December 30, 2020 Recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Around the House
B _ _ _ D / _ E W
_ _ _ E _ _ _ R

Renee is wrong with BRAND NEW BLENDER.

B _ A _ D / _ E W
C A _ E _ _ _ R

Lawrence solves BRAND NEW CALENDAR.

Lawrence Forbes, Vallejo, CA, works in the San Francisco Unified School District, likes to paint and power-walk, in the SFO Gay Men's Chorus
Gianna Lafayette, Henderson, NV, flight attendant, taking a creative writing class, originally from Englewood, CA
Renee Eader, Coronado, CA, medical assistant at a plastic surgeon, cousin and husband were also contestant, has a son named Lyric

$2,000 Toss-Up: Phrase
_ E E P / M E / I N
T H _ / _ _ _ _

Gianna is wrong with BEEP ME IN THE GAME.

_ E E P / M E / I N
T H _ / _ _ O _

Renee solves KEEP ME IN THE LOOP.

Round 1: Food & Drink
Renee picks up the Shindigz gift tag with R and calls S on $650. After buying E, she calls T on $500 between $650/$700, then buys I before Lose a Turn stops her.

Lawrence calls N on $700, buys A and O, then calls L on $550.

_ A L E
S _ I N A _ _ / &
R O _ A I N E
L E T T _ _ E

He solves KALE SPINACH & ROMAINE LETTUCE for $2,000.

Lose a Turn: Renee
Unclaimed: $1,650 + Gift Tag (Renee)

Renee: $2,000
Lawrence: $3,000
Gianna: $0
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Mystery Round: Crossword -- Strike Up the Band
Lawrence calls N on $650, then buys A. After calling R on the Million Dollar Wedge, he Bankrupts between $600/$650.

Gianna can't find a T on Wild Card.

Renee hits the Mystery Wedge between $700/$650 for G. She flips it and finds $10,000 on the reverse! After hitting the other Mystery Wedge for C, she buys O. She then calls H on $600, then buys I to clear the vowels. Next are M, K, and B on Free Play, $600, and Free Play.





     R       B O _

     O       I

M A R C H I N G

     K



She solves ROCK, MARCHING, BIG, BOY for $12,700.

Bankrupt: Lawrence ($400 + MDW)
Dud: T (Gianna)

$10K SPIN ID: RH5258459

Renee: $14,700
Lawrence: $3,000
Gianna: $0
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Prize Puzzle: Places
Gianna calls N on $500 between $550/$600, but duds with T on $500 between $800/$650.

Renee calls R on $500 between $650/$900, then buys E. After S on $550, she buys U. Next are D on $900 and H on $600, followed by a dud P on $500 between $800/$650.

Lawrence doesn't spin...

S U N - D R E N _ H E D
_ E _ _ H E S

...and solves SUN-DRENCHED BEACHES for a trip to the Caribbean (Golden Rock Inn, $7,000).

Duds: T (Gianna), P (Renee)
Unclaimed: $1,000 (Gianna), $3,500 (Renee)

Renee: $14,700
Lawrence: $10,000
Gianna: $0
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Triple Toss-Up: Song Lyrics
Triple Toss-Up #1
Y O U / _ _ S _ / _ E
_ Y / L U _ K Y / _ _ A R

Lawrence solves YOU MUST BE MY LUCKY STAR.

Triple Toss-Up #2
_ U _ K / _ _ / A
L A D Y / _ _ _ _ G _ T

Lawrence also solves LUCK BE A LADY TONIGHT.

Triple Toss-Up #3
S _ _ E / G _ _ _ / H A _ E
A _ _ / T H _ / L U _ K

Renee solves SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK.

Round 4: Things
Final Spin: $500


Renee: R
Lawrence: N
Gianna: S
Renee: T
Lawrence: A
Gianna: L
Renee: H
(null cycle)
Lawrence: F
Gianna: M
Renee: G

M _ A N _ N G F _ L
M _ M _ R _ _ S

Everything else is a vowel, so she solves MEANINGFUL MEMORIES for $3,000.

Aired dud: T (Renee)
Unclaimed: $4,500 (Lawrence), $7,500 (Gianna)

Renee: $19,700
Lawrence: $14,000
Gianna: $0 -> $1,000

Her Bonus Round choices are Place, Thing, and Around the House.

$100,000 Bonus Round
She lands on the E in GAME.

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

She picks H, D, P, O:

_ N T _ _ _ E
_ O O D E N / H _ T _ H

Her guesses are ANTIQUE WOODEN HITCH and ANTIQUE WOODEN HEIGHT.

She doesn't solve ANTIQUE WOODEN HUTCH for $38,000. End total: $19,700.