December 29, 2021 Recap

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December 29, 2021 Recap Dec 29, 2021 13:15:06 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Dec 29, 2021 13:15:06 GMT -5

S39, EPISODE #7503

Airdate: 12/29/21

$1,000 Toss-Up

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I'll make a BOLD PREDICTION that Blake will win the whole lot today.

Blake	Sandra	Edward
$1,000

Wednesday's panel also has one lady in the center position:
Blake Carelli: Born and raised in Denver, he's chased the childhood dream of being an airline pilot and is now one. He's married to Renee with a 14-month-old daughter (Cambry). He used to be a golfer (I'll assume that career ended once he had that kid).
Sandra Payne: Studio City, CA. Children's writer who wrote for Barney. She's married 38 years to Perry and has been to all 50 states and 6 of the 7 continents (she'll visit Antartica next year).
Edward Blair: Long Beach. He graduated cooking school, hung up his apron (he still cooks), and is now in corporate banking as an analyst. He also has a doll collection and his favorite one is...Vanna.

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Edward forgets the category and says FOOD CLINIC.

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Sandra is surprisingly incorrect with FOOD CRITIC.

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Blake steals it with FILM CRITIC.

Blake	Sandra	Edward
$3,000

WHEEL PRIZE: trip to The Menger Hotel in San Antonio (marked TEXAS), $7,000

Round 1

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BLAKE	Sandra	Edward
$500 ($900): T $900: 4 S's -$250: 2 O's -$250: 2 I's $900: 2 N's -$250: A	$600: 3 B's (Bonus!) -$250: 2 U's -$250: 4 E's No More Vowels! $900: 2 G's Solve Attempt...
$5,150	$4,100

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Sandra solves BUSINESS BUDGETS BOOKKEEPING.

DUD: A (Blake)

Blake	Sandra	Edward
$3,000	$4,100

MYSTERY ROUND

$10,000 SPONSOR: Noom Weight

Yes, Sandra knows Barney.

Round 2

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SONG & ARTIST

Blake	SANDRA	Edward
	$600: F (Hmm...)	BANKRUPT! ($650)


$700: 2 B's MILLION: 3 Y's -$250: A $550: 3 S's ~~BANKRUPT~~ $650: P -$250: 3 E's -$250: O $800: 2 G's Solve Attempt...
$4,550
MILLION

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Blake solves GLORY DAYS BY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN to keep the sparkly green (for now).

DUD: F (Sandra)
BANKRUPT: Edward

Blake	Sandra	Edward
$7,550	$4,100
MILLION

Round 3 (Trip Puzzle)

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LIVING THINGS

Blake	Sandra	EDWARD
		$650: R $600: L -$250: 2 E's $600: H
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MILLION
$500 ($550): T	$3,500: 3 S's -$250: 2 A's -$250: 2 I's No More Vowels! $600: 3 N's Solve Attempt...
	$11,800
MILLION

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Sandra might spot some PELICANS AND SANDPIPERS in ST. MAARTEN (Divi Little Bay Beach Resort, FlightGuru; $7,900).

DUDS: H (Edward), T (Blake)

Blake	Sandra	Edward
$7,550	$23,800
MILLION	ST. MAARTEN

TRIPLE TOSS-UP

Puzzle 1

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Blake solves TWICE-BAKED POTATO.

Blake	Sandra	Edward
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Blake also solves SUN-DRIED TOMATO...

Blake	Sandra	Edward
$4,000

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...and that's back-to-back total Toss-Up sweeps as Blake eats up some CHICKEN ALFREDO.

Blake	Sandra	Edward
$10,000
$17,550	$23,800
MILLION	ST. MAARTEN

Round 4

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WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?

BLAKE	Sandra	Edward
MILLION
$600: T -$250: O	$800: S
$350
MILLION

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WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?

DING DING! DING DING!

Well...at least we had extra time after the TTU I guess?

FINAL SPIN: $1,500

Edward	R	$1,500
Blake	N	$1,850
Sandra	P
Edward	B	$3,000
Blake	H	$1,850
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NULL CYCLE
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Blake	2 L's	$4,850

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Blake solves ANKLE BRACELET...and my Bold Prediction was incorrect. Sorry.

DUDS BEFORE BELL: O (Blake), S (Sandra)
AIRED DUDS AFTER BELL: P (Sandra), H (Edward), W (Sandra)

FINAL SCORES

Blake	Sandra	Edward
$22,400	$23,800	$1,000
(...)	ST. MAARTEN	Consolation

WINNINGS SO FAR: $47,200
NO BANKRUPT TRASH!

