January 13, 2022 Recap

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January 13, 2022 Recap Jan 13, 2022 14:58:34 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Jan 13, 2022 14:58:34 GMT -5

S39, EPISODE #7514

Airdate: 1/13/22

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Not VIRTUAL REALITY here, but Munawar makes the first solve tonight.

Munawar	Christina	Alana
$1,000

Thursday's contestants:
Munawar Rangoonwala: Corona, CA (moved there from Pakistan in 1987; this show was the first thing his parents found on TV...it helped them learn English). Married to Sana with 2 teenage kids who's a big L.A. sports fan.
Christina Faulkner: Gardena, CA. Budget analyst who's engaged with 6 kids (2 of her own, 4 step kids). She skydived in Vegas and observed how evenly spaced the tumbleweeds were in the desert (and how they get much closer later)...she would love to do it again.
Alana Sanford-Frank: Queens. Newlywed to Steve (they've been together for 8 years) with a 22-year-old stepson (Isaiah) and one each of a nephew and a niece. She's also a big old-school hip-hop fan (she and her hubby love to go to concerts and listen to that).

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Munawar's 2-for-2 with COLLEGE DORMITORY.

Munawar	Christina	Alana
$3,000

WHEEL PRIZE: a $7,000 Novica.com Shopping SPREE!

Round 1

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MUNAWAR	Christina	Alana
Shopping SPREE! + $500: 3 N's -$250: 2 I's $500: G -$250: 3 O's -$250: 2 A's $500: T -$250: 3 E's No More Vowels! $650: 2 R's Solve Attempt...
$2,800
SPREE

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Unfortunately, Munawar blows the middle line with READING AN EXCEPTIONAL BOOK.

Munawar	Christina	Alana


	WILD + $500: L Solve Attempt...
$2,800	$500
SPREE	WILD

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Christina's READING AN ELECTRONIC BOOK, but all she gets is the house minimum.

DQ: Munawar's blown solve

Munawar	Christina	Alana
$3,000	$1,000
	WILD

MYSTERY ROUND

Round 2

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CROSSWORD (? BOARD)

Munawar	CHRISTINA	Alana
	WILD
	$700: R -$250: A	$850: 2 S's -$250: 2 E's $3,500: T
	$450	$1,450
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$650: 3 F's -$250: 2 U's BANKRUPT! ($650) ($1,700 gone)	$500: L $900: H -$250: O No More Vowels! $700: V MILLION: P (hmm...)	$500 ($900): N $700: W Complete Board! Solve Attempt...
	$2,300	$2,650
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Alana simply reads it off.

DUDS: A (Christina), T (Alana), P (Christina)
BANKRUPT: Munawar

Munawar	Christina	Alana
$3,000	$1,000	$2,650
	WILD

Round 3 (Trip Puzzle)

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LIVING THINGS

Munawar	Christina	ALANA
		$550: 2 N's -$250: 3 E's -$250: 3 A's LOSE A TURN!
		$600
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BANKRUPT! (MILLION's right)	$650: 4 R's LOSE A TURN!	Solve Attempt...
	$2,600	$600
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This allows Alana to witness the EXTRAORDINARY MARINE LIFE at the BAHAMAS (Atlantis Paradise Island; $7,600).

LOSE A TURNS: 2 (women)
BANKRUPT: Munawar

Munawar	Christina	Alana
$3,000	$1,000	$10,850
	WILD	BAHAMAS

TRIPLE TOSS-UP

Puzzle 1

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They all have "Cheese" in it and Alana has some CHEDDAR CHEESE.

Munawar	Christina	Alana
		$2,000

Puzzle 2

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Christina says COTTAGE CHEESE.

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	$2,000	$2,000

Puzzle 3

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Alana snacks on some CHEESE PUFFS and Pat makes a reference to last night's show.

Munawar	Christina	Alana
	$2,000	$4,000
$3,000	$3,000	$14,850
	WILD	BAHAMAS

Round 4

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70's SONG LYRICS

DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN: $1,500

Alana	3 T's	$4,500
Munawar	2 S's	$3,000
Christina	N	$1,500

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Christina replies "I WANT SOME HOT STUFF".

FINAL SCORES

Munawar	Christina	Alana
$3,000	$4,500	$14,850
	(...)	BAHAMAS

WINNINGS SO FAR: $22,350
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,700

Hopefully, Alana will improve on that score with one of these categories...

