December 14, 2021 (Secret Santa) recap

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December 14, 2021 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 14, 2021 17:10:59 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Dec 14, 2021 17:10:59 GMT -5

Season 39, Episode #7492

Airdate: December 14, 2021

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

$1,000 Toss-Up

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WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?

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Tim solves WIRELESS HEADPHONES.

Peggy	Tim	Kristen
	$1,000

Wired in for some winnings:
Tim Lee: From Bellflower, CA; married to his wife Gia for 6 years, and has two kids named Theo and Abby (ages 4 and 2); Tim wanted to be here for a long time, and the family gathered at the dinner table to watch the show every day. It feels like Pat is a part of the family.
Kristen Snell Hearon: From Memphis, TN; works in education for 15 years and counting, and is a director of response to intervention for at-risk students; has 3 children named Jaden, London, and Cadence (ages 18, 10, and 8)
Peggy McEvilly-Reed: From Minooka, IL (where Nick Offerman is from); currently working as a travel nurse in Colorado and California; her children are named Melody and Rob, Natalie and Casey (the jewels of her life), and she has a cousin Terry who could be Pat's twin with the looks and personality ("What a lucky guy!")

$2,000 Toss-Up

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IN THE KITCHEN

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Peggy solves FRENCH PRESS.

Peggy	Tim	Kristen
$2,000	$1,000

Wheel Prize: Holiday at Disney World for the 50th anniversary (labeled DISNEY WORLD) worth $8,732.

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

Top dollar value: $2,500

Round 1

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PEGGY	Tim	Kristen
$700: R -$250: E (x2) -$250: A (DUD!)	$850: S (x2) -$250: O (x2) $800: T (x2) -$250: I (x5) $500: G (x6) (+$1,000 Same Letter) Wild Card: N (x2) BANKRUPT/MDW! ($7,800) (Wild Card lost)	$650: F $650: V $850: D $700: L (x2) Solve: Correct!
$200		$3,550

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Kristen solves GREETINGS GOODWILL & GIVING GIFTS.

Peggy	Tim	Kristen
$2,000	$1,000	$3,550

$10,000 Mystery Round

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 2

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Peggy	TIM	Kristen
	$900: T (x2) -$250: A (x2) $650: R (x2) -$250: E (x3) BANKRUPT/MDW! ($2,600)	$500: S (DUD!)

$3,500: H -$250: I $600: S (Repeat)	Lose A Turn!	Gift Tag: N (x2) -$250: O (DUD!)
$3,250		$750+
$600: P (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	-$250: U (x4) Solve: Correct!
		$500+

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Kristen solves RUB-A-DUB-DUB THREE MEN IN A TUB to keep the Gift Tag.

Peggy	Tim	Kristen
$2,000	$1,000	$5,050

Express Round (Trip Puzzle!)

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 3

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Peggy	Tim	KRISTEN
		$500: N (x4) -$250: I (x4) $650: G $500: T (DUD!)
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$600: S -$250: A $650: L -$250: E (x3) $700: C Lose A Turn!	Solve: Correct!
$1,450

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Tim won't bother spinning. He solves ENJOYING A DELICIOUS DINNER for a Disney Cruise Line Caribbean cruise worth $9,043.

Peggy	Tim	Kristen
$2,000	$10,043	$5,050

Triple Toss-Up!

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Tim solves STEEL DRUMS.

Peggy	Tim	Kristen
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Kristen solves SNARE DRUMS.

Peggy	Tim	Kristen
	$2,000	$2,000

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Tim solves BONGO DRUMS.

Peggy	Tim	Kristen
$2,000	$14,043	$7,050

Top dollar value: $5,000

Round 4

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PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

That's enough noise. Tim will now give the last spin of the day.

Final Spin: $900

+$1,000 = $1,900

Tim: T ($1,900)
Kristen: H ($1,900)
Peggy: N ($1,900)
Tim: R ($3,800)
Kristen: D ($3,800)
Peggy: M (DUD!)
Tim: S (DUD!)
Kristen: L (x2) ($7,600)
Peggy: E ($1,900)
Tim: K ($5,700)

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Tim solves I KNOW THE DRILL to secure his victory.

Peggy	Tim	Kristen
$2,000	$19,743	$7,050
SPIN ID: NS9257284 Nancy S.		SPIN ID: BS6873426 Betty J. S.

No more bad spins, as Tim will now select one of three Bonus Round categories:

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THING
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Tim picks Phrase.

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

Bonus Spin: G in GAME

Bonus Puzzle

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He guesses SAMPLE DUMPLING, but he does not solve SIMPLY BAFFLING...

...and it's just a simple $39,000 envelope. Tim will leave with $19,743 in cash and trip.

And this will also be going to SPIN ID member Eleanor L. (SPIN ID: EL1312335).

In the final segment, Vanna comments that Christmas season came so fast this year. Pat comments that the show tapes ahead, in this case in June 1987. But the season does come faster every year, doesn't it?

Last Edit: Jan 10, 2023 21:18:05 GMT -5 by mechamind

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December 14, 2021 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 14, 2021 22:06:14 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Dec 14, 2021 22:06:14 GMT -5

Recap posted. Thankfully I can take a break tomorrow, because I still have to wait for a computer delivery.

This was another all over the place show for my puzzle solving abilities. I no-lettered Round 2 and the third Triple Toss-Up, but I missed the second TTU, and others I only got just at the end (including Round 1).

I also locked onto a wrong answer again in the bonus puzzle, with SIMPLY DAZZLING.

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December 14, 2021 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 14, 2021 23:38:54 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on Dec 14, 2021 23:38:54 GMT -5

Geez, what was the wheel’s gripe with Tim?! At least he still won the game (though I was kinda hoping Kristen could make a comeback). And I solved R2 with the T’s and the PP just as fast.

I knew the BR with RSTLNE. FGHI would’ve been the way to go for Tim.

My rating: 5

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December 14, 2021 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 15, 2021 0:05:48 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Dec 15, 2021 0:05:48 GMT -5

Here comes another snore-fest thanks to those damn penalties! While I wish Kristen went for those B’s in R2, I can’t blame Tim for solving the PP with no money given the Wheel’s beef with him.

BR: I had either mechamind’s guess or the right answer (along a few others). Tough luck for Tim…though he should remember RSTLNE like the back of his hand considering his guesses before AND after the timer.

3/10

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.