December 17, 2021 (Secret Santa Finale) recap

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December 17, 2021 (Secret Santa Finale) recap Dec 17, 2021 16:00:14 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Dec 17, 2021 16:00:14 GMT -5

Season 39, Episode #7495

Airdate: December 17, 2021

From the Sony Studios, it's America's Game! Last chance to win during the Secret Santa Holiday Giveaway!

$1,000 Toss-Up

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David solves SEASON'S GREETINGS.

David	Angela	Kayla
$1,000

The final three "victims" over here:
David Holmes: From Long Beach, CA; in the US Army Reserves for 3 years and just got back from Iraq; is also into nutrition and wellness and working out, and helps people get in shape and stay in shape (but Pat's in great shape already); he's also an online chef
Angela Czerniak: From Lake Elsinore, CA; married at Disneyland to her husband Justin (her adventure partner in life), and she's celebrating their 5th anniversary, and they have two sons named Dylan and Paxton; she claims to have lived all over the world, including Uganda and China, and she met her husband in Egypt
Kayla Giebler: From Nixa, MO; stay-at-home mom for three kids named Avery, Austin, and Reed; her husband is named Jameson, and they've been married for almost 10 years; she does some volunteer work for a non-profit named Royal Family Kids' Camp that does summer camps for kids in the foster system

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Angela solves COWBOY HAT.

David	Angela	Kayla

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

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David	ANGELA	Kayla
	$550: N (x2) -$250: I Disneyland: G (x2) -$250: O $650: S (x4) -$250: E (x3) $850: D -$250: U $900: C Solve: Correct!
	$5,450+

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Perfection! Angela solves SECOND-GUESSING MYSELF to keep the holiday.

David	Angela	Kayla
$1,000	$14,966

$10,000 Mystery Round

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 2

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BEFORE & AFTER

David	Angela	KAYLA
		BANKRUPT! ($0)

$900: R (x3) -$250: O (DUD!)	$600: S (x3) -$250: I $3,500: T -$250: A $550: M $500: H (x2) $700: C (x2) Solve: Correct!
$2,450	$7,750

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Angela solves CHRISTMAS CARD SHARK.

David	Angela	Kayla
$1,000	$22,716

Express Round (Trip Puzzle!)

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 3

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THING

DAVID	Angela	Kayla
$850: R (x2) -$250: A (x2) -$250: E (x2) -$250: I BANKRUPT/MDW! ($950)	$650: T (x3) $1 MILLION: N $700: H (x3) -$250: O -$250: U (x2) EXPRESS: G (x2) (She hops on!) +$1,000: L (x2) +$1,000: J Solve: Correct!
	$8,550

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Angela reads what's on the board to keep the glittery green, and there's also an Adventures by Disney trip to Costa Rica worth $11,838.

David	Angela (1M)	Kayla
$1,000	$43,104

Triple Toss-Up!

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Kayla solves KNOCK-KNOCK JOKE.

David	Angela (1M)	Kayla
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Toss-Up 2

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Kayla solves CLEVER JOKE.

David	Angela (1M)	Kayla
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Toss-Up 3

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Kayla solves DAD JOKE, and this is no joke ...she takes the $10,000!

David	Angela (1M)	Kayla
$1,000	$43,104	$10,000

Top dollar value: $5,000

Round 4

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AROUND THE HOUSE

DING DING! DING DING!

If only this was a joke. We're out of time, so Kayla must give the last spin of the day.

Final Spin: $500

+$1,000 = $1,500

Kayla: S (DUD!)
David: R ($1,500)
Angela: N ($1,500)
Kayla: T (x3) ($4,500)
David: L (x2) ($4,500)
Angela: B ($3,000)
Kayla: W ($6,000)

David: M (x2) ($7,500)

Only vowels left!

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David solves ALUMINUM WATER BOTTLE.

David	Angela (1M)	Kayla
$8,500	$43,104	$10,000
SPIN ID: NB6548378 Nancy B.		SPIN ID: BC8992269 Billy C.

$40K isn't enough. How about a chance at $1,000,000, Angela?

But first, she will select one of three Bonus Round categories:

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AROUND THE HOUSE

Angela picks Around The House.

$1 MILLION BONUS ROUND #3

Bonus Spin: E in AMERICA'S

Bonus Puzzle

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RSTLNE gives her:

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She may be toying with us, as she picks BDKA...

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Yeah. She instantly solves LAUNDRY BASKET...
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...and she fills her basket with $39,000 (that has been the case all this week)! Angela leaves with an impressive $82,104 in cash and trips!

The final SPIN ID winner of the sweepstakes will be Vicki J. (SPIN ID: VJ00261).

(So where did we hide the $1,000,000? Under the N in SPIN.)

In the final segment, Pat talks about how someone's watching from home with whatever the fashionable Wheel Watcher wears, and they suddenly win $82K thanks to Angela. This was a fun two weeks, and Pat and Vanna love Secret Santa giveaways.

Last Edit: Apr 27, 2023 0:07:42 GMT -5 by mechamind

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December 17, 2021 (Secret Santa Finale) recap Dec 17, 2021 22:07:29 GMT -5

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Recap posted.

Dec 17, 2021 10:58:12 GMT -5 mechamind said:

So it took this long for a blue contestant to end up with the gooseegg. What a difference that Toss-Ups can make, and of course nobody wants to leave empty-handed.

...and then this happens. $10,000 is pretty good for someone who only got to spin once in the entire game (not counting the Final Spin).

Overall, an excellent game. And that was a super easy bonus puzzle.

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December 17, 2021 (Secret Santa Finale) recap Dec 17, 2021 23:13:40 GMT -5

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Post by jjc927 on Dec 17, 2021 23:13:40 GMT -5

They were much more generous with the bonus puzzles this week, especially tonight. Would've been excellent if Angela had the million dollar envelope, but still a great night for her and the lucky Vicky J.

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December 17, 2021 (Secret Santa Finale) recap Dec 17, 2021 23:59:01 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by jakemathis4520 on Dec 17, 2021 23:59:01 GMT -5

Incredible game by Angela tonight! She absolutely killed it. I had TU1 off the S in GREETINGS and I no lettered TTU3. I had the BR off RSTLNE. She did also. $82,104, that is a big total. That total I bet you makes the member selected for her winnings very happy and rich.

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December 17, 2021 (Secret Santa Finale) recap Dec 18, 2021 12:48:29 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on Dec 18, 2021 12:48:29 GMT -5

Angela cleaned up! And it’s ironic that she won a trip to the place she got married (though I worried she would struggle with the last word in R1). I’m glad her opponents didn’t have to spin to win great totals as well.

I no-lettered TU1 and R2 and got the BR with RSTLNE like Angela did. I wish $39K didn’t sweep this week, but her total is nothing to sneeze at.

My rating: 9
Weekly rating: 7

There were some bumps along the way, but I enjoyed this year’s Secret Santa sweepstakes. Hopefully, next week brings as much holiday cheer.

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December 17, 2021 (Secret Santa Finale) recap Dec 18, 2021 16:47:23 GMT -5 genius2751 likes this

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Post by logicman27 on Dec 18, 2021 16:47:23 GMT -5

While all of you are talking about how fantastic Angela did, can we talk about how well she controlled her spin power? That was some picture-perfect spin awareness from her as she didn't hit any penalties, picked up the Disneyland trip, called a $3,500 letter, picked up the MDW and rode the EXPRESS to victory.

BR: Oh come on, that was way too easy. $39K is appropriate enough for a puzzle of that difficulty, I guess.

9/10 to end the sweeps.

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.