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November 18, 2021 Recap Nov 18, 2021 15:43:42 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by logicman27 on Nov 18, 2021 15:43:42 GMT -5

S39, EPISODE #7474

Airdate: 11/18/21

Pat claims he could see Jim's uvula from his position.

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Steven blows it with PLATINUM PLUS.

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Christina gets it with PLATINUM ALBUM.

Christina	Steven	Lisa
$1,000

Thursday's contestants:
Christina Maril: San Diego. Married to a musician (Travis) with 2 kids (Benjamin learned his letters watching this show, Cecilia wants to be the next Vanna White when she grows up).
Steven Page: Arlington, VA (orig. from Lansing, MI). Producer for a major news network in D.C. who enjoys traveling (he lived in London for a year).
Lisa Volivitch: La Palma, CA. Teacher/director at New Life Preschool in Artesia who's married to Joe with 4 kids and 6 grandkids. She also wants to cage dive around sharks.

$2,000 Toss-Up

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WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?

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Christina puts on a CHARM NECKLACE to go 2-for-2.

Christina	Steven	Lisa
$3,000

WHEEL PRIZE: trip to the Lexington at Jackson Hole (marked WYOMING), value unknown

Round 1

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SAME LETTER

CHRISTINA	Steven	Lisa
$700: 2 S's -$250: 4 E's LOSE A TURN!	$800: 6 T's (Bonus!) -$250: 4 A's $700: 2 N's BANKRUPT! ($650) ($6,950 gone)	$900: 3 P's -$250: 6 O's No More Vowels! $550: 2 B's Solve Attempt...
$2,550		$3,550

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Lisa gets the In The Kitchen items of TEASPOON, TEAPOT, TABLESPOON, TABLECLOTH.

LOSE A TURN: Christina
BANKRUPT: Steven

Christina	Steven	Lisa
$3,000		$3,550

MYSTERY ROUND

Round 2

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Christina	STEVEN	Lisa
	$500 ($900): 2 S's -$250: 2 E's $800: 2 N's -$250: 4 A's MYSTERY (LOSE A TURN): 4 R's PASSES $500 ($550): 2 T's -$250: O -$250: I -$250: U No More Vowels! $700: 2 L's $900: H Solve Attempt...
	$8,650

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PERFECTION! Steven solves REMARKABLE NATURAL HOT SPRINGS.

Christina	Steven	Lisa
$3,000	$8,650	$3,550

Pat jokes that HOT SPRINGS is one of his high school nicknames.

Round 3 (Trip Puzzle)

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		$600: 4 T's $500 ($900): R
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$3,500: 2 S's -$250: E -$250: 4 O's Solve Attempt...
$6,500		$2,400

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PHOTOS DON'T DO IT JUSTICE regarding the place Christina's won a trip to - COSTA RICA (Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel & Nature Reserve; $7,005).

Christina	Steven	Lisa
$16,505	$8,650	$3,550
COSTA RICA

TRIPLE TOSS-UP

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Steven gets some POWDERED SUGAR.

Christina	Steven	Lisa
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BROWN SUGAR's a bit too short, Christina.

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Steven steals it with some GOLDEN HONEY...

Christina	Steven	Lisa
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Puzzle 3

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...but Christina's right this time with ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER.

Christina	Steven	Lisa
$2,000	$4,000
$18,505	$12,650	$3,550
COSTA RICA

Round 4

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$500: 3 N's -$250: 2 I's $650: 2 G's -$250: A -$250: E -$250: O -$250: U No More Vowels! Solve Attempt...
$1,550

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PERFECTION #2! Christina's quickly GAINING MOMENTUM.

Christina	Steven	Lisa
$20,055	$12,650	$3,550
COSTA RICA

3 M's, but we've got time for another puzzle...

Round 5

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DING DING! DING DING!

...but not too much time.

FINAL SPIN (Steven): $1,800

Steven	2 S's	$3,600
Lisa	N	$1,800
Christina	2 T's	$3,600
Steven	R	$5,400
Lisa	L	$3,600
Christina	C	$5,400
Steven	H	$7,200
Lisa	M	$5,400
Christina	E	$5,400
Steven	P	$9,000	FAULTY CRAFTSMANSHIP's a no-no. Lisa mistakenly thought that was right.
Lisa	F	$7,200
Christina	3 A's	$5,400
Steven	2 I's	$9,000

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This time, Steven solves QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP for the victory!

