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January 16, 2023 recap Jan 16, 2023 15:46:44 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 16, 2023 15:46:44 GMT -5

Season 40, Episode #7711

Airdate: January 16, 2023

From the Sony Studios, it's America's Game! Let Collette Show You The World!

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Eric says BELGIUM GERMANY.

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Laurie solves BERLIN GERMANY.

Eric	Laurie	Kristen
	$1,000

Guten Tag to...
Laurie Wallin: From Irvine, CA; married for 7 years to her husband Mark with three children; she's a puzzle person, though not necessarily word games, as she's into jigsaw puzzles including a 42,000-piece puzzle (that hangs in her garage, because she doesn't have anywhere big enough in the house to fit it)
Kristen Creech: From Guyton, GA; married to her husband Brandon for almost 11 years, and they have three children; she's a communications director at her church, and she's also a painter for fun (acrylics on the side as a hobby); she's also hosting a foreign exchange student from Germany...and yet she didn't buzz in to this puzzle?

Eric Mitchell: From Los Angeles, CA; serves as a communications director for a local school district; he's also a bike rider, enjoying a ride from the Santa Monica Pier to the Malibu Colony and back, about 42 miles long; he also has an ambition...

Eric: Pat, listen! You've been doing this for 40 years, and I would love to have your job. As we say in show biz, this show must go on, and I want this show to go on with me! I would be great at it!

(Pat just stares blankly. Cut to Vanna smiling at the empty puzzle board.)

Pat: Do you know something I don't, Eric?

Eric: No, I don't! I'm just happy to be here thanks to all the producers, man! This is great!

Pat: Alright. Well, just...leave a card.

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Laurie solves A PAIR OF SUNGLASSES.

Eric	Laurie	Kristen
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Wheel Prize: Collette vacation in Spain, including ancient fortresses, iconic cathedrals, medieval villages, and bustling cities, plus the Iberian Peninsula and Portugal's Riviera (labeled COLLETTE) worth $11,398.

Gift Tag (Lazar's Luggage), Wild Card, and Million Dollar Wedge on Wheel

Top dollar value: $2,500

Round 1

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Eric	LAURIE	Kristen
	$600: T (x4) $800: R (x3) -$250: E (x3) -$250: O (x2) -$250: U $600: N BANKRUPT! ($4,650)	Wild Card: C -$250: I (x2) $700: H (x2) $700: L -$250: A (x2) BANKRUPT! ($2,100) (Wild Card lost)

$850: B Solve: Correct!
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Eric solves BREATHTAKING HELICOPTER TOUR for the house minimum.

Eric	Laurie	Kristen
$1,000	$3,000

Pat asks Eric to throw to commercial. "We'll be back after these messages!" Pat's just trying to help.

$10,000 Mystery Round

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 2 (Crossword)

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		$600: T $650: R (?) $1,000: C (She flips it... ...$10,000!) -$250: A (x2) -$250: E (x2) $500: F Lose A Turn!
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$500: S (DUD!)	$900: B $650: K Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$1,550

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Laurie solves CAR, FREE, BOAT, BIKE.

Eric	Laurie	Kristen
$1,000	$4,550

Express Round (Trip Puzzle!)

Top dollar value: $3,500

Round 3

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ERIC	Laurie	Kristen
$800: G $700: N (x2) -$250: I -$250: O (x4) $850: T (x3) -$250: E (x3) $500: H (x2) -$250: A (x2) BANKRUPT/MDW! ($4,750)	$500: B (x2) $900: R (x2) $600: L (x2) $850: S Solve: Correct!
	$4,850

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Laurie solves STROLLING BAREFOOT ON THE BEACH and wins a Collette vacation in Hawaii including tours of Oahu, Hawaii Island, and Maui worth $11,300.

Eric	Laurie	Kristen
$1,000	$20,700

Triple Toss-Up!

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Eric says THE WINDOW...then blanks.

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Laurie solves THE WINDOW SEAT.

