October 18, 2022 recap

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October 18, 2022 recap Oct 18, 2022 16:28:32 GMT -5

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Season 40, Episode #7647

Airdate: October 18, 2022

From the Sony Studios, it's America's Game! We're hungry for more Fabulous Food!

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Ashwin solves SATISFIED CUSTOMER.

Ashwin	Liz	Juanita
$1,000

Will these players soon be satisfied?
Ashwin Vaidyanathan: From Atlanta, GA (originally from the Bay Area); professor teaching for the semester, specifically computer science at Morehouse College; he also does "orienteering", where you go into a forest with a map and a compass, try not to get lost, and you find different checkpoints as quickly as possible (Pat calls it "being hopelessly lost")
Liz Mendez: From Vancouver, WA; married to her "Prince Charming" Mario with three children; she's a para-educator who teaches kids to read and does crosswalk and recess monitoring; she's also a "word nerd" who does word searches and crossword puzzles, even meking her own
Juanita Smart: From Fountain Hills, AZ; has three sons "scattered around the world", and she occasionally gets to see them; if she has some winnings, she might get to travel to see them herself!

$2,000 Toss-Up

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ON THE MAP

Go!

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ON THE MAP

Ashwin solves LAKE MICHIGAN.

Ashwin	Liz	Juanita
$3,000

Wheel Prize: Trip to Savannah (labeled SAVANNAH), and will this be an occasion where we get to talk about the prize?

Gift Tag (Caroline's Cakes), Wild Card, and Million Dollar Wedge on Wheel

Top dollar value: $2,500

Round 1

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SAME LETTER

ASHWIN	Liz	Juanita
$2,500: T $650: S -$250: E (x7) $550: H (x2) $850: C (x7) (+$1,000 Same Letter) -$250: A (x4) -$250: O (x2) $900: K (x3) -$250: U Solve: Correct!
$12,900

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Perfection! Ashwin solves CUPCAKE CHEESECAKE CHOCOLATE CAKE.

His pause suggested he doesn't think chocolate and cake should go together.

Ashwin	Liz	Juanita
$15,900

$10,000 Mystery Round

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 2

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PHRASE

Ashwin	LIZ	Juanita
	BANKRUPT/MDW! ($0)	$650: T (x2) $650: S -$250: A (x4) -$250: E (x3) $650: L (DUD!)
		$1,450
$600: F (x3) $800: N (x3) -$250: I (x2) Solve: Correct!
$3,950

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Ashwin solves A FEAST FIT FOR A KING AND QUEEN.

Ashwin	Liz	Juanita
$19,850

Express Round (Trip Puzzle!)

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 3

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EVENT

Ashwin	Liz	JUANITA
		BANKRUPT! ($0)

BANKRUPT! ($0)	Wild Card: N -$250: I $550: G -$250: A (x3) $650: T (x3) $650: S (x2) $650: Y -$250: E (x2) $500: L -$250: O -$250: U $700: H $850: R Solve: Correct!
	$5,750

"Did I just hear a light bulb turn on?!" - Pat comments Just before Liz calls the R.

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Liz solves STAYING AT A SUPERB HOTEL. Pat can easily tell when Liz figures out the answer, and by solving, she wins a FlightGuru trip to Antigua and stay at The Verandah Resort & Spa worth $7,720.

Ashwin	Liz (WC)	Juanita
$19,850	$13,470

Triple Toss-Up!

Toss-Up 1

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Liz solves MOBILE PHONE.

Ashwin	Liz (WC)	Juanita
	$2,000

Toss-Up 2

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Go!

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Ashwin quickly says TELEPHONE, but it's too short.

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Liz rings in, but she's too early.

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Juanita solves SMARTPHONE.

Ashwin	Liz (WC)	Juanita
	$2,000	$2,000

Toss-Up 3

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Liz guesses CELLPHONE, which does fit, but is not the answer.

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Ashwin solves SAXOPHONE.

