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December 23, 2021 Recap Dec 23, 2021 16:35:16 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by logicman27 on Dec 23, 2021 16:35:16 GMT -5

S39, EPISODE #7499: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Airdate: 12/23/21

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Luke solves SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS. Pat, I don't believe Lydia was her first name.

Jordan	Luke	Alyssa
	$1,000

Thursday's trio has two men:
Luke Martin: North Hollywood (orig. from Maple Shade, NJ). Manager of a local toy store who's a quick wrapper. His birthday is today.
Alyssa Tillmon: DeKalb, IL (orig. from Chicago). Grad student who's pursuing her Master's in public administration. She has a fraternal twin named Nanaya (total opposite) and decorates her tree using a unique theme (for example, Hawaiian leis).
Jordan Page: Ewing, NJ. Assistant director of admissions and football team's offensive coordinator at the George School in Newtown, PA. He also dabbled in radio, marketing and production.

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Alyssa has the MAGNETIC PERSONALITY.

Jordan	Luke	Alyssa
	$1,000	$2,000

WHEEL PRIZE: trip to SENZA Hotel + Napa Valley Wine Train (marked WINE COUNTRY), $7K+

Round 1

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Jordan	Luke	ALYSSA
		$550: 2 T's LOSE A TURN!
		$1,100

$900: N $800: S -$250: 2 E's $650: G -$250: 2 O's MILLION: L	$650: R -$250: A	$2,500: M -$250: U
$1,850	$400	$3,350

$650: 4 P's Solve Attempt...
$4,450

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Jordan solves PEPPERMINT & POGO STICK.

DUDS: L (Jordan), A (Luke), U (Alyssa)
LOSE A TURN: Alyssa

Jordan	Luke	Alyssa
$4,450	$1,000	$2,000

MYSTERY ROUND

The plug's music uses a rock composition of "Up on the Housetop".

Round 2

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QUOTATION

JORDAN	Luke	Alyssa
LOSE A TURN!	$3,500: 3 N's -$250: 6 E's -$250: O $900: 5 D's -$250: 4 A's $700: R	BANKRUPT! ($650)
	$14,250

$900: 2 M's -$250: I -$250: U No More Vowels! $3,500: 4 H's $900: 3 T's WINE COUNTRY + $500: 2 S's LOSE A TURN!	Solve Attempt...
$19,000	$14,250
WINE COUNTRY

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Luke doesn't even touch the wheel after the other man's misfortune and recites HE WHISTLED AND SHOUTED AND CALLED THEM BY NAME.

DUD: R (Luke)
LOSE A TURNS: 2 (Jordan)
BANKRUPT: Alyssa

Jordan	Luke	Alyssa
$4,450	$15,250	$2,000

Round 3 (Trip Puzzle)

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Jordan	LUKE	Alyssa
	$900: 2 T's -$250: 4 A's EXPRESS: 2 L's HOPS ON 2 K's 2 E's I S ($5,050 gone)	$500 ($550): B Solve Attempt...
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Alyssa, TAKE A BREAK FROM IT ALL in MEXICO (Live Aqua Urban Resort San Miguel de Allende; $7,500).

DUD/BANKRUPT: S (Luke)

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$4,450	$15,250	$10,000
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TRIPLE TOSS-UP

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Can you guess what this set's themed after? After initially stumbling on the first word, Alyssa gets it in with VANILLA PUDDING.

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It's one of my favorite side dishes, but Luke blanks. Alyssa was going to say the answer, but it's Jordan that rings in and solves WHITE RICE.

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Alyssa rings in and solves RICE PUDDING.

Jordan	Luke	Alyssa
$2,000		$4,000
$6,450	$15,250	$14,000
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Round 4

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WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?

DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN (Alyssa): $1,600

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Jordan	N	$1,600
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Jordan	P	$3,200
Luke	2 R's	$4,800
Alyssa	S	$1,600	Misses with GOLDEN HOOP EARRINGS.
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Luke	3 O's	$4,800
Alyssa	B	$3,200
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Luke	L	$6,400
Alyssa	D	$4,800	No More Consonants!

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This time, Alyssa gets out some DOUBLE HOOP EARRINGS to steal the crown.

DUDS: J (Alyssa), T (Alyssa) & M (Jordan)
DQ: Alyssa’s missolve

FINAL SCORES

Jordan	Luke	Alyssa
$6,450	$15,250	$18,800
		MEXICO

WINNINGS SO FAR: $40,500
BANKRUPT TRASH: $5,050

Here's Alyssa's generic category list...

PLACE
THINGS
PERSON

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

SPACE SPUN: I in AMERICA'S

Bonus Puzzle

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MHCA is limited...

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As I'm relaxing in my QUIET BUNGALOW, I type up that Alyssa is not the second (or third) straight winner of the Audi Q3.

ALYSSA’S FINAL TOTAL: $18,800 ($11,300 and a trip to Mexico)

Tomorrow's Christmas Eve! It's important to leave something for Santa and his reindeer.

Last Edit: Dec 24, 2021 11:02:13 GMT -5 by mechamind

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 23, 2021 Recap Dec 23, 2021 22:17:10 GMT -5

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Wow, it feels like a long time since they last used Husband and Wife as a category.

A very exciting round 2 with a super long puzzle and two contestants having over $10,000.

I solved the bonus puzzle with her letters, but it was pretty tough without some more help. Unfortunately I don't see Audi giving her a car too.

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December 23, 2021 Recap Dec 23, 2021 22:34:49 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Dec 23, 2021 22:34:49 GMT -5

Husband & Wife as a Toss-Up? That was actually a nice surprise!

Rounds 1 and 3 were a bit rough (my brother said he was probably thinking STEAK for the third word even though the T's were already revealed). But Round 2 was fun to watch after the additional $3,500 spin.

Just a more normal difficult bonus round this time, though not difficult for me as I got it with RSTLNE. Not sure how I got the second word, so I guess I just surprised myself.

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December 23, 2021 Recap Dec 24, 2021 5:03:57 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Dec 24, 2021 5:03:57 GMT -5

Recap posted.

TU1: Husband & Wife? Nice. Easy no-letter as well.

R2: Nice to see a big puzzle up there. The $3,500 spins definitely added a lot of tension there and I'm glad it worked out for one contestant in the end.

Despite all of the craziness, everyone did decent score wise.

BR: Also RSTLNEd it. The season of Audi is officially over.

6/10

On a little side note, every episode this month had R4 begin with the Final Spin. I honestly hope this isn't the case all month long...

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 23, 2021 Recap Dec 25, 2021 1:38:59 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on Dec 25, 2021 1:38:59 GMT -5

This episode was… crazy, to say the least.

The men exchanged comfortable leads and Alyssa made a nice comeback, but some severe penalties dampened this episode. And I’m really surprised Alyssa started with a J in the Final Spin (that puzzle stumped me until the near end of it).

I no-lettered TU1, got R1 with just the T’s, and solved R3 just as fast. But I thought TU1 would be TAPIOCA.

I solved the BR with RSTLNE, and I knew it would be tricky for Alyssa.

My rating: 5

Last Edit: Dec 25, 2021 1:39:29 GMT -5 by genius2751

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