ / I S
_ / H _ G _ _ A Y

Sarah recites "LIFE IS A HIGHWAY" (I prefer the Rascal Flatts version.). Starting off week 3...

Sarah McDonald Tran: Anaheim. Biomedical researcher (in the field for 5 yrs.). Avid hiker and backpacker who traveled to 26 countries (her goal: 100).
Tylor Collins: Studio City (orig. from Oklahoma). Registered nurse who's married (she also has the same job) for 30 yrs. w/ 3 kids & 3 grandkids. 
Andrea Burghardt: L.A. Office technician for L.A. Unified School District (works w/ adults in career education) who's also studying computer technology at school. Has an 11-yr.-old daughter.

$2,000 Tossup: Food & Drink

_ E E P - _ I S H
_ P P L _ / _ I _

Tylor has a piece of DEEP-DISH APPLE PIE.

Featured Prize: CarGurus.com Shopping SPree! (all sprees will be $7,000 unless otherwise noted)
Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: Roadtrippers

Round 1: What Are You Doing?

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _

Tylor: $600 (2 R's), $800 (2 T's), 3 I's, $2,500 (3 H's), 4 O's, BANKRUPT! (ONE MILLION's right side - $9,800 lost)

Andrea: $550 (D)

Sarah: WILD (2 N's), E ($750 at risk)

Tylor: $650 (W), A ($400 at risk)

Andrea: LOSE A TURN!

Sarah: BANKRUPT! (ONE MILLION's right side - $750 + WC lost)

Tylor: $900 (3 G's), Roadtrippers (B - $3,100 at risk)

Andrea: $550 (S), BANKRUPT! ($2,500 - $550 lost)

Sarah: $650 (H repeat)

Tylor: $600 (M), Free PLAY (2 C's), $700 (2 L's), Solve Attempt ($6,100)...

C O M I N G
T H R O _ G H / W I T H
_ L _ I N G / C O L O R S

Tylor's mercifully COMING THROUGH WITH FLYING COLORS even though he paused after the third word (Pat: That's a new category called "Ironies".).

Duds: D (Andrea), E (Sarah), A & B (Tylor)
Lose a Turn: Andrea
Bankrupts: 3 (everyone)
DQ: Sarah's H repeat

Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Andrea: Spinning Next
Sarah: $1,000
Tylor: $8,100

That was rather messy.

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Eggland's Best Mystery Round: Same Letter

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / &
_ _ _ _ _ _ _

Andrea: $700 (2 R's), E ($1,150 at risk)

Sarah: $500 near $650 (2 T's), 3 A's, O, $600 (3 S's), I (No More Vowels!), same $500 (L - $2,050 at risk)

Tylor: $550 (2 B's), same $500 (N - $1,100 at risk)

Andrea: BANKRUPT! ($3,500 - $1,150 lost)

Sarah: Free PLAY (Y), $900 (2 C's), BANKRUPT! ($650 - $4,350 lost)

Tylor: $700 (Same Letter of 4 H's), Solve Attempt ($4,900)...

H A T C H B A C _ S
H A R _ T O _ S / &
H Y B R I _ S

Ah, yes. The three H's commonly seen on the road - HATCHBACKS, HARDTOPS & HYBRIDS. Tylor has 13 grand at this point.

Duds: E (Andrea), L (Sarah), N (Tylor)
Bankrupts: 2 (ladies)

Andrea: Nada
Sarah: $1,000
Tylor: $13,000

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Prize Puzzle/Express Round: What Are You Wearing?

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _
_ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _

Sarah: $600 (N - I had it at that point), A, BANKRUPT! ($3,500 - $350 lost)

Tylor: BANKRUPT! ($650)

Andrea: $500 near $3,500 (3 S's), $550 (G - $1,500 at risk)

Sarah: $3,500 (D), 3 I's, O, U (No More Vowels!), $500 near $550 (W), $900 (T), same $500 (2 P's), Solve Attempt ($5,150)...

S W I _ S U I T / A N D
_ _ I P - _ _ O P S

Sarah's fortune is turning around and she'll need to pack a SWIMSUIT AND FLIP-FLOPS for her trip to BARBADOS (The Club Resort & Spa) worth $8,480, giving her the lead with a $13,630 round.

Dud: G (Andrea)
Bankrupts: 2 (Andrea's opponents)

Pre-Triple Tossup Scores:
Andrea: Scoreless
Sarah: $14,630 cash & Barbados
Tylor: $13,000

Despite the onslaught of penalties, we're actually doing okay here!

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Triple Tossup: Phrase

1.

G R A _ E F U L
A S / A / _ _ A N

GRACEFUL AS A HORSE when -AN's at the end, Andrea? Uh no. Tylor, however, is GRACEFUL AS A SWAN.

2.

W I S E / A S
_ _ / _ W _

Sarah's WISE AS AN OWL.

3.

_ _ _ _ Y / A S
_ / _ _ R K

And Tylor's HAPPY AS A LARK because he takes the lead back by $370.

I've never heard anyone say that last puzzle before...

Round 4: Around The House

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SPEEDUP TIME

Final Spin: $1,700

Tylor: R
Andrea: T (there was some confusion on that letter)
Sarah: S
Tylor: P
Andrea: H

NULL CYCLE

Sarah: 3 N's
Tylor: D
Andrea: 2 C's
Sarah: 4 K's
Tylor: 2 I's
Andrea: 2 A's

A N T I _ _ _
K N I C K K N A C K S

Andrea...blanks out.

Sarah: Q

A N T I Q _ _
K N I C K K N A C K S

Sarah finds some ANTIQUE KNICKKNACKS for $15,300 and the win!

Aired Duds: R, P, H (Andrea), D (others from Tylor)
Unclaimed: $5,100 (Andrea)

Final Scores:
Andrea: $1,000 Gooseegg
Sarah: $31,930 cash & Barbados
Tylor: $17,000

Imagine if Pat's final spin hit $5,000...

Maingame Total: $48,930
Bankrupt Trash: $16,950 + WC

Sarah's generic category list...

• People
• Thing
• Phrase

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$100,000 Cookie Jam Bonus Round

For the first time since early '09, there's a Winnebago in the studio and this one's a 2020 Solis ($101K+ starting price). Sarah spins up to the W.

RSTLNE:

_ E _ _ N _
_ L L / _ _ _ _ T

PCH (Pat: A lovely highway by the way.) A:

_ E _ _ N _
A L L / _ _ _ _ T

All she could mutter out is ALL MIGHT, so BEYOND ALL DOUBT, she had no chance to win $38,000 here. End total: $31,930 cash & trip.

Closing Segment: Tents are no good for camping.

Personal Rating: 6 (orig. a 7)