September 30, 2021 Recap (for Chris)

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September 30, 2021 Recap (for Chris) Sept 30, 2021 12:19:49 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Sept 30, 2021 12:19:49 GMT -5

S39, EPISODE #7439

Airdate: 9/30/21

Pat's just wearing his normal attire...

$1,000 Toss-Up

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I'VE GOT MY GAME FACE ON and so does Jessica.

Joyce	Chris	Jessica
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Thursday's contestants:
Jessica Clifton: Simi Valley. Teacher at Limerick Elementary (in Canoga Park) who's also a part-time professor at CSU Northridge. She's also married to a brilliant and handsome husband named Doug.
Joyce Britton: Studio City (orig. from Houston). Hiker (she hiked Mount Whitney a couple times) who keeps a multimedia blog about her adventures.
Chris Cardinal (disillusioned ): Phoenix, AZ. Married to Mina (he proposed in front of the final launch of the Endeavor; they're both space nerds) with 2 daughters.

Chris appeared on J! (10/10/17) and placed 2nd.

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Joyce's a letter over with PLAYING DOMINOES.

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Chris solves PLAYING DOUBLES to spin first.

Joyce	Chris	Jessica
	$2,000	$1,000

WHEEL PRIZE: trip to the 17Hundred90 Inn (marked Savannah), value unknown

Round 1

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SONG LYRICS

Joyce	CHRIS	Jessica
	$650: 2 T's $650: H	$650: S
	$1,300

$700: R BANKRUPT! (MILLION's right) ($700 gone)	-$250: 4 A's -$250: O $600: 2 N's -$250: 2 I's $600: D -$250: 3 E's No More Vowels! $600: 2 V's $550: W MILLION: 2 L's Solve Attempt...
	$3,850
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Chris solves The Go-Gos' VACATION ALL I EVER WANTED to keep the sparkly green thing (for now).

DUDS: H (Chris), S (Jessica)
BANKRUPT: Joyce

Joyce	Chris	Jessica
	$5,850	$1,000
	MILLION

MYSTERY ROUND

Round 2

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Joyce	Chris	JESSICA
	MILLION
		$500 ($550): T

	MILLION
$500: R $850: S	Savannah + $500: N	$700: C -$250: E MYSTERY (LOSE A TURN): 3 L's FLIPS...$10,000! -$250: I BANKRUPT! ($3,500) ($200 + $10,000 gone)
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$650: Y $700: M	$500: P -$250: 2 A's $550: D -$250: O No More Vowels! $600: B Solve Attempt...
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I've never heard of the former of BACHELOR & LILY PAD (it's a short-lived ABC show), but Chris has got another puzzle down.

DUDS: T (Jessica), S (Joyce), N (Chris), M (Joyce)
BANKRUPT: Jessica

Joyce	Chris	Jessica
	$7,000	$1,000
	MILLION

Round 3 (Trip Puzzle)

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LIVING THINGS

JOYCE	Chris	Jessica
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WILD + $500: 3 R's -$250: E $700: N -$250: 2 A's -$250: 3 I's No More Vowels! LOSE A TURN!	$500: 2 G's $650: 2 T's Solve Attempt...
$1,450	$2,300
WILD	MILLION

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Chris might spot those MIGRATING HERMIT CRABS on his trip to ST. THOMAS (Bolongo Bay Beach Resort) worth $7,510.

LOSE A TURN: Joyce

Joyce	Chris	Jessica
	$16,810	$1,000
WILD	ST. THOMAS MILLION

TRIPLE TOSS-UP

Puzzle 1

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Joyce's on the board with a HARD-AND-FAST RULE.

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Chris nails RULE OF THUMB figuratively.

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The money's split between our players here as Jessica solves THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE.

Joyce	Chris	Jessica
$2,000	$2,000	$2,000
$2,000	$18,810	$3,000
WILD	ST. THOMAS MILLION

Round 4

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SHOW BIZ

DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN (Jessica): $1,500

Jessica: 3 R's ($4,500)
Joyce: T
Chris: 2 N's ($3,000)
Jessica: S
Joyce: 2 C's ($3,000)
Chris: M ($4,500)

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We will see an ENCORE PERFORMANCE of Chris' good puzzle-solving as he brings us our first MDBR of this season already.

DUDS: T (Joyce), S (Jessica)

FINAL SCORES

Joyce	Chris	Jessica
$2,000	$23,310	$3,000
	ST. THOMAS MILLION

WINNINGS SO FAR: $28,310
BANKRUPT TRASH: $10,900

The choices that could possibly make Chris a millionaire...

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WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?

MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #1

SPACE SPUN: *

Bonus Puzzle

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"I dunno why." - Chris regarding his category pick

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Chris only gets the first word and left behind in Mike's DARK GRAY BLAZER is...

...the $39,000.

CHRIS’ FINAL TOTAL: $23,310 ($15,800 plus the USVI trip)

MILLION LOCATION: C

You know, the Million's given away three times in the wedge's existence. Vanna thinks it might be won again this season, but I think otherwise...

