February 8, 2021 Recap

TPH filling in tonight to start Great Outdoors Week.

$1,000 Toss-Up: People
_ _ P _ Y
_ _ M _E _ S

Natalie solves HAPPY CAMPERS.

Natalie Buczowski, San Diego, CA, originally from Cleveland, OH, online teacher, married to Francis, has a daughter named Irene
Theo Okuribido, Reseda, CA, food service supervisor for a school district, married to Hope, has sons Jayden and Jacoby
Lauren Klapova, Calabasas, CA, married to Michael, has two children named Taylor and Jordan, likes to bake

$2,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time
_ O D L _ S / _ F
_ O _ _ _ E S

Natalie solves OODLES OF NOODLES.

Round 1: Things
Natalie calls T on $700, then buys E and A. After N on $600, she buys I to finish off the vowels. Next is D on $700, but after that, the Bankrupt between $900/$2500 stops her.

The same Bankrupt also takes Theo out.

Lauren finishes with S on $700...

_ A S _ A D I N _
S T _ E A _ S / A N D
_ A T E _ _ A _ _ S

...and solves CASCADING STREAMS AND WATERFALLS for $2,800.

Bankrupt: Natalie ($3,250), Theo ($0)

Natalie: $3,000
Theo: $0
Lauren: $2,800
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Mystery Round: Crossword: In the Pan
Theo once again hits the Bankrupt next to the top dollar.

Lauren calls T on $650, but can't get the Wild Card as there aren't any N's.

Natalie also loses her turn with a bad R on $900.

Theo picks S on the $500 between $550/$600, but can't find an M on $800.

Lauren gets the Million Dollar Wedge with H, then buys O and A. After L on $650, she buys I, gets the Raleighusa.com gift tag, with F, and then buys E to clear the vowels out.




H O T _ A _ E S

 I         _

 L         _

     F L A S H



She solves HOTCAKES, OIL, EGGS, FLASH for $1,450, the Gift Tag, and the Million Dollar Wedge.

Bankrupt: Theo ($0)
Duds: N (Lauren), R (Natalie), M (Theo)
Unclaimed: $1,000 (Theo)

Natalie: $3,000
Theo: $0
Lauren: $5,250 + MDW
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Retro Bonus Round
It was a Phrase from 1997, and this contestant picked H M G A:

H _ G S / T H E
R _ A _

He did not solve HUGS THE ROAD.
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Prize Puzzle: Phrase
Lauren leads off with free E's on Free Play, then gets the Wild Card with T. After M on $600, she buys A and O... and then hits the Bankrupt next to $3,500.

Natalie finds two H's on $3,500, then buys I to end the vowels. After that are S, R, and L on $600, $500 between $550/$600, and $800.

I S / T H I S
R E A L L _
H A _ _ E _ I _ _
T O / M E ?

She solves IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING TO ME? for $10,050 and a trip to Anguilla (Tranquility Beach Resort, $8,000).

Bankrupt: Lauren ($1,100 + Million Dollar Wedge + Wild Card)

Natalie: $21,050
Theo: $0
Lauren: $5,250
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Triple Toss-Ups: Event
Triple Toss-Up #1
_ N _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ Y
_ _ N _ _ _

Natalie solves ANNIVERSARY DINNER.

Triple Toss-Up #2
_ U N _ _ Y
_ _ N _ E _

Lauren solves SUNDAY DINNER.

Triple Toss-Up #3
_ O _ L _ C K
_ _ N _ _ R

Lauren also solves POTLUCK DINNER.

Round 4: What Are You Doing?
Final Spin: $600

Lauren: N
Natalie: T
Theo: F
Lauren: G
Natalie: R
Theo: S
Lauren: D
Natalie: L
Theo: B
Lauren: C

_ _ C _ _ N G / _ _
B _ C _ _ _ C _

She solves PACKING MY BACKPACK for $8,000.

Duds: T (Natalie), F (Theo), R (Natalie), S (Theo), D (Lauren), L (Natalie)
Unclaimed: $1,600 (Theo)

Natalie: $23,050
Theo: $0 -> $1,000
Lauren: $17,250

Natalie's choices are Thing, Living Things, and What Are You Doing?
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The Bonus Round is sponsored by Werther's Original this week.

$100,000 Bonus Round

She lands on the ★, and RSTLNE reveals this much of her Thing puzzle:

_ _ _ _ L _ _ S
_ _ R _ _ _ N

P, H, G, O:

_ _ _ _ L O _ S
_ _ R G _ _ N

After spending most of the timer in silence, she finally comes up with FABULOUS BARGAIN for $38,000.

End total: $61,050.