May 24, 2021 Recap

This recap was written by jakemathis4520

Show #7411: Great Escapes Week Day 1

$1,000 Toss Up: Song Lyrics

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I'M / LE _ V _ N _ / _ N

_ / _ E _ / P _ A _ E

Teresa IDs I'M LEAVING ON A JET PLANE by Peter, Paul, and Mary. And also John Denver


Tonight's contestants

Teresa Wlasiuk: Los Angeles, California; acupuncturist, has a partner named Kevin, their best adventure has been raising their 3 year old son Mikolai or Miko, rock climber

Tajj Badil-Abish: San Francisco, California; copywriter at a top-notch advertising agency, is a DJ, collects sneakers, has 50 pairs and counting, watches reality TV

Colby Clark: Aliso Viejo, California; solution consultant, works for a cloud contact center company, has a partner named John, loves wine and good food, takes pictures of that


$2,000 Toss Up: Phrase

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A / THR _ LL

A / MI _ U _ _

Tajj is on the board with A THRILL A MINUTE


Tonight's featured prize: Trip to Greece from Collette worth $10,998

Round 1: Same Letter

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Tajj: $500: No T

Colby: $700: 3 S's, $600: 1 R, Novica gift tag + $500: No B

Teresa: $700: No P

Tajj: $500: 2 N's, -$250: No I

Colby: $700: No M

Teresa: Lose A Turn

Tajj: Collette Greece trip + $500: 3 C's which is the same letter so he gets an extra $1000, -$250: 4 E's, $650: 1 K, $500: 1 V, -$250: 1 A, -$250: 1 O, Lose A Turn

Colby: $900: No Y

Teresa decides to go ahead and solve

CREEKS

COVES / &

C _ ANNE _ S

Teresa solves CREEKS COVES & CHANNELS for the $1000 house minimum

Scores after Round 1




Round 2 (Mystery Round): Event

Mystery round sponsor: Prevagen

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Colby: Novica gift tag + $500: No T

Teresa: Novica gift tag + $500: 2 N's, Mystery Wedge: 1 D, $2000 and the Novica gift tag are at risk here, she flips it and reveals $10,000, -$250: 2 A's, $700: 1 L, -$250: 3 E's, $650: No H

Tajj: $500: 1 S, -$250: 2 I's, $500: 1 R, $500: No C

Colby: $900: 1 G, $650: 2 B's, Million Dollar Wedge: 1 W

SEEING / A

D _ _ BLE

RAINB _ W

Colby solves SEEING A DOUBLE RAINBOW for $2200 and claims the Million Dollar Wedge

Scores after Round 2




Round 3 (Prize Puzzle Round): What Are You Doing?

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Teresa: $600: 4 N's, Free Play: 2 E's, Express: 2 G's, she decides to hop on

Teresa's Express run: No A, BANKRUPT: $4400

Tajj: Express: 1 T, he decides to hop on

Tajj's Express run: 1 J, 2 O's, 1 Y, 1 H, 2 I's, 2 U's, 2 S's, 2 R's, 1 D

ENJOYING / THE

SURROUNDINGS

Tajj will be ENJOYING THE SURROUNDINGS in St. Martin worth $7700 plus the $8250 when he solved. His total this round is $15,950

Scores after Round 3




Triple Toss Up: Fun & Games

Puzzle #1

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TEN _ IS / &

_ A _ _ _ / _ EN _ _ S

Tajj solves TENNIS & TABLE TENNIS

Puzzle #2

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_ K _ TING / &

S _ EED / _ KAT _ _ G

Tajj is 2 for 2 with SKATING & SPEED SKATING

Puzzle #3

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W _ _ _ _ L _ N _ / &

SU _ O / _ _ ES _ _ _ NG

Teresa solves WRESTLING & SUMO WRESTLING


Round 4: Proper Name

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Final spin bell goes off

Final spin: $900

Teresa: 1 N

Tajj: 1 R

Colby: 1 T

Teresa: 1 S

Tajj: No G

Colby: No M

Teresa: No L

Tajj: 1 D

ST _ _ _ _

_ _ ND _ R

Tajj IDs STEVIE WONDER for $3800

Final scores


Tajj's choices for the Bonus Round are Phrase, Thing, and Living Things


$100,000 Bonus Round

Tajj spins the bonus wheel and lands on the R in AMERICA'S

The category is Living Things

RSTLNE gives us this

_ _ _ _ ERS / _ N

T _ E / _ _ _ _ _ _ R _

Tajj's picks are C G P O

GOP _ ERS / _ N

T _ E / _ _ C _ _ _ R _

He guesses GOPHERS ON THE twice before late into the timer he spots some GOPHERS IN THE BACKYARD for the Ford Escape Hybrid worth $35,395

Tajj's final total is $61,145