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January 25, 2023 Recap Jan 25, 2023 15:48:26 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Jan 25, 2023 15:48:26 GMT -5

S40, EPISODE #7718

Airdate: 1/25/23

$1,000 Toss-Up

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April's got THE DEAL OF THE CENTURY.

Nick	Alisha	April
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Wednesday's contestants:
April Bellotti: Sherman Oaks (and a true SFV native). Flow artist (she started doing hula hooping eight years ago after seeing someone do it online) and crystal collector who's married 13 years to Carl with 2 kids.
Nick Tomaselli: Chalfont, PA. Drum player for about 20 years who's married 4 years to Liz with 2 daughters (one of which is a couple months old).
April Kahookele: Waianae, HI (it's in Oahu; she had to spell out the name). Registered medical assistant who just recently graduated. She's also a mom of 2 kids (born December 22nd three years apart).

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Amy has the answer...except she took too long to get it out.

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Alisha enjoys a piece of PORTERHOUSE STEAK.

Nick	Alisha	April
	$2,000	$1,000

WHEEL PRIZE: trip to the 17Hundered90 Inn & Restaurant (marked SAVANNAH),

Round 1

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Nick	ALISHA	April
	$700: 2 S's $850: R -$250: 2 E's $500 ($900): 3 C's $700: 2 H's -$250: 3 O's $700: 3 N's -$250: I WILD + $500: 2 L's -$250: 2 A's Solve Attempt...
	$8,250
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PERFECTION! Alisha sees some CHAMELEONS CHANGING COLORS.

Nick	