December 20, 2022 recap

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December 20, 2022 recap Dec 20, 2022 17:06:40 GMT -5

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Season 40, Episode #7692

Airdate: December 20, 2022

From the Sony Studios, it's America's Game! We continue Weekend Getaways!

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Ricky	Merin	Jayne
$1,000

It's all good for this trio!
Ricky Gilbert: From New York; works in digital marketing, and is married to his wife Jordana for 6 years and counting, with one 3-year old daughter; he's also a football guy and spends his Saturdays supporting the Michigan Wolverines ("Go, Blue!") and Sundays supporting the New York Jets
Merin Matthew: From Atlanta, GA; knows an Indian classical dance called the Bharatanatyam (Pat tries to pronounce it, and he was close! He may have just ordered the fruit juice.), and she started it since she was 7 years old, and it's all about beauty, grace, and expression, but it's pretty hard and takes a lot of stamina; when she's not dancing, she hangs out with her family and friends, and she taps into her artistic side with drawing and painting
Jayne Dempsey: From Burlington, NC; married to her husband Mike with 5 "perfect" children including identical twins; she's part of a company that designs dog collars and anything you need for a dog; she's also jumped out of a plane 5 times, and she and her daughter are getting ready to do it again! (Pat won't be there, unfortunately.)

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Ricky solves GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY.

Ricky	Merin	Jayne
$3,000

Wheel Prize: Trip to Texas (labeled TEXAS), but we'll only break Jim out for a ceremony if you win it.

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

Top dollar value: $2,500

Round 1

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RICKY	Merin	Jayne
$900: S (x3) -$250: O $1 MILLION: N (x2) $850: T (x2) -$250: I -$250: A (x3) Solve: Correct!
$3,650

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Perfection! Ricky solves ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE...though he has some astronomical odds to beat before winning the top prize.

Ricky (1M)	Merin	Jayne
$6,650

$10,000 Mystery Round

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 2

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Ricky (1M)	MERIN	Jayne
	$700: N -$250: A (x3) $850: R (x2) -$250: I (DUD!)	$700: C (DUD!)
	$1,900
$900: T (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($1,900)	Wild Card: M (DUD!)

$3,500: B -$250: E (DUD!)	$500: S (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)
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Wild Card: L (x3) -$250: O -$250: U (x2) Solve: Correct!
$4,250

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Ricky solves GRANOLA & PULL-UP BAR.

Ricky (1M/WC)	Merin	Jayne
$10,900

Express Round (Trip Puzzle!)

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 3

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LIVING THINGS

Ricky (1M/WC)	Merin	JAYNE
		BANKRUPT! ($0)

$850: S (DUD!)	EXPRESS: N (She declines.) $550: R (DUD!)	$900: D Gift Tag: G -$250: I (x3) $650: K (DUD!)
	$1,000	$1,150+
$850: M $3,500: L (x4!) Solve: Correct!
$14,850

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Ricky solves AMAZING LOCAL WILDLIFE and wins a FlightGuru trip to Antigua and stay at Galley Bay Resort & Spa worth $9,520.

Ricky (1M/WC)	Merin	Jayne
$35,270

Triple Toss-Up!

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Ricky solves CLOSET ORGANIZER.

Ricky (1M/WC)	Merin	Jayne
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Ricky also solves DESK ORGANIZER.

Ricky (1M/WC)	Merin	Jayne
$4,000

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Ricky is still perfect, as he solves JUNK DRAWER for the $10,000!

Ricky (1M/WC)	Merin	Jayne
$45,270

Top dollar value: $5,000

Round 4

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RICKY (1M/WC)	Merin	Jayne
$650: N (x2) -$250: I (x2) -$250: A $850: G -$250: E (x3) $700: W BANKRUPT! ($2,100) (MDW & Wild Card lost)	$500: S (DUD!)	$600: M (DUD!)

$850: T
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DING DING! DING DING!

Well, what's going to happen after Ricky gives the last spin of the day?

Final Spin: $500

+$1,000 = $1,500

Ricky: R (x2) ($3,850)

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Ricky solves TRYING A NEW RECIPE, and he sweeps the game!

Ricky	Merin	Jayne
$49,120	$1,000	$1,000
	Consolation	Consolation

Pat doesn't even bother announcing that Ricky's the winner. He just looks at him and walks over to cheer up the other two.

(It's also the first red sweep since 11/26/2008.)

Let's take it all the way! But first, Ricky needs to pick a Bonus Round category:

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Ricky picks What Are You Doing? before his sweep.

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

Bonus Spin: M in GAME

Bonus Puzzle

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GPBO should do it for him.

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He instantly solves PLAYING THE TUBA to COMPLETE THE SWEEP!

Now he'll be playing with an additional $40,000! Ricky ends "on a high note" with $89,120 in cash and trip!

