December 15, 2020 Recap

On the last episode, Colette Moore did not win a load.
To her, $15,988 was given away, in cash and a trip to St. Lucia I should say.
While I do have a YOUTHFUL APPEARANCE (Thing, CHMA), she loses $38,000 since she had ADHERENCE.
I hope that for today, this will be better in play.

Previous Episode

Sorry if those recaps were rather late. I was quite busy with final exams.

EPISODE #7297: 🎄CONSUMER CELLULAR SECRET SANTA HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY II🎄
AIR DATE: 12/15/20

$1,000 Tossup: Song Lyrics

T H E / _ _ R E / _ S
_ O / D E _ I G _ T F U L

Jen exactly recites "THE FIRE IS SO DELIGHTFUL" (from "Let it Snow"). Tuesday's panel...

Jen Gulino: Yorba Linda. Insurance agent (she works w/ her family in that) who's married to Brian for 6 yrs. w/ 3 kids (one's a baby).
Sean Martin: Fort Irwin (about a 45 min drive north from Barstow; he's originally from Springfield, IL). Army member (my salute to him) for 9 yrs. so far (he's currently a captain and troop commander w/ the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment aka Black Horse). Married to Kelly w/ 2 daughters.
Diana Hawkins: L.A. Data analyst for the Lynwood Unified School District. She's from a family of 13 and has 4 kids & 3 grandkids. Also walks 10,000 steps every day.

Looks like Diana's just excited to be here...

$2,000 Tossup: Fun & Games

_ O U _ _
F O O _ _ _ _ L

Dunno if Sean has played TOUCH FOOTBALL before, but he's spinning first.

Round 1: Food & Drink

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Sean: LOSE A TURN!

Diana: WILD (2 T's), A ($750 at risk)

Jen: $650 (2 S's), $900 (2 R's), 3 E's, 3 I's, $600 (K), O  (No More Vowels!), $900 (C), $700 (2 N's), LOSE A TURN! ($5,250 at risk)

Sean: $650 (3 P's), Solve Attempt ($1,950)...

P E P P E R _ I N T
S T I C K
_ R O _ N I E S

I've never heard of PEPPERMINT STICK BROWNIES before, but Sean's right anyway (Pat: "For the non-cooks among you, those are brownies made with peppermint sticks.").

Dud: A (Diana)
Lose a Turns: 2 (Diana's opponents)

Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Sean: $3,950
Diana: WC
Jen: $1,000

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Prevagen Mystery Round: Same Name

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Diana: $650 (S), $550 (T), 2 E's, Free PLAY (L), $900 (R), 3 I's, $900 (G), $700 (H), $600 (D), $800 (G), Solve Attempt ($5,100)...

T _ X I / &
S L E I G H
R I D E

We haven't had a PERFECT ROUND last week, but we've got one today - Diana solves TAXI & SLEIGH RIDE for the early lead (Pat: "I've never seen anyone burn 10,000 steps standing still.").

Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Sean: $3,950
Diana: $5,100 + WC
Jen: $1,000

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Prize Puzzle/Express Round: Thing

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Jen: $650 (S), 2 A's, $1,800 (2 N's), O ($1,950 at risk)

Sean: LOSE A TURN!

Diana: $500 near $3,500 (T), Consumer Cellular (R), 4 E's, $550 (Y), I (No More Vowels!), $700 (D), $500 near $650 (P), Solve Attempt ($2,250 + CC)...

P E A _ E / A N D
S E R E N I T Y

Yet another round where Diana tries to milk out as much dough as possible. Anyway, she's won the gift tag and will have PEACE AND SERENITY on her trip to PUERTO RICO (Rincon Beach Resort) worth $7,000, giving her $10,250 that round.

Dud: O (Jen)
Lose a Turn: Sean

Pre-Triple Tossup Scores:
Sean: $3,950
Diana: $15,350 cash & trip + WC
Jen: $1,000

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Triple Tossup: Living Thing

1.

A / _ I R _ / _ N
_ H _ / S _ Y

Jen spots A BIRD IN THE SKY.

2.

A / C A T / I N
A / _ R E E

Jen also sees A CAT IN A TREE.

3.

_ / _ A M _ T _ _
O _ / _ / _ H E E L

Jen sweeps it with A HAMSTER ON A WHEEL.

Round 4: Phrase

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SPEEDUP TIME

Time must be pretty strict for the sweeps I presume. It was either 7:47 or 7:48 at this point as well…

Final Spin: $1,500

Jen: 3 T's
Sean: N
Diana: Y
Jen: S
Sean: C
Diana: A (she wanted to "buy" it)
Jen: P

_ / _ _ _ _ / P _ _ T T Y
_ _ _ A T

Jen does want A VERY PRETTY TREAT, but that's not even close to the correct answer.

Sean: L
Diana: F
Jen: M
Sean: 4 E's
Diana: G

_ / F E E L / P _ E T T Y
G _ E A T

Could've said the R's instead, but Diana rightly shouts "I FEEL PRETTY GREAT" for another $4,500.

Duds: N (Sean), S (Jen), C (Sean), M (Jen)
DQ: Jen's missolve
Unclaimed: $1,500 (Sean), $6,000 (Jen)

Final Scores:
Sean: $3,950
Diana: $19,850 cash & trip + WC
Jen: $7,000

Jen Spin ID: RM3073572 (Rosemarie M.)
Sean Spin ID: JE7746653 (Joellen E.)

Pat jokingly said that the spin ID for Sean will get inducted into the army.

Maingame Total: $30,800
NO BANKRUPTS!

Diana's also offered a generic category list...

• Place
• Phrase
• Thing

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$100,000 Bonus Round

After Pat smacks himself with the Wild Card, Diana spins to the W.

RSTLNE:

_ T / _ _ S / _
_ _ _ _ R / _ _ _ T _ R _

HMYAD:

_ T / _ A S / A
M A _ _ R / _ _ _ T _ R Y

Appropriately, IT WAS A MAJOR VICTORY for Diana as she screams about her $38,000 win. She's leaving with $57,850 cash & trip.

Diana Spin ID: JG3003041 (Janice G.)

Closing Chat: Diana's win...and there's more Secret Santa stuff.

Personal Rating: 7 (orig. an 8)