DUD: E (Christina)
DQ: Steven's first solve attempt

FINAL SCORES

Christina	Steven	Lisa
$20,055	$21,650	$3,550
COSTA RICA

WINNINGS SO FAR: $45,255
BANKRUPT TRASH: $6,950

Steven, our comeback king, now has these categories for the picking...

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

SPACE SPUN: S in SPIN

Bonus Puzzle

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RSTLNE gives 25% of the solution to Steven:

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FLOWING BROOM is painfully off by a letter (he also had GLOWING DROOM). That was a FLOWING BROOK and another $39,000 gets sent back into the stream.

STEVEN’S FINAL TOTAL: $21,650 (all cash)

Vanna makes baby blankets behind the puzzle board. She made too many to count. Her brand is Lion's Brand, Vanna's Choice.

Last Edit: Nov 19, 2021 15:49:29 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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November 18, 2021 Recap Nov 18, 2021 22:36:05 GMT -5 genius2751 likes this

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Post by mechamind on Nov 18, 2021 22:36:05 GMT -5

I was worried about whether the second word to the Prize Puzzle would be DON'T or WON'T. At least there was another D in the puzzle, so it wouldn't have been pure luck.

If only Christina called the M's in Round 4, then she might have won...assuming she didn't hit a $500 space.

I had the correct answer to the bonus puzzle with Steven's choices, though it didn't sound right to me.

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November 18, 2021 Recap Nov 19, 2021 0:17:03 GMT -5 MarioGS, eybyon, and 3 more like this

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Post by kev347 on Nov 19, 2021 0:17:03 GMT -5

Round 5 was a comedy of errors at the end:
1) Steven said "faulty craftsmanship" without an S.
2) Somehow after giving that much away, it gests back around to him, and he also solves without an S.
3) Pat is so busy fixating on how waiting won Steven the game he misses this missolve. Except, waiting didn't win Steven the game, because he called a vowel. Sigh.

Christina should absolutely be brought back on a future episode because of this mistake IMO (the missolve not being recognized). She lost directly because of this mishap. I'm not one to excessively call out for these things unless it's warranted, but I feel it's warranted here.

At least the BR was something fair and a bit different from the norm today...

Last Edit: Nov 19, 2021 0:20:43 GMT -5 by kev347

Mar 2, 2015 21:48:40 GMT -5 jjman920 said:
You sir, have an unfounded hate of people. I suggest you work on this immediately before you continue your tenure as DPG host.

Although, I suppose such unfounded hate is why you were hired in the first place.

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November 18, 2021 Recap Nov 19, 2021 6:41:40 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Nov 19, 2021 6:41:40 GMT -5

~~Recap posted. I'll chime in on my thoughts later.~~ Okay I'm back. I posted the recap around 3AM, so naturally, I had to get some rest afterward.

After Steven's R1 BANKRUPT (which happened to be the last penalty spin of the game), I was worried we'd be in for a long night. Thankfully, a perfect R2 almost negated this.

I wouldn't have solved R3 at that point if I were Christina (it easily could've been WON'T). Glad that worked out for her.

This game had a bunch of what-ifs. Christina not going for the M's in R4 ultimately cost her the game (and they could've still had a R5 even if she did go for that consonant...it's not like the 90s where not every game ended in a Speed-Up). And about the next round...

Nov 19, 2021 0:17:03 GMT -5 kev347 said:

Round 5 was a comedy of errors at the end:
1) Steven said "faulty craftsmanship" without an S.
2) Somehow after giving that much away, it gests back around to him, and he also solves without an S.
3) Pat is so busy fixating on how waiting won Steven the game he misses this missolve. Except, waiting didn't win Steven the game, because he called a vowel. Sigh.

Good catch. CC displayed that Steven didn't leave off the S in CRAFTSMANSHIP both times, so that's easily up to discussion (I had to look back at the episode SEVERAL times after reading that comment). He should've been lucky that the judges were lenient on his corrrect guess AND that turn came back to him after the first solve attempt (QU- is tricky I'll admit).

BR: I also needed Steven's choices to solve it. After his first guess, I was so confident he'll get it...but nope.

6/10

Last Edit: Nov 19, 2021 16:14:02 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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November 18, 2021 Recap Nov 20, 2021 5:29:20 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by genius2751 on Nov 20, 2021 5:29:20 GMT -5

Boy, it was the match between Christina and Steven … right up until the controversial Final Spin. And Lisa’s hobby is interesting, to say the least.

R2 seemed like PP material, but I liked the phrase they used for the latter round. I solved the BR with Steven’s picks, and man, he was so close with his guess of BROOM.

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