In the final segment, Pat tells Vanna that if she had a fire like the one behind her in the fireplace, she'd have to call 9-1-1. It's very impressive and warm.

Last Edit: Jan 5, 2023 10:35:22 GMT -5 by mechamind

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December 20, 2022 recap Dec 20, 2022 19:54:12 GMT -5 rickyg likes this

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Well, Ricky was good...but he surprised me with the main game sweep! Of the Triple Toss-Ups, I only got the second one, which I no-lettered at least.

How did I think BUYING A NEW DEVICE even when the vowels were gone in Round 4? At least I shook it off before he called the T.

I thought the bonus puzzle was BLOWING THE TUBA with RSTLNE, but I got it once the P was revealed.

Wouldn't surprise me if this is the only main game sweep of the season.

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December 20, 2022 recap Dec 20, 2022 20:01:48 GMT -5 via mobile rickyg likes this

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Post by wheelfan910 on Dec 20, 2022 20:01:48 GMT -5

According to the wiki, a sweep with or without a BR win has only happened 19 known times since the addition of Toss-Ups, and only 10 of those times were with BR wins. This is also the first time in the TTU era that we’ve had a sweep with a BR win.

MarioGS Made It and Played It VIP PhD in Wheeloffortunology Posts: 14,649 Airdate: 03/25/2016 Winnings: $76,086 SPIN ID: RS1363545	December 20, 2022 recap Dec 20, 2022 20:02:18 GMT -5 rickyg likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MarioGS on Dec 20, 2022 20:02:18 GMT -5 This is the first total clean sweep since Season 35, the first since the addition of Triple Toss-Ups, and only the 10th since Season 18 when Toss-Ups were added.

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December 20, 2022 recap Dec 20, 2022 23:00:09 GMT -5 rickyg likes this

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Post by legotrolls54 on Dec 20, 2022 23:00:09 GMT -5

The super-winning episode is today. Last time, when a contestant got a sweep in the main game of the episode and lost $100,000.

Cons for this episode is that Ricky got a penalty for spinning a BANKRUPT in Round 4, losing the MDW and the Wild Card for an extra consonant.

Last Edit: Dec 20, 2022 23:02:11 GMT -5 by legotrolls54

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December 20, 2022 recap Dec 20, 2022 23:04:20 GMT -5 rickyg likes this

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Post by jjc927 on Dec 20, 2022 23:04:20 GMT -5

Ricky just plain dominated tonight, can't do much better than how he did tonight. Really had to feel bad for the other two contestants since they didn't get much time in control. The only blemish for him was losing the MDW to the Bankrupt late.

Easy bonus round puzzle thanks to the P and B calls.

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December 20, 2022 recap Dec 21, 2022 1:08:52 GMT -5 mechamind and rickyg like this

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Dec 20, 2022 20:56:59 GMT -5 WayoshiM said:

Today is a good example of why using the WC the first time you hit big money, even just on a single, is the right play.

Well, Ricky had the Million Dollar Wedge on him, which very likely made him think that he would need all the help he could get in the Bonus Round. I too would've hung onto it for the same reason. Yeah, in the end, none of it mattered since he solved the Bonus Puzzle without the Wild Card (as for me, I actually RSTLNE'd the whole thing) and $100,000 was not in the envelope he spun up, but it could've very easily been a different story. All the same, however, he still performed magnificently. I knew a sweep was possible even with the Triple Toss-Ups, but tonight's show finally proved it.

Last Edit: Dec 21, 2022 1:11:26 GMT -5 by germanname1990

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December 20, 2022 recap Dec 21, 2022 18:19:30 GMT -5 rickyg likes this

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Post by logicman27 on Dec 21, 2022 18:19:30 GMT -5

Even though most of this game was rocky, Ricky absolutely crushed it! It's a shame that he lost both collectables in R4, but it didn't end up mattering anyway since he RSTLNEd the BR like I did.

8/10

The unclaimed Texas trip was to the Menger Hotel in San Antonio.

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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.

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December 20, 2022 recap Dec 24, 2022 1:00:40 GMT -5 rickyg likes this

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Post by genius2751 on Dec 24, 2022 1:00:40 GMT -5

I knew Ricky was a good player after R1, but I was not expecting a total clean sweep by him! Great job, sir! 👏🏾 I kinda wish he won more than $40K for his performance…

The ladies were great sports (given Ricky’s dominance) and had great personalities.

As far as puzzles go, I no-lettered TTU2 and solved the BR with RSTLNE. But R4 eluded me until very late in the round.

My rating: 10!

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December 20, 2022 recap Mar 14, 2023 23:24:27 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 14, 2023 23:24:27 GMT -5

Apologies to rickyg for my lateness. Welcome to the boards! This was a great game, and it was cool to see a sweep including Triple Toss-Ups and a Bonus Round win.

I've always liked the red position, by the way, so that's bonus points from me.

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