December 13, 2021 (Secret Santa) recap

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December 13, 2021 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 13, 2021 18:34:42 GMT -5

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Season 39, Episode #7491

Airdate: December 13, 2021

Jim's podium moves back to the audience.

From the Sony Studios, it's America's Game! This is the Secret Santa Holiday Giveaway!

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Crystal solves CHOO-CHOO TRAIN.

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On track to some big money:
Crystal Haskins: From Lancaster, CA; Grade 3 teacher at Jack Northrop Elementary School; married to her husband for 25 years and has plenty of kids at home named Kimberly, Seth, Timothy, and Jacob. They're a Disney group, and she celebrated her honeymoon and 25th wedding anniversary at Disneyland, has season passes, and is wearing Mary Poppins earrings today.
Marquita Johnson: From Clarksville, TN; she loves trimming trees, buying presents, and doing Secret Santa stuff at work; she has two girls named Envi and Samaya; she also grew up in a military family, as her dad was in the Army, so she moved a lot when she was younger.
Paymon Ghazanfarpour: From Mill Valley, CA; bass fisher, though not professionally, and his real profession is realty in Marin County; he's a Disney fan with a Lion King tattoo...somewhere around his chest. (Pat says he has an All About Eve tattoo somewhere on his right arm. "It's an older film!")

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Crystal solves NEW MILLIONAIRE.

Pat: And do you know what? It's not impossible that we'll have one here tonight! That's the promise of this show!

Crystal	Marquita	Paymon
$3,000

Wheel Prize: Holiday at Disneyland Resort (labeled DISNEYLAND) worth $7,516.

Gift Tag (Disney), Wild Card, and Million Dollar Wedge on Wheel

Top dollar value: $2,500

Round 1 (Crossword)

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CRYSTAL	Marquita	Paymon
$700: T (x3) -$250: O (x2) $800: N -$250: E (x2) $700: W -$250: I (DUD!)	$500: S (DUD!)	$2,500: "M as in Mary." (x2) Wild Card: L -$250: A (x2) $500: "B as in boy." (DUD!)
$2,850		$5,250
$700: P Disneyland: Y BANKRUPT/MDW! ($11,366)	$500: D $700: R (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$1,900

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Marquita solves PAYMENT, COMFORTER, TOWN, LOAD.

Crystal	Marquita	Paymon (WC)
$3,000	$1,900

$10,000 Mystery Round

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 2

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Crystal	MARQUITA	Paymon (WC)
	$550: T $900: N (x3) -$250: E (x3) -$250: A (x3) -$250: O (x2) ("Sorry, Vanna.") $600: M (DUD!)	$600: G $650: L -$250: I (x2) $850: F Solve: Correct!
	$2,500	$1,850

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Paymon solves ICE-SKATING ON A FROZEN LAKE.

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$3,000	$1,900	$1,850

Express Round (Trip Puzzle!)

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 3

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		$3,500: T -$250: A (x4) $900: M (DUD!)
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$900: L -$250: E $850: R (x2) -$250: I (x4) $600: S (x2) $800: P (x2) -$250: O Gift Tag: N (x4) Solve: Correct!
$6,650+

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Crystal solves AWE-INSPIRING NATIONAL PARKS for a National Geographic Expeditions double trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton parks worth $11,990.

Crystal	Marquita	Paymon (WC)
$22,640	$1,900	$1,850

Triple Toss-Up!

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Crystal solves TURNING ON MY COMPUTER.

Crystal	Marquita	Paymon (WC)
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Marquita solves REBOOTING MY COMPUTER.

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Marquita solves CALLING TECH SUPPORT.

Crystal	Marquita	Paymon (WC)
$24,640	$5,900	$1,850

Top dollar value: $5,000

Round 4

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IN THE KITCHEN

DING DING! DING DING!

Before we shut down, Marquita will give the last spin of the day.