Maybe that might be a blessing as Sandra's forced to pick from that troublesome trio...

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

I guess Sandra's not tired about Barney unlike me.

SPACE SPUN: I in SPIN

Bonus Puzzle

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Sandra: JOINING THE CROWD, MAKING THE CROWD, FIGHTING THE CROWD, HAVING FUN IN THE CROWD.

None are nowhere near correct. She won't be HYPING UP THE CROWD to see her win the Mazda MX-30.

SANDRA’S FINAL TOTAL: $23,800 ($15,900 and the St. Maarten trip)

Before the chat, Pat called Vanna “underdressed.” Vanna later reveals that’s because Sandra’s dress “out-sparkled” hers, but Pat reminds her that his Halloween costume of Judy Garland did the same.

Full credit roll in the end.

SPOILER: Click to show

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FUN & GAMES

Last Edit: Aug 16, 2022 16:34:45 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 29, 2021 Recap Dec 29, 2021 21:39:54 GMT -5

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This ended up being a dramatic finish thanks to the TTU sweep bringing Blake within striking distance. Just too bad he wasn't able to get one more consonant to be able to take the win and bring the MDW to the bonus round.

After the super easy bonus puzzle last night, we get this pretty random one tonight. Probably needed the H and P to have a shot.

MarioGS Made It and Played It VIP PhD in Wheeloffortunology Posts: 14,931 Airdate: 03/25/2016 Winnings: $76,086 SPIN ID: RS1363545	December 29, 2021 Recap Dec 29, 2021 21:53:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MarioGS on Dec 29, 2021 21:53:00 GMT -5 Even though Pat implied that NYE was tomorrow when it's not, Edward confirmed on Instagram this was always the Wednesday episode. I completely forgot the Vanna doll was a thing.

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December 29, 2021 Recap Dec 30, 2021 0:10:41 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Dec 30, 2021 0:10:41 GMT -5

Recap posted. Starting this episode, FINAL SPIN is colored by which arrow does it in my recaps. Since Edward took that spin, it's Blue. I also want the community to still be involved in puzzle-solving with my placeholders. Maybe DPG could come back again!

R4: Phew. I thought all of the episodes this month would have the Final Spin at the start of R4. Too bad a short puzzle hindered Blake's chances of going for the Million.

BR: I knew it was THE CROWD, but I couldn't suss out the top line (and I mistakenly thought WAVING AT THE CROWD). At least Sandra tried the best she could and avoided the obvious traps.

6/10

SPOILER: Click to show

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Yeah, I've been playing Mario Party Superstars on the Switch and it's a fun little gem harkening back to the days of N64 Mario Party. This fan-favorite space can quickly change the outcome of the game, but landing on it when you have the lead could be very ill-advised. It's kind of like spinning $5K in the Final Spin on this show.

Last Edit: Dec 30, 2021 1:44:14 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 29, 2021 Recap Dec 30, 2021 0:36:25 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on Dec 30, 2021 0:36:25 GMT -5

It was the battle between Blake and Sandra.

Bummer that Blake couldn’t complete his comeback and Edward got the consolation prize. And what are the odds of having three consecutive two-man shows in a row, two of them with the lady in the middle?

I no-lettered R2 and solved the BR with Sandra’s picks. The P’s would’ve helped her do the same, and so would’ve the obvious H.

My rating: 7

Last Edit: Dec 30, 2021 18:17:09 GMT -5 by genius2751

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December 29, 2021 Recap Dec 30, 2021 12:17:31 GMT -5

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Dec 29, 2021 21:53:00 GMT -5 MarioGS said:

Even though Pat implied that NYE was tomorrow when it's not, Edward confirmed on Instagram this was always the Wednesday episode.

I completely forgot the Vanna doll was a thing.

I was wondering if this episode was meant to air Thursday from Pat's comment.

This appears to be the Vanna doll.

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December 29, 2021 Recap Dec 30, 2021 12:28:30 GMT -5

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Dec 30, 2021 12:17:31 GMT -5 jjc927 said:

I was wondering if this episode was meant to air Thursday from Pat's comment.

Edward told me on Instagram that this was Show 3 of the taping day, so it was always Wednesday.

That is odd, though. Plus, on Tuesday's ep, Pat mentioned that a $50K win happened "earlier this week", instead of just saying "yesterday". Again, I found Ambre and asked her, and she also confirmed Tuesday's ep was always meant for Tuesday.

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Post by MarioGS on Dec 30, 2021 12:28:30 GMT -5