November 12, 2021 Recap

Recap courtesy of genius2751

Wheel of Fortune: Season 39 (2021-2022)
November 12, 2021
America's Game I (Day 5)

Set: Week 5 (October 11-15)

$1,000 TOSS-UP

SHOW BIZ
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Ding!

T _ _    B _ G
S _ _ E _ _

Anita might soon be on THE BIG SCREEN.


The interesting final California trio of this week is comprised of…
Anita Ayer: Aliso Viejo; former engineer, current manager of several real estate companies; married to Sanjay for nine years with three "ratty" (but "mostly sweet") kids; has traveled to every continent except Antarctica
Kevin Hong: Alhambra; engineer for a local transportation agency; engaged to Emily (they've been together for a decade); shouts out his mom, dad, brother, loved ones back home
Désirée Kiva Powell: Manhattan Beach; mixologist/bartender who can make a "martini tower" by pouring three martinis at once; has two "smelly but sweet" sons, lives with her mom Toni; once played pool with Prince, danced to "Rump Shaker" with him at his Glam Slam nightclub in Los Angeles

$2,000 TOSS-UP

AROUND THE HOUSE
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Ding!

_ A U N D R Y
C _ U _ _

Anita triples up with a LAUNDRY CHUTE.


FEATURED TRIP: A tour of America's heartland sponsored by GHOSTBUSTERS: Afterlife (Columbia Pictures, $7,500)

ROUND 1

QUOTATION
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S _ O _    A N D
S T E A D _
_ _ N S    T H E    _ A _ E

Kevin recalls the Aesop moral that "SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE."

LOSE A TURN: Anita ($1,750)


Pat suggests having a martini during the break. And before announcing the next round's clue, he calls the upcoming puzzle the "first" (vs. the second). Oops.

CROSSWORD/MYSTERY ROUND

I DO!
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              C            R
M A R R I A G E      I
              K            N
          W E D D I N G

Désirée knows MARRIAGE, CAKE, WEDDING, RING are synonymous with nuptials.

DUD: L (Kevin)
BANKRUPT: Kevin ($2,600), Désirée ($0)
LOSE A TURN: Anita ($2,750 + WILD)


Another oops – Pat mistakenly said Désirée earned $1,150.

EXPRESS/PRIZE PUZZLE ROUND

PHRASE
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O _ E    _ E A _ H
_ O R    E _ E R _    _ A _
O _    T H E    _ E A R

After Kevin capitalizes on Anita's misfortune, he'll travel to a place with ONE BEACH FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR – ANTIGUA (Hammock Cove Resort & Spa, $10,100).

DUD: S (Désirée)
BANKRUPT: Anita ($16,750)


TRIPLE TOSS-UP

FOOD & DRINK
#1
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Ding!

_ _ I L _ _ E L P _ _ A
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Désirée's munches the wrong food, PHILADELPHIA CHEESESTEAKS.

_ _ I L _ _ E L P _ _ A
_ _ E A _    C H _ _ S _

Anita enjoys some PHILADELPHIA CREAM CHEESE.


#2
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Ding!

_ _ _ F _ _ O
W _ _ _ S

Kevin takes a bite of BUFFALO WINGS.


#3
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Ding!

D E _ _ _ R
O M _ _ _ T

Kevin orders a DENVER OMELET to pad his lead.


ROUND 4

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
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DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN (Kevin): $1,500


_ L _ _ _ _ N G
T H _    R _ _ _ R D

Désirée thinks she's CLAIMING THE REWARD … she sure is.

DUD: S (Anita)


CUMULATIVE WINNINGS: $29,550
BANKRUPT TRASH: $19,350

BONUS ROUND CATEGORIES

• THINGS
• PHRASE
• LIVING THINGS

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

CAR: Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring ($32,330)

After we hear Kevin's cheering section, he lands on the C in AMERICA'S.

LIVING THINGS
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RSTLNE:
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T _ E    _ _ L _

PHGO…
_ _ G _ _ R S    _ N
T H E    _ _ L _

…doesn't provide much besides the obvious, but he instantly spots these JAGUARS IN THE WILD for the CX-5! Final score: $50,830.

CHAT: Yes, Vanna. Désirée did indeed play pool with Prince. Not to be outdone, Pat claims he's played ping-pong with Pavarotti, stickball with Sting, and badminton with Bono. Hey, those could all be Triple Toss-Up puzzles!