Final Spin: $550

+$1,000 = $1,550

Marquita: R (x3) ($4,650)
Paymon: T (DUD!)
Crystal: S (DUD!)
Marquita: F (x2) ($7,750)
Paymon: N (DUD!)
Crystal: C ($1,550)
Marquita: E (x4) ($7,750)
Paymon: M (x3) ($4,650)
Crystal: P ($3,100)
Marquita: G ($9,300)

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Marquita guesses PROGRAMMED COFFEEMAKER and PROGRAMMING before getting buzzed.

Paymon: K ($6,200)

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Paymon solves PROGRAMMABLE COFFEEMAKER.

Crystal	Marquita	Paymon (...)
$24,640	$5,900	$8,050
	SPIN ID: KC6331092 Kim L.	SPIN ID: TP4964410 Taylor P.

Just a little more coffee, and maybe Paymon would've made the most of his Wild Card.

Before the Bonus Round, Crystal will select one of three categories:

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AROUND THE HOUSE

Crystal picks Around The House.

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

Bonus Spin: A in GAME

Bonus Puzzle

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She is silent and does not solve BAY WINDOW...

...and the $39,000 flies out the window. Crystal finishes with $24,640 in cash and prizes.

We also open the door for her home viewer, Raul V. (SPIN ID: RV3880051).

In the final segment, Pat asks who Vanna's favorite Disney character is. She says Cinderella, because she has had a Cinderella life. Pat likes Dumbo, because...or maybe he should pick another one.

Last Edit: Jan 10, 2023 21:20:32 GMT -5 by mechamind

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December 13, 2021 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 13, 2021 22:03:23 GMT -5

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Recap posted.

Bonus puzzle was tough but fair. I got it with RSTLNE, though I also had OAK WINDOW as a backup guess.

Maybe one problem with deciding my favorite Disney character is that I think they're from more obscure ones. Of the well known franchises (excluding Pixar films), I think I'll have to go with the Beast from Beauty and the Beast.

Last Edit: Dec 13, 2021 22:54:23 GMT -5 by mechamind

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December 13, 2021 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 13, 2021 23:14:04 GMT -5

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Post by jjc927 on Dec 13, 2021 23:14:04 GMT -5

This was shaping up to be quite the low scoring night before that nearly $12,000 trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton. With Prize Puzzles like that it's difficult to see anybody besides the round 3 winner winning the game.

Prety tough bonus without anything on the top row. My first thought was BIG Window.

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December 13, 2021 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 13, 2021 23:22:29 GMT -5 via mobile

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Dec 13, 2021 23:14:04 GMT -5 jjc927 said:

This was shaping up to be quite the low scoring night before that nearly $12,000 trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton. With Prize Puzzles like that it's difficult to see anybody besides the round 3 winner winning the game.

And that’s why this game is so flawed nowadays. Also add in the fact that it’s impossible to hit the $5K wedge at the start of R4 unless you’re really strong.

Really, R3 was the only good point about this otherwise miserable episode…aside from me no-lettering R2 and nailing the BR from the N.

4/10

EDIT: Due to me using the WABC feed to watch this episode, some newsman said that “record-high temps” are on the forecast. I had to laugh given where I live since there’s going to be a few days where the highs don’t even reach 60 degrees (F).

Last Edit: Dec 14, 2021 0:07:18 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 13, 2021 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 14, 2021 0:30:19 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on Dec 14, 2021 0:30:19 GMT -5

The start to the second Secret Santa week wasn’t that exciting until Crystal’s big PP. By the way, I no-lettered R2 and COMFORTER in R1, and I solved R3, TTU3, and R4 just as quickly. And this is the third time I can recall that they’ve hyphenated ICE SKATING. 🤨

I also solved the BR with Crystal’s picks. Maybe a B on top would’ve done it for her.

My rating: 6

Last Edit: Dec 14, 2021 0:33:56 GMT -5 by genius2751

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