November 9, 2020 Recap

Emojis for these weeks will solely have the Statue of Liberty. Why? Because it's America's Game.

EPISODE #7271: 🗽AMERICA'S GAME I🗽

Someone could be driving off in that BMW i3 since we're starting on the Teacher's Week set.

$1,000 Tossup: Thing

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What an appropriate puzzle given that Joe Biden became the president-elect last week - Jillian believes in THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY. One teacher's from the Central Valley...

Jillian Ahlquist: Tustin. Teaching 5th grade for currently 4 yrs. (taught 1st grade before) at Arroyo Elementary. Married to Joel for 2 yrs. who owns a cattle dog named Cosmo (he loves the hubby more).
Senait Berhe: Visalia (grew up in San Diego - America's Finest City). 7th/8th grade science teacher at Ridgeville MS. Loves wine tasting.
Robert Norris: Lancaster. Math teacher at Lancaster HS. Married to Alicia for about 19 yrs. whose boys (Gavin & Jerod) are game show fans.

Pat wondered if Robert loved to meet Jillian's dog. Maybe one day...probably. Also, from now on until Secret Santa, there's a plug here for this season's Secret Santa Sweepstakes (sponsored by Consumer Cellular) - can't you just save it till the end of the first round?

$2,000 Tossup: Food & Drink

M _ R Y _ _ _ _
C _ _ B / C A _ _ S

Jillian's tripled up with MARYLAND CRAB CAKES.

Featured Prize: Marina Inn At Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach (marked SOUTH CAROLINA)
Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: OMAHA STEAKS

Round 1: The 90's

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Jillian: $500 near $550 (3 T's), 4 E's, $500 near $650 (3 N's), BANKRUPT! (MDW's left side - $2,750 lost)

Senait: $500 near $650 (H), ONE MILLION (4 M's - kind of a waste there), 2 O's, SOUTH CAROLINA (P - that's an $8K+ trip), 3 I's, $650 (2 L's), 2 A's (No More Vowels!), $700 (3 R's), $650 (V), LOSE A TURN! ($4,300 + SC + MDW at risk)

Robert: Solve Attempt...

H O M E
I M P R O V E M E N T
_ T A R R I N _
T I M / A L L E N

Robert then capitalizes on Senait's downfall with a house minimum solve of "HOME IMPROVEMENT" STARRING TIM ALLEN.

Lose a Turn: Senait
Bankrupt: Jillian

Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Robert: $1,000
Jillian: $3,000
Senait: Redemption?

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Eggland's Best Mystery Round: Same Name

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Senait: BANKRUPT! ($650)

Robert: $500 (T)

Jillian: $900 (R), 3 E's, $600 (N), I ($1,000 at risk)

Senait: $900 (S), A, $650 (L - $650 at risk)

Robert: $500 (P), $550 (B), BANKRUPT! ($650 - $1,050 lost)

Jillian: 2 O's, Solve Attempt ($750)...

O P E R A / &
B O _ N _ E
_ O _ S E

Jillian makes a house minimum solve of her own with OPERA & BOUNCE HOUSE.

Duds: T (Robert), I (Jillian), L (Senait)
Bankrupts: 2 (Jillian's opponents)

Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Robert: $1,000
Jillian: $4,000
Senait: Unlucky

Once again, this doesn't look good...

Retro Bonus Round: Place

DPCA:

C _ _ _ C L E

This Univ. of Maryland student successfully got CUBICLE.

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Prize Puzzle/Express Round: What Are You Doing?

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Robert: $500 (N), $650 (G), I, E, $900 (3 T's), A, O, 2 U's (No More Vowels!), BANKRUPT! $3,500 (R - Pat: "You deserve a break."), Solve Attempt ($6,100)

T A _ I N G / T _ E
_ U _ _ / T O U R

PERFECTION! Robert's gonna be TAKING THE FULL TOUR of the all-inclusive Tamarijn ARUBA resort worth $7,252, giving him $13,352 that round.

Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Robert: $14,352 cash & Aruba
Jillian: $4,000
Senait: Still Scoreless

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Triple Tossup: Living Thing

1.

_ _ _ U _ I _ _ L
H _ _ S _

Robert solves BEAUTIFUL HORSE.

2.

_ _ _ T _ Y
P _ _ _

Jillian gets PRETTY PONY.

3.

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_ T _ L _ I _ N

Robert takes control with WILD STALLION.

Round 4: Person

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SPEEDUP TIME

Final Spin: $1,700

Robert: R
Jillian: 3 T's

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T _ _ / _ _ _ _

Jillian doesn't realize the R's not there and says STUDENT OF THE YEAR.

Senait: N
Robert: S
Jillian: K

S T _ _ _ N T / _ _
T _ _ / _ _ _ K

Dunno who's Jillian's STUDENT OF THE WEEK, but she's right this time for another $6,800.

Dud: R (Robert)
DQ: Jillian's missolve
Unclaimed: $1,500 (others)

Final Scores:
Robert: $18,352 cash & Aruba
Jillian: $12,800
Senait: $1,000 Gooseegg

Maingame Total: $32,152
Bankrupt Trash: $3,800

This Robert will pick from...

• Thing
• Food & Drink
• What Are You Doing?