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PERSON
LIVING THINGS

She wanted WAYD? or Phrase if she could pick anything. Maybe we should give her the dreaded list instead...

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

SPACE SPUN: A in GAME

Bonus Puzzle

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RSTLNE gives Alana a few in this biggie:

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PCDA are helpful...

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Does she spot those PLAYFUL GIANT PANDAS? Indeed she does for the BMW X1 sDrive28i ($40,335).

ALANA’S FINAL TOTAL: $55,185 ($7,250, Bahamas and Beemer)

The hosts plan to go to dinner with their significant others. Vanna's paying for it.

Full credit roll in the end (with a slightly different melody). Also, RIP Dick Carson.

SPOILER: Click to show

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Last Edit: Jan 14, 2022 6:25:31 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.

usedletterboard Posts: 224	January 13, 2022 Recap Jan 13, 2022 19:30:05 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by usedletterboard on Jan 13, 2022 19:30:05 GMT -5 Nice tribute to longtime director Dick Carson following the credit roll. The true ending to the new theme music was also heard during the credits, quite faithful to Merv’s arrangement.

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January 13, 2022 Recap Jan 13, 2022 21:29:22 GMT -5

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Post by MarioGS on Jan 13, 2022 21:29:22 GMT -5

I like how Alana wanted Phrase or WAYD? when those are arguably two of the worst choices. WAYD?'s record has been horrible this season. Phrase hasn't too bad only because so many people pick it and it's harder to go wrong with letter picks on that one.

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January 13, 2022 Recap Jan 13, 2022 22:00:18 GMT -5

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Post by jjc927 on Jan 13, 2022 22:00:18 GMT -5

Munawar was doing so well in R1 and then had to guess EXCEPTIONAL. Unfortunately it didn't get any better for him from there.

Funny that Pat referenced Parallel Parking from the other night after the 3rd TTU.

70s Song Lyrics has made its way to the syndicated show.

The bonus puzzle became easy with the Ps and As up.

A very nice tribute to Dick Carson at the end, and also cool to hear the entire end theme.

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January 13, 2022 Recap Jan 13, 2022 22:33:34 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 13, 2022 22:33:34 GMT -5

Other than the first Toss-Up (go figure that's the only one I didn't get), a good night for me. I got the crossword after the dud T, and I got the first Triple Toss-Up pretty quickly.

I got the bonus puzzle with RSTLNE, and with three of those letters, I was confident in her chances.

Nice to hear the whole ending theme!

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January 13, 2022 Recap Jan 14, 2022 6:29:53 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Jan 14, 2022 6:29:53 GMT -5

Recap posted.

Once Munawar missolved R1, things went way downhill (which is a good signal for the Final Spin to, yet again, start in R4 no matter how many spins there are this game)...only to go back up within the last 5ish minutes.

Who no-letterd TTU3 by the way?

BR: Also RSTLNEd it. I will say that Alana is a good puzzle solver.

Also nice to hear the true ending theme.

5/10

SPOILER: Click to show

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My sister recently joined the HS lacrosse team, so I played with that item in my spare time today. I may have thrown a ball out of bounds, so...

Last Edit: Jan 14, 2022 6:33:26 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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January 13, 2022 Recap Jan 15, 2022 0:28:49 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on Jan 15, 2022 0:28:49 GMT -5

As soon as Munawar made his error in R1, I knew this game would have some problems.

I thought R2 would have DART and DRAWING in it until the A was a dud. And I waffled between UNFORGETTABLE and EXTRAORDINARY in R3 with no letters. But I solved TTU2 fast and R4 with just the T’s.

I also RSTLNE’d the BR, and this is the second time they used a previous Prize Puzzle in this round. The giddy Alana sure picked the right letters for the car!

My rating: 6

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Post by logicman27 on Jan 13, 2022 14:58:34 GMT -5

Post by usedletterboard on Jan 13, 2022 19:30:05 GMT -5

Post by MarioGS on Jan 13, 2022 21:29:22 GMT -5

Post by jjc927 on Jan 13, 2022 22:00:18 GMT -5

Post by mechamind on Jan 13, 2022 22:33:34 GMT -5

Post by logicman27 on Jan 14, 2022 6:29:53 GMT -5

Post by genius2751 on Jan 15, 2022 0:28:49 GMT -5