January 1, 2021 New Year's Day Recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: People
_ _ I E N D S
& / _ _ M _ _ Y

Angelina solves FRIENDS & FAMILY

Angelina Lee, Torrance, CA, staff faculty member at Loyola Marymount University, married 20 years, has two daughters, just got a black belt in tae kwon do
Megan Von Zup, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, registered nurse at a local hospital, likes to hike, fish, and golf
Will Beasley, Mesa, AZ, retail manager, married 15 years, has two children, watches horror movies on Saturday nights with his family

$2,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink
B _ _ C _ - E _ _ D
P _ _ S

Megan solves BLACK-EYED PEAS.

Round 1: What Are You Doing?
Megan calls T on $500 between $550/$600. She then gets the Nevada trip with N. After buying A and E, she calls S on Wild Card. She buys I, but after W on $600, she hits Lose a Turn.

Will calls Y on $650 but also hits Lose a Turn.

Angelina finishes with M on $650.

M A _ I N _
N E W / Y E A _ ' S
_ E S _ _ _ T I _ N S

She solves MAKING NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS for $650 -> $1,000.

Lose a Turn: Megan, Will
Unclaimed: $3,350 + trip (Megan), $650 (Will)

Will: $0
Angelina: $2,000
Megan: $2,000 + Wild Card
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There is a shot of Jim blowing a noisemaker.

Mystery Round: Crossword -- Egg ____

Will calls R on $3,500, then picks a bad D on $900.

Angelina Bankrupts between $600/$650.

Megan calls N on $500 before she hits Bankrupt on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge.

Will calls L on the Shindigz gift tag before calling a bad W on $500 between $550/$600.

Angelina calls T on $900, then buys O and A.

After $500 between $650/$700 for C, she buys E to finish the vowels and then calls S on Free Play.




   C A R T O N

       O     O

S _ E L L     _

       L



She solves CARTON, SHELL, ROLL, NOG for $1,150.

Duds: D (Will), W (Will)
Bankrupt: Angelina ($0), Megan ($500 + Wild Card)
Unclaimed: $5,000 + Gift Tag (Will)

Will: $0
Angelina: $3,100
Megan: $2,000
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Prize Puzzle Fun & Games
Angelina Bankrupts on the left of the Million Dollar Wedge.

Megan calls T on $800.

After buying E, she calls H on $500 between $3,500/$900. After buying I and A to finish the vowels, she calls G and N on $700 and $650. She then picks S on $500 between $650/$900, and then finishes with L on $600.

S _ L A S H I N G / I N
T H E / _ A T E _

She solves SPLASHING IN THE WATER for $5,450 and a trip to Aruba (Divi Aruba Phoenix Beach Resort, $7,847).

Bankrupt: Angelina ($0)

Will: $0
Angelina: $3,100
Megan: $15,297
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Triple Toss-Up: Proper Name
Triple Toss-Up #1
J _ H _ _ Y
C _ _ _

Will solves JOHNNY CASH.

Triple Toss-Up #2
_ _ H _ N Y
_ A _ S _ _

Angelina solves JOHNNY CARSON.

Triple Toss-Up #3
_ _ _ _ _ Y
_ _ _ _

Megan quickly solves JOHNNY DEPP.

Round 4: Thing
Megan calls T on $550, but after buying E and A, she calls a bad R on $800.

Will Bankrupts between $600/$650.

Final Spin: $5,000

Angelina: H
Megan: N
Will: R
Angelina: O

T _ O / T H O _ _ A N _
T _ E N T _ - O N E

She solves TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE for $6,000.

Bankrupt: Will ($0)
Dud: R (Megan)
Repeat: R (Will)
Unclaimed: $19,700 (Megan)

Will: $2,000
Angelina: $11,150
Megan: $17,297

Her Bonus Round choices are Thing, Phrase, and What Are You Wearing?

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She lands on the ★★★:

N _ _ _
_ L _ _ E R

Her choices of M, P, D, O give her no help, but she still solves NAVY BLAZER for $38,000. End total: $55,297.