January 27, 2022 Recap

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January 27, 2022 Recap Jan 27, 2022 14:29:47 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Jan 27, 2022 14:29:47 GMT -5

S39, EPISODE #7524

Airdate: 1/27/22

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Damien plays a CONTACT SPORT.

Damien	Alyssa	Shiela
$1,000

Here's Thursday's SoCal trio:
Damien Dopack: Palm Springs. Taught 7th grade science for 35 years and is now retired. Has a husband for 25 years and also started in the Peace Corps right out of college (taught in Botswana for 6 years).
Alyssa Boekel: Burbank (orig. from Keller, WA). Customer service rep for a digital cinema technology company who's engaged to Robert (just before the pandemic hit).
Shiela Dudley: San Pedro (but born in the Philippines and grew up in NorCal). Community relations director for a luxury senior living community who does a whole lot of fishing.

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Damien looks like he's been AIMING TO PLEASE so far.

Damien	Alyssa	Shiela
$3,000

WHEEL PRIZE: $7,000 from Zenni (marked Shopping SPREE!)

Round 1

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DAMIEN	Alyssa	Shiela
$700: 3 S's -$250: E -$250: I	$700: 3 D's -$250: A	MILLION: 2 L's $650: C
$1,600	$1,850
		MILLION
$800: 3 P's (Bonus!) Solve Attempt...
$5,000

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Damien solves POOLS, PONDS & PUDDLES.

DUDS: I (Damien), A (Alyssa), C (Shiela)

Damien	Alyssa	Shiela
$8,000

MYSTERY ROUND

Round 2

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Damien	ALYSSA	Shiela
	$550: T Shopping SPREE! + $500: 2 N's -$250: 2 E's $650: D	$500 ($900): R -$250: 2 A's -$250: O
	$1,300
	SPREE
$650: D (DUPE)	$550: L -$250: 3 I's No More Vowels! $650: S MYSTERY ($650): 2 C's FLIPS...$10,000! Solve Attempt...
	$2,250
	SPREE $10K MYSTERY

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Alyssa solves MAGNIFICENT GLACIERS for a pretty sweet haul!

SPOILER: Click to show

$10,000 SPIN ID: NG2928528

DUDS: D (Alyssa), O (Shiela)
DQ: Damien's D repeat

Damien	Alyssa	Shiela
$8,000	$19,250
	SPREE $10K MYSTERY

Round 3 (Trip Puzzle)

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No, Pat. The hint is "it's a nice trip".

Damien	Alyssa	SHIELA
		$850: S EXPRESS: 2 N's HOPS ON 3 A's I 4 O's 2 E's U (No More Vowels!) 2 R's F K 2 L's 2 C's 4 T's B D (Complete Board!) Solve Attempt...
		$15,600

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PERFECTION! And with that, Shiela jumps into the lead by also winning a trip to OAHU (Marriott Resort Waikiki Beach; $8,540); could this game get any more interesting?!

Damien	Alyssa	Shiela
$8,000	$19,250	$24,140
	SPREE $10K MYSTERY	HAWAII

TRIPLE TOSS-UP

Puzzle 1

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Damien tries to get back in this with BRILLIANT SCIENTIST.

Damien	Alyssa	Shiela
$2,000

Puzzle 2

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Damien also gets CELEBRATED SCIENTIST...

Damien	Alyssa	Shiela
$4,000

Puzzle 3

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And he has a Total Toss-Up sweep with MAD SCIENTIST!

Damien	Alyssa	Shiela
$10,000
$18,000	$19,250	$24,140
	SPREE $10K MYSTERY	HAWAII

Round 4

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DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN: $1,500

Damien	T	$1,500
Alyssa	S	$1,500
Shiela	R
NULL CYCLE
Damien	E	$1,500
Alyssa	D	$1,500
Shiela	L
Damien	2 H's	$4,500
Alyssa	W	$1,500
Shiela	N	$1,500
Damien	P	$6,000

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And in this PHOTO FINISH, Damien loses by $140. If only he spun a bit stronger (or weaker)...

AIRED DUDS: R (Shiela), E (Damien), D (Alyssa), L (Shiela) & W (Alyssa)

FINAL SCORES

Damien	Alyssa	Shiela
$24,000	$19,250	$24,140
	SPREE $10K MYSTERY	HAWAII

WINNINGS SO FAR: $67,390 (Season-High!)
NO PENALTIES!

After surviving a close game, Shiela has to pick from...

PHRASE
THING
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

SPACE SPUN: E in AMERICA'S

Bonus Puzzle

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RSTLNE gives three in the bottom:

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CMDO fills out most of the bottom plus one at the top...

