December 6, 2022 (Secret Santa) recap

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December 6, 2022 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 6, 2022 17:38:16 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Dec 6, 2022 17:38:16 GMT -5

Season 40, Episode #7682

Airdate: December 6, 2022

From the Sony Studios, it's America's Game! This is the Secret Santa Holiday Giveaway!

With Pluto beside him, Mickey announces Pat and Vanna. Minnie and Goofy walk them out and take Vanna to the puzzle board. Donald is clapping between contestants Taryn and James.

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Taryn solves LILO & STITCH.

Gina	Taryn	James
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Our lovable..."abominations"?
Taryn Williams: From Rancho Cucamonga, CA; unsurprisingly, she's a fan of Lilo & Stitch fan; she collects coffee mugs for a very specific reason: she just graduated from law school, so that's all she drinks; she also makes her own candles and wine, and she likes going to Dodgers and Lakers games
James Valletti: From Palm Springs, CA; not everyone can say this...he cast Lady Gaga in a high school theatre production at an all-boys school! Or, simply Stefani Germanotta, one of the girls that they "imported".
Gina Leary: From Eustis, FL; registered nurse for 35 years and counting; she's married to her "wonderful and very funny husband" Nat, and they have three adult children; at her wedding reception, they were dressed in Disney, with her husband wearing the Mickey ears while she had the Minnie ears

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Taryn solves TWO-WAY STREET.

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Wheel Prize: Trip to Disneyland Resort including Sleeping Beauty Castle, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, and Avengers Campus (labeled DISNEYLAND) worth $7,690.

Gift Tag (Disney Gift Card), Wild Card, and Million Dollar Wedge on Wheel

Top dollar value: $2,500

Round 1

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FOOD & DRINK

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	Gift Tag: T (DUD!)	$850: L -$250: E (x5) $500: R (x3) -$250: A (x3) $700: D $600: N $850: C $900: B Gift Tag: Y -$250: O $850: M (x2) $900: P (x3) Solve: Correct!
		$9,550+

James just barely clicked over from BANKRUPT on his last spin. "That was a better performance than Lady Gaga!"

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James isn't spinning anymore. He solves HOMEMADE CRANBERRY APPLE PIE for the cash and Gift Tag.

Pat: Not only can he solve! He can emote! ...He jumped right out of his name tag!

Gina	Taryn	James
	$3,000	$10,550

$10,000 Mystery Round

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 2

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BEFORE & AFTER

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		$700: S (DUD!)

$550: T (x2) -$250: E (x3) -$250: O (x3) $650: S (Repeat)	BANKRUPT/MDW! ($0)	$500: H $700: N (DUD!)
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$500: R -$250: A (DUD!)	$800: L -$250: I $900: J BANKRUPT/MDW! ($1,450)	(?) $1,000: Y (He flips it... ...$10,000!) $3,500: W (x3!) Solve: Correct!
$850		$11,000+

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James solves JOY TO THE WORLD WIDE WEB for an even better round than the last!

Gina	Taryn	James
	$3,000	$31,550

Express Round (Trip Puzzle!)

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 3

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$650: T (x2) -$250: E -$250: O (x2) Lose A Turn!	$650: R $600: S (DUD!)	$500: 🐸 "H" 🐸 (x3) Wild Card: L (x3) BANKRUPT/MDW! ($3,000) (Wild Card lost)
$150	$650
$550: N (DUD!)	Solve: Correct!
$150	$650

"I'd feel the same way when I won $30,000, yeah." Pat says to James after his "froggy" H call.

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Taryn solves THOROUGHLY DELIGHTFUL and wins a Disney Wish Bahamian Cruise worth $13,064.

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	$16,714	$31,550

Triple Toss-Up!

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Taryn solves FORTUNE TELLER.

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James tries BANK TELLER, but that's not it.

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Gina rings in with silence.

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Remembering to ring in, Taryn solves PALM READER.

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Toss-Up 3

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Gina steals with LOCAL WEATHERPERSON to get on the board.

Pat: I can make that joke as I used to be one.

Gina	Taryn	James
$2,000	$20,714	$31,550

Round 4

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DING DING! DING DING!

How many of us predicted that? The bell has gone, so Gina needs to give the last spin of the day!

Final Spin: $650

+$1,000 = $1,650

Gina: T (x2) ($3,300)
Taryn: R ($1,650)
James: S (x3) ($4,950)
Gina: Y ($4,950)
Taryn: N (DUD!)
James: O (x2) ($4,950)
Gina: M ($6,600)
Taryn: L (x2) ($4,950)

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Taryn solves TIMELESS LOVE STORY.

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$2,000	$25,664	$31,550
SPIN ID: JI9429209 Joseph I.	SPIN ID: JC4873743 James C.

James pushes on, and now we'll push him to choose one of three Bonus Round categories:

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

James picks What Are You Doing?.

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

Bonus Spin: Triple Star

Bonus Puzzle

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Today, it's CPMO, and another day with just the vowel.

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He says SHOWING PEARLS and GOING. Not even close, and he does not solve AVOIDING HURDLES...

...so that hurdle keeps him from the $40,000. James is still quite happy with $31,550 in cash and Gift Tag.

Another home viewer will be quite happy with all that, and it's Willis Y. (SPIN ID: WY8888664).

Pat, Vanna, Maggie, Minnie, and Donald gather for the final segment. Vanna's a Disney fan, and Maggie celebrated her 2nd birthday at Disney World! "You remember that, don't you?" We get to see a photo of her with her brother, and she was 4 or 5 there. Maggie dresses differently today, more like a Princess the older she gets.

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December 6, 2022 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 6, 2022 19:55:18 GMT -5

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James was the star of the show today thanks to the first two rounds! He scared all of us, but it was worth the extra spins! He didn't even need the Trip Puzzle! Overall, a great main game.

Once again, I couldn't get the bonus puzzle. I was thinking WORDLES for the last word (until the O was revealed elsewhere), and I had nothing for the first.

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legotrolls54 Posts: 181	December 6, 2022 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 6, 2022 23:01:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by legotrolls54 on Dec 6, 2022 23:01:13 GMT -5 James' unique spin ID that has only even numbers and a first name on the spin ID itself looks like the name of the building in Chicago.

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December 6, 2022 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 7, 2022 1:58:47 GMT -5 via Tapatalk

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Post by genius2751 on Dec 7, 2022 1:58:47 GMT -5

James and Taryn made this game a thrill to watch – James with his big wins in the first two rounds, and Taryn by playing catch-up and finishing strong! Good thing Gina got one of the Toss-Ups.

I no-lettered TU1 and solved the BR with James’s picks. Perhaps a D or two would’ve done the trick in the latter round.

My rating: 7

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December 6, 2022 (Secret Santa) recap Dec 8, 2022 3:54:18 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Dec 8, 2022 3:54:18 GMT -5

After playing way too much Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, I have returned.

James definitely made this game quite fun to watch even though R2 was a slog.

BR: Yeah, I was also stumped there.

7/10 (initially a 6)

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.

December 6, 2022 (Secret Santa) recap

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