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December 1, 2021 Recap Dec 1, 2021 16:23:40 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by logicman27 on Dec 1, 2021 16:23:40 GMT -5

S39, EPISODE #7483

Airdate: 12/1/21

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Alicia	Tonya	Joe
$1,000

Here's the players to start out December:
Alicia Montgomery: L.A. Executive director of Center for Powerful Public Schools who has 3 kids and a mom in Dayton, OH.
Tonya Giebel: Valley Village (it's another L.A. neighborhood; she's originally from Seattle). Director of business development for an international architectural firm who also volunteers in the neonatal kitten nursery at Best Friends Animal Society in Mission Hills. She also loves the Rams (and Cooper Kupp went to Eastern Washington University, her alma mater).
Joe Sandrasagra: Camarillo (orig. from Toronto; that's where he discovered the show). Married to Barbara with 4 kids (under 10, but they're trained for "Hangman")

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Joe's wrong with WORKING THE FIRM. Not a moment later, Tonya rings in and says she's WORKING THE ROOM.

Alicia	Tonya	Joe
$1,000	$2,000

WHEEL PRIZE: trip to Miami's Beacon Hotel (marked FLORIDA), $7,000

Round 1

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Alicia	TONYA	Joe
	$600: R -$250: 4 E's FLORIDA + $500: 2 S's -$250: 3 A's $600: 5 T's BANKRUPT! ($650) ($4,100 + FLORIDA gone)	$800: Y $700: 3 H's -$250: I
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LOSE A TURN!	Hale GROVES + $500: F $700: W -$250: 4 O's $900: B -$250: U No More Vowels! $500 ($550): L $500 ($900): P	Solve Attempt...
	$2,100	$2,650
	HALE GROVES

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I dunno what's THE MOST TALKED-ABOUT SHOW OF THE YEAR, but Joe's got a puzzle under his belt.

DUDS: I (Joe), P (Tonya)
LOSE A TURN: Alicia
BANKRUPT: Tonya

Alicia	Tonya	Joe
$1,000	$2,000	$2,650

MYSTERY ROUND

$10,000 SPONSOR: Prevagen

Round 2

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Alicia	Tonya	JOE
		$650: T


$500 ($650): N MYSTERY (LOSE A TURN): S FLIPS...BANKRUPT! ($500 gone)	$650: R	MILLION: L $600: 2 H's $550: J (Hmm...)
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BANKRUPT! ($650)	WILD + $500: D -$250: A	$500: G -$250: 2 O's $550: F -$250: I -$250: E
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BANKRUPT! ($650)	$900: B $500 ($550): W $500 ($900): C Solve Attempt...
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	WILD	MILLION

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Tonya mercifully solves PUNCH & GOLDFISH BOWL.

DUDS: T (Joe), S (Alicia), R (Tonya), J (Joe), A (Tonya), E (Joe)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (all Alicia)

Alicia	Tonya	Joe
$1,000	$4,150	$2,650
	WILD

Round 3 (Trip Puzzle)

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$700: 2 N's $700: 3 T's -$250: 3 E's -$250: 2 I's EXPRESS: 2 H's HOPS ON G A 2 O's (No More Vowels!) L D M ($7,500 gone)	$850: C Solve Attempt...
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Tonya will be HITTING THE DANCE FLOOR on her trip to MEXICO (Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, FlightGuru; $7,606).

DUD/BANKRUPT: M (Alicia)

Alicia	Tonya	Joe
$1,000	$12,606	$2,650
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TRIPLE TOSS-UP

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Round 4

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DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN (Tonya): $1,500

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Joe	3 T's	$4,500
Alicia	2 H's	$3,000
Tonya	4 S's	$6,000
Joe	2 B's	$7,500

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DUD: T (Tonya)

FINAL SCORES

Alicia	Tonya	Joe
$1,000	$22,606	$10,150
	MEXICO WILD

WINNINGS SO FAR: $33,756
BANKRUPT TRASH: $19,100 + $1,000 gamble

Three generic categories for Tonya here...

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$100,000 BONUS ROUND

SPACE SPUN: G in GAME

Bonus Puzzle

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She definitely is a QUALIFIED APPLICANT to be on this show, so Tonya's won the $39,000!

TONYA’S FINAL TOTAL: $61,606 ($54,000 and a trip to Mexico)

The hosts note that the P (Tonya's WILD CARD letter) was key to solving the bonus puzzle. Without it...yeah, she would've stared blankly at it.

Last Edit: Dec 9, 2021 3:14:01 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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December 1, 2021 Recap Dec 1, 2021 22:34:13 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Dec 1, 2021 22:34:13 GMT -5

Finally found the over-the-air signal again. Of course KVOS has to be the most reliable transmitter in the Vancouver/Victoria region, even more than Wheel station CHEK. But enough of that, and let's get to the game.

It was the most talked-about something of the year. First, I had FILM, then I switched to SONG, and finally SHOW.

I love watching contestants accidentally place the Mystery BANKRUPT on their arrow.

I thought that was going to be a successful Express ride. Alicia must have known the third word would be DANCE, while FLOOR was more difficult. I had the answer before she hit Express.

I got the bonus puzzle with RSTLNE, and that was a nice one by Tonya. BGHO would have been a strikeout.

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December 1, 2021 Recap Dec 2, 2021 1:17:39 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Dec 2, 2021 1:17:39 GMT -5

Recap posted.

Sometimes, I'm just questioning myself why I'm doing this (regarding what happened in the first 3 rounds). However, it got slightly better when Tonya swept the Triple Toss-Up.

BR: Also RSTLNEd this one. Even with Tonya's WC letter, I was afraid QU- would shoot her down, but it didn't. Nice work.

6/10

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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December 1, 2021 Recap Dec 4, 2021 1:37:38 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on Dec 4, 2021 1:37:38 GMT -5

Good gravy Marie, the first three rounds of this episode were just nasty! At least Tonya and Joe made up for it with their respective Triple Toss-Up sweep and decent second-place total.

I thought R1 was SONG (instead of SHOW), but I solved the tricky BR with RSTLNE. Great work by Tonya shooting down QU-! 👍🏾

And yes, Pat, the P’s from the Wild Card did it for her.

My rating: 6

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