Find out tomorrow from genius2751 if we've already been skunked or not!

Last Edit: Jan 2, 2022 15:00:55 GMT -5 by logicman27

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

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September 30, 2021 Recap (for Chris) Sept 30, 2021 21:39:01 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Sept 30, 2021 21:39:01 GMT -5

This isn't even a theme week, and we have a "Prize Puzzle" solution in Round 1?

Another Bonus Puzzle that wasn't really that hard, but he just had bad luck with the letters. I had BLAZER immediately and got the rest with his choices.

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September 30, 2021 Recap (for Chris) Oct 1, 2021 2:02:15 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Oct 1, 2021 2:02:15 GMT -5

Sept 30, 2021 21:39:01 GMT -5 mechamind said:

This isn't even a theme week, and we have a "Prize Puzzle" solution in Round 1?

It's a popular Go-Gos song (and a favorite of mine), so I can let it slide. Interesting enough, that was used as a Prize Puzzle early in S30.

This one's a more interesting ride this time around thanks to Chris' quirky personality and him giving us the first MDBR this season. We still can't seem to get around the big money this week...

BR: I groaned when Chris said O for the vowel. I did get it when the D was up, but I think the A would've given him the win.

Not quite a good experience, but a 6/10 nonetheless.

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

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September 30, 2021 Recap (for Chris) Oct 1, 2021 4:21:20 GMT -5 mechamind, woffan9821, and 2 more like this

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Post by disillusioned on Oct 1, 2021 4:21:20 GMT -5

(quoting above post)

I've been called worse!

And I fixated on the first word, thought there was an O (like "FORM") and let some sloppy back-of-my-mind idea that the O might be there because of stats cloud my thinking. Think the A would've gotten me real close.

Also just did NOT see Blazer. Target fixation. Glad the million wasn't in the envelope.

Last Edit: Oct 1, 2021 9:24:32 GMT -5 by mechamind

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September 30, 2021 Recap (for Chris) Oct 1, 2021 12:52:12 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Oct 1, 2021 12:52:12 GMT -5

^ It happens. We're sometimes just so focused on one word that we can't see the bigger picture (the solution).

Hey, at least you won and that's the bigger deal by far.

Last Edit: Oct 1, 2021 12:52:29 GMT -5 by logicman27

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

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September 30, 2021 Recap (for Chris) Oct 2, 2021 1:24:52 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on Oct 2, 2021 1:24:52 GMT -5

Welcome, Chris! You cleaned up this episode. It was awesome seeing your confidence build up over the course of the game, as well as your fun personality.

I’m glad Joyce solved a Triple Toss-Up after flubbing the first two puzzles. And Jessica sure had guts when she successfully risked the Mystery wedge.

I no-lettered the second and third Triple Toss-Ups and the Final Spin puzzle, but the second line of the Prize Puzzle eluded me until the very end of that round.

I thought the Bonus Round was WARM WOOL GLOVES before all of RSTLNE popped up, but I got it with your picks, Chris. Maybe the A’s would’ve done it for you.

My rating: 6

Enjoy your winnings, Chris! (And yes, Vanna. One day, we’ll have another $1 million win.)

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September 30, 2021 Recap (for Chris) Oct 5, 2021 18:08:03 GMT -5 mechamind, genius2751, and 1 more like this

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Post by disillusioned on Oct 5, 2021 18:08:03 GMT -5

Thanks, genius!

They had an interesting edit in the end of the first puzzle. Pat did a whole bit on "which of the following artists do you think this was?" since I had commented that I really didn't recognize the song title. But Jessica was singing it (which obviously made me recognize it) so I'm wondering if they cut for time or because of that. You can see him look at the card and then he tells me to hold up the wedge as a pretty rough edit.

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September 30, 2021 Recap (for Chris) Oct 6, 2021 9:34:52 GMT -5

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Post by jakemathis4520 on Oct 6, 2021 9:34:52 GMT -5

Just now watched this 6 days late. Missed it on Thursday and forgot to DVR it. Just now got a chance to watch it on YouTube

Oct 1, 2021 2:02:15 GMT -5 logicman27 said:

It's a popular Go-Gos song (and a favorite of mine), so I can let it slide. Interesting enough, that was used as a Prize Puzzle early in S30.

It was also used in the first ever episode to use the previous music package

I had WARM GRAY BLAZER off RSTLNE then when the D was revealed I went to DARK GRAY BLAZER

Great game Chris disillusioned, great job dominating. Congrats on taking the MDW to the bonus round with you and thanks for getting us our first MDBR of the season. You were very lucky to land on the MDW on your last spin of Round 1, you scared me on that spin because of the 2 bankrupts sandwiched between it but luckily you hit the middle of it. Enjoy your winnings and your St. Thomas trip

Last Edit: Oct 6, 2021 9:50:41 GMT -5 by jakemathis4520

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