Eric	Laurie	Kristen
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Toss-Up 2

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Laurie solves THE AISLE SEAT.

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Toss-Up 3

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Laurie solves A SEAT NEAR THE EXIT to exit this round with $10,000!

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$1,000	$30,700

Round 4

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DING DING! DING DING!

And while we're waiting to exit this game, Laurie will give the last spin of the day.

Final Spin: $600

+$1,000 = $1,600

Laurie: S (x2) ($3,200)
Kristen: T (x3) ($4,800)
Eric: H ($1,600)
Laurie: L (x2) ($6,400)
Kristen: C (DUD!)
Eric: N ($3,200)

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Eric solves IT'S ALL IN THE WRIST.

Eric	Laurie	Kristen
$4,200	$30,700	$1,000
		Consolation

We'll put Laurie's wrist to the test after she picks a Bonus Round category:

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Laurie picks Around The House.

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

The Show You The World Giveaway returns, and a home viewer can submit the answer to the bonus puzzle for a trip of a lifetime.

Car: VW Atlas Cross Sport SE w/ tech ($41K+)

Laurie has her husband as well as her mother Meg in the audience!

Bonus Spin: I in AMERICA'S

Bonus Puzzle

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She guesses LARGE PACKING BOXES...and can stop right there, because it's far enough!

Why say anything else when you can pack an extra $40,000 right now? Laurie is moving out with $70,700 in cash and prizes!

Pat and Vanna do their final segment from The Azores in Portugal. It looks like there are two lakes behind them because of the different colors, but it's actually one lake separated by an isthmus...or an "ithmuth", if Pat wants to call it that.

Last Edit: Apr 26, 2023 23:55:30 GMT -5 by mechamind

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January 16, 2023 recap Jan 16, 2023 21:27:51 GMT -5

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Post by jjc927 on Jan 16, 2023 21:27:51 GMT -5

It was interesting seeing elephants behind Pat. Vanna's dress tonight was quite interesting also, it would've been more fitting for the Secret Santa weeks.

The first two rounds were pretty filled with Bankrupt/LaT hits and wrong letters, but Laurie just dominated from round 3 on. Eric was a fun contestant, at least he did win a couple of rounds. Too bad for Kristen barely getting a shot.

Nice bonus round solve, I was afraid just getting the -NG in the second word would not be enough for her. Picking the G actually helped.

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January 16, 2023 recap Jan 16, 2023 23:17:54 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 16, 2023 23:17:54 GMT -5

Well, another trip themed week. A quiet start to the main game, but we at least had a Bonus Round win. Eric was the highlight of the main game, though it was funny when Kristen "should have" gotten the first Toss-Up.

I needed her picks to solve the bonus puzzle. No way was I thinking of BOXES for the last word before that, as I was stuck on furniture or maybe kitchen storage. Hard to say if they wanted a win, but we got a win.

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January 16, 2023 recap Jan 17, 2023 17:40:41 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Jan 17, 2023 17:40:41 GMT -5

TU1: I found it pretty hilarious regarding I was playing Mario Kart right before watching this and the last race I did was based off this city.

This game was filled with the usual cliches, unfortunately. Though I would like Eric to take Pat’s job.

BR: Wasn’t too sure about it, but I got it off RSTLNE. Nice work right there.

6/10

Last Edit: Jan 17, 2023 17:41:17 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 16, 2023 recap Jan 17, 2023 20:50:13 GMT -5 via Tapatalk

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Post by genius2751 on Jan 17, 2023 20:50:13 GMT -5

The first half of this game wasn’t too great, but the second was much better thanks to Laurie. How she managed to guess PACKING right off the bat in the Bonus Round is beyond me. (I had BOXES with RSTLNE.) She deserved more than $40K for that effort!

Eric was an interesting contestant, and his interaction with Pat during the intros was hilarious. I felt bad that Kristen couldn’t catch a break…

I no-lettered the second Triple Toss-Up. And when’s the last time the show offered a Collette tour of Hawaii?

My rating: 7

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