December 15, 2021 (Secret Santa) Recap

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December 15, 2021 (Secret Santa) Recap Dec 15, 2021 17:25:01 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Dec 15, 2021 17:25:01 GMT -5

Last night, the wheel was so cruel. I did not find that very cool.

Tim somehow ended up winning. I sure hope he was grinning.

SIMPLY BAFFLING the game was not, but it sure smelled like a rot.

I'm not that confident about tonight's game. Let's just hope that it won't be lame.

S39, EPISODE #7493: DISNEY SECRET SANTA II

Airdate: 12/15/21

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Latrice's BUILDING A SNOWMAN.

Michelle	Daryn	Latrice
		$1,000

The midweek contestants:
Latrice Slader: Washington, D.C. Mom of 3 (her kids encouraged her to get on this show) who's favorite film is "Beauty and the Beast" (I'm pretty sure this is the 1991 version).
Michelle Harrell: Oakley, CA (it's the East Bay Area). Married to her wife (Veronica) with an 18-year-old son (Julius).
Daryn Friedman: San Fernando Valley. Realtor who's married to Karry for 13 years with 2 boys.

$2,000 Toss-Up

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AROUND THE HOUSE

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Michelle blanks.

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Latrice's 2-for-2 with CHARGING STAND.

Michelle	Daryn	Latrice
		$3,000

DISNEY VACATION: Disney Cruise Line to the Caribbean w/ Marvel Day at Sea (marked DCL), $8,532

Round 1

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Michelle	Daryn	LATRICE
		$600: 2 N's -$250: 2 I's $700: G -$250: 3 E's BANKRUPT! ($2,500) ($1,400 gone)


$500 ($550): 3 R's -$250: A	$650: L	BANKRUPT! ($2,500)
$1,250

-$250: O -$250: U No More Vowels! WILD + $500: M $600: 2 T's Solve Attempt...
$2,450
WILD

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Michelle solves PICTURE-PERFECT MORNING. That should've been EVENT IMO.

BANKRUPTS: 2 (Latrice)
DUDS: A (Michelle), L (Daryn)

Michelle	Daryn	Latrice
$2,450		$3,000
WILD

MYSTERY ROUND

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Round 2

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MICHELLE	Daryn	Latrice
WILD
$700: S	$700: H	DCL + $500: N -$250: I $500 ($3,500): G $600: T
		$750
WILD		CRUISE
BANKRUPT! (MILLION's right) (WILD gone)	$700: 2 R's -$250: E $900: M	BANKRUPT! ($650) ($750 + DCL gone)
	$1,150

$600: F	MYSTERY (LOSE A TURN): 4 P's FLIPS...BANKRUPT! ($1,150 gone)	$700: D


M$1,000: 2 W's -$250: 3 A's No More Vowels! $600: X Complete Board! Solve Attempt...
$2,350

I don't think Pat reminded Michelle to drop off her Wild Card after BANKRUPTing.

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Michelle ends a rather brutal round.

DUDS: S (Michelle), H (Daryn), T (Latrice), M (Daryn), F (Michelle), D (Latrice)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (whole panel)

Michelle	Daryn	Latrice
$4,800		$3,000

Round 3 (Trip Puzzle)

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PHRASE

Michelle	DARYN	Latrice
	$500 ($3,500): T -$250: 2 A's $900: N	$600: 4 R's -$250: 5 E's $500: H EXPRESS: W HOPS ON 2 U's 2 O's (No More Vowels!) Y 2 L's D 2 M's C S (Complete Board!) Solve Attempt...
	$250	$11,150

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That's more like it! With that, Latrice is also going to DISNEYLAND.

DUD: N (Daryn)

Michelle	Daryn	Latrice
$4,800		$21,666
		DISNEYLAND

TRIPLE TOSS-UP

Puzzle 1

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"Gold" is the theme here as Latrice solves GOLDEN RETRIEVER.

Michelle	Daryn	Latrice
		$2,000

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Michelle solves GOLDEN EAGLE.

Michelle	Daryn	Latrice
$2,000		$2,000

Puzzle 3

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Daryn rings in way too early.

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Michelle gets it with MARIGOLD.

Michelle	Daryn	Latrice
$4,000		$2,000
$8,800		$23,666
		DISNEYLAND

Round 4

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WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?

DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN (Michelle): $1,900

Michelle	T
Daryn	L	$1,900
Latrice	S	$1,900
Michelle	N
Daryn	P	$1,900
Latrice	R	$3,800
Michelle	C	$1,900
Daryn	M	$3,800
Latrice	G	$3,800
Michelle	A	$1,900
Daryn	3 F's	$9,500	No More Consonants!

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Unfortunately, Daryn's fate is sealed with his guesses of FLEECE ARMCUFFS and FLEECE WARMCUFFS. Latrice picks off 4 E's...

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...and also misses with FLEECE ARMMUFFS (she said the right answer afterward, but the buzzer beat her), meaning that Michelle's the one putting on a pair of FLEECE EARMUFFS.

DUDS: T (Michelle), N (Michelle), P (Daryn), G (Latrice)
DQs: 2 missolves from Daryn & Latrice

FINAL SCORES

Michelle	Daryn	Latrice
$10,700	$1,000	$23,666
	Consolation	DISNEYLAND

SPOILER: Click to show

MICHELLE SPIN ID: MG2012945 (Maryellen G)
DARYN SPIN ID: EA4474056 (Eileen A)

WINNINGS SO FAR: $35,366
BANKRUPT TRASH: $11,832 + WILD + $4,000 gamble

What's Latrice's next route?

PLACE
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$100,000 BONUS ROUND

SPACE SPUN: '

Bonus Puzzle

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RSTLNE gives a few to begin for Latrice:

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CDMA yields the same amount...

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Is Latrice KICKING A FIELD GOAL? Yes she is in half the time for $39,000.

LATRICE’S FINAL TOTAL: $62,666 ($55,150 and the Disneyland vacation)

SPOILER: Click to show

LATIRCE SPIN ID: CS0696575 (Charles S)

We'll just assume Vanna's no good at football trivia.

Once again this game was a chore, but we did have a Bonus Round score.

Latrice is going to Disneyland, a place that I think is grand.

Let's hope tomorrow's show is a hit, but it's absolutely no guarantee I'll admit.

But now I must sleep tight. I hope you have a good night.

Last Edit: Dec 21, 2021 2:11:56 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 15, 2021 (Secret Santa) Recap Dec 15, 2021 23:08:36 GMT -5

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Was it me or did the first segment feel really rushed? The contestant intros felt much quicker than normal and Pat tossed to the 2nd Toss-Up immediately after the last contestant intro.

The Speed-Up round was a bit of a mess with the ARM guesses.

I was a bit surprised Latrice solved the bonus puzzle, so that was a pretty impressive solve. CDMA gave her just enough help.

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December 15, 2021 (Secret Santa) Recap Dec 16, 2021 1:17:51 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Dec 16, 2021 1:17:51 GMT -5

Considering that the D and A were quite helpful with the bottom row, I'm not too surprised that she solved.

Then again, she had trouble with EARMUFFS, which surprised me. I got that word before the F's were revealed (though I thought FLEECY EARMUFFS before the beeps), and I got the bonus puzzle with RSTLNE.

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December 15, 2021 (Secret Santa) Recap Dec 16, 2021 4:03:04 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Dec 16, 2021 4:03:04 GMT -5

Recap posted. Episode felt severely rushed and agonizing...Jim reading the Disneyland copy even quicker than usual is kind of a sign there.

We did get something good from this maingame this time (R3 to be exact; the trip value was less than the cash Latrice won that round).

BR: Got it off RSTLNE. Had FIELD immediately and worked my way back. Not sure if Latrice was going to get it considering her flub in the Speed-Up Round, but managed so anyway. Nice job.

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 15, 2021 (Secret Santa) Recap Dec 16, 2021 21:08:25 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on Dec 16, 2021 21:08:25 GMT -5

This episode was truly juxtaposed.

R2 was just nasty, and I’m surprised Daryn and Latrice messed up R4 with only vowels remaining. And it’s a bummer that Daryn got a lump of coal. But Latrice had a great Express run, and her reactions to the penalty spaces were interesting to watch.

I solved R1 with just the N’s and R4 with just the L, but I thought TTU3 would be GOLDEN POPPY or GOLDFISH (with no letters). Maybe Daryn thought it was the latter?

I also nailed the BR with RSTLNE, and Latrice did a great job figuring it out in time.

My rating: 6

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