Ashwin	Liz (WC)	Juanita
$21,850	$15,470	$2,000

Top dollar value: $5,000

Round 4

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FOOD & DRINK

ASHWIN	Liz (WC)	Juanita
$900: T $500: R -$250: E -$250: A (DUD!)	$900: N -$250: O (x3) $650: C (x3)
$900	$2,600

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DING DING! DING DING!

Did I just hear a bell go off? We need to end this, and Liz needs to give the last spin of the day!

Final Spin: ~~BANKRUPT~~ $650

+$1,000 = $1,650

Liz: L ($4,250)
Juanita: D ($1,650)
Ashwin: S (x2) ($3,300)

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Ashwin says DELICIOUS COCONUT STRIPE.

Liz: Y (DUD!)
Juanita: H ($3,300)

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Juanita whispers before solving DELICIOUS COCONUT SHRIMP.

Pat says that he loves all the adjectives the show uses. "It's never like crummy coconut shrimp".

Ashwin	Liz (...)	Juanita
$21,850	$15,470	$5,300

We won't hear anything from the Wild Card this time.

Ashwin must clearly communicate to us which of these three Bonus Round categories he wants:

THING
PERSON
PHRASE

Ashwin clearly picks Person.

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

Ashwin's mom's sister and friend are in the audience, and his best friend Liam from college is also here!

Bonus Spin: E in AMERICA'S

Bonus Puzzle

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RSTLNE gives him:

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MCVO only lights up one letter.

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He says MECHANICAL EXPERT, PRINCIPAL EXPERT, and WHIMSICAL EXPERT. He does not solve FINANCIAL EXPERT...

...and he hasn't learned quite enough for the Infiniti. Ashwin leaves with $21,850 in cash.

In the final segment, Pat and Vanna now have some chickens with them. Chicken wings from Holy Cow BBQ! Nothing escapes Vanna, does it! She has Buffalo Wings, Pat has Nashville Hot Wings, and they have five different sauces with them. Pat asks Vanna to try the really hot sauce. What does she think? It's hot. Pat will go with the Buffalo sauce. He tricked her again!

Last Edit: Jan 6, 2023 0:07:16 GMT -5 by mechamind

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October 18, 2022 recap Oct 18, 2022 18:53:03 GMT -5

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Good Round 1, and everything else was pretty normal. Once again, I thought we were heading for a sweep, but I jumped too early.

I got the bonus puzzle with RSTLNE. You don't need to be an expert to figure out the word EXPERT, but I thought the C would be enough in the first word.

That was rather cruel of Pat to make Vanna try the hot sauce so he didn't have to. At least she likes the sauce.

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October 18, 2022 recap Oct 18, 2022 22:06:57 GMT -5

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Post by jjc927 on Oct 18, 2022 22:06:57 GMT -5

Very nice haul for Ashwin in round 1, I got worried though when he called the U rather than solving.

The TTU was a bit of an adventure, with the second puzzle nearly going unsolved and then the SAXOPHONE curveball.

I solved the bonus puzzle, too bad he didn't call A or I for his vowel or of course F for a consonant.

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October 18, 2022 recap Oct 19, 2022 14:09:26 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Oct 19, 2022 14:09:26 GMT -5

Ashwin's big R1 was the only notable part of this episode.

I RSTLNEd the bonus puzzle. Maybe Ashwin needed another letter on top to have a shot at that.

6/10

The unclaimed Savannah trip was to the 17Hundred90 Inn.

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.

jakemathis4520 Posts: 955	October 18, 2022 recap Oct 20, 2022 17:00:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jakemathis4520 on Oct 20, 2022 17:00:57 GMT -5 Another decent main game. Liz and Ashwin put up a good match. That was a weird Triple Toss Up round. I also though the second one was TELEPHONE. Cell phone is also two words not one. Got the bonus off RSTLNE

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October 18, 2022 recap Oct 22, 2022 13:26:30 GMT -5 via Tapatalk

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Ashwin dominated the first half thanks to a sizable R1 total, but Liz made a good effort catching up to him (and she was a real sport). I think the A or I would’ve helped him in the BR. As usual, the third Triple Toss-Up threw me for a loop.

My rating: 6

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