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Well, she strikes out saying JOCKY is the top word. She won't be storing a WACKY COSTUME or two in the back of the VW Tiguan.

SHIELA’S FINAL TOTAL: $24,140 ($15,600 and the Oahu trip)

I don't think Vanna has actually worn a wacky costume before.

SPOILER: Click to show

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Last Edit: Jan 27, 2022 23:04:32 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 27, 2022 Recap Jan 27, 2022 21:49:05 GMT -5

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Post by jjc927 on Jan 27, 2022 21:49:05 GMT -5

What a night for all three contestants-- the 3rd place total was still over $19,000!

I could not believe Alyssa went for flipping the Mystery wedge when she had the Shopping Spree prize tag, but hey it worked out. Her lead looked too big to catch at that point...

Great job by Sheila on the Express, starting with the vowels then working her way through the rest.

Yet another TTU, putting Damien right into the game. Oh so close to a $5,000 hit also.

Pretty tough bonus round with just the C showing on the top word. I solved it with her letters, maybe A instead of O would've put enough on the top row to solve.

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January 27, 2022 Recap Jan 27, 2022 21:57:01 GMT -5 mechamind likes this

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Recap posted.

Recklessness has been seen a bit more often this season (helped by the decline in contestant quality I think), but I think this is the first time this season that kind of behavior damaged some of the show's budget!

R3 was textbook Express playing. I'll leave it at that. I'm thinking the producers were probably regretting accepting that puzzle...

And then it got a bit worse with a mini R4. Didn't thing the game went THAT long...

BR: I too needed a C to solve that one.

7/10

EDIT: And of course, I'm the only one covering the Mystery wins this season. Let mechamind or genius2751 have some.

SPOILER: Click to show

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If you got that one, good for you. Didn't categorize that as F&G because it was a bit too general.

Last Edit: Jan 27, 2022 23:00:52 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 27, 2022 Recap Jan 27, 2022 22:05:53 GMT -5

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Post by jakemathis4520 on Jan 27, 2022 22:05:53 GMT -5

What an incredible match these 3 players put up tonight. We also got us a $10K win tonight. Feel so good to have one of those finally because so many mystery flips lately have been bankrupts. Alyssa also risked her shopping spree to pull the mystery wedge. She is so lucky that paid off.

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January 27, 2022 Recap Jan 27, 2022 22:35:28 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 27, 2022 22:35:28 GMT -5

To think that Alyssa and Shiela both earned all their winnings in one round each. Just a bit stronger or weaker with the final spin, and Damien would've won.

I had COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER VACATION for the Trip Puzzle with the N, but I changed to the correct word when the A's were revealed.

Similarly, I had GOOFY COSTUME for the bonus puzzle, but then I figured out the correct word after the C was revealed.

Really good game even with a Bonus Round loss.

Last Edit: Jan 27, 2022 22:35:52 GMT -5 by mechamind

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jarodjgames Posts: 30	January 27, 2022 Recap Jan 28, 2022 8:24:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jarodjgames on Jan 28, 2022 8:24:49 GMT -5 I figured the usual C M D A for the Bonus Round Puzzle could have been somewhat helpful as I needed that A to figure out the full Bonus Round puzzle.

thatvhstapeguy Sticking another feather in my map Posts: 43	January 27, 2022 Recap Jan 28, 2022 12:47:46 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by thatvhstapeguy on Jan 28, 2022 12:47:46 GMT -5 R2 felt like a rejected Prize Puzzle. No-lettered TTU3. Surprised myself by getting the first word in the BR immediately. Overall, nice to see lots of cash everywhere.
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January 27, 2022 Recap Jan 29, 2022 1:38:37 GMT -5 genius2751 likes this

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Post by genius2751 on Jan 29, 2022 1:38:37 GMT -5

All I can say about this episode is that it was intense yet exciting. You know a game is fun to watch when the third-place contestant (Alyssa) finishes with over $19K. Had Damien hit a higher amount, he would’ve won.

Speaking of said yellow player, it took guts for her to risk the cash prize for another, but it all worked out for her.

I solved the BR with Shiela’s picks. Maybe the A on top would’ve guided her to a win.

My rating: 7

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Last Edit: Jan 29, 2022 1:46:43 GMT -5 by logicman27

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MarioGS Made It and Played It VIP PhD in Wheeloffortunology Posts: 14,931 Airdate: 03/25/2016 Winnings: $76,086 SPIN ID: RS1363545	January 27, 2022 Recap Jan 29, 2022 23:21:44 GMT -5 logicman27 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MarioGS on Jan 29, 2022 23:21:44 GMT -5 The SPIN ID was in Arial instead of the usual font, almost like it was added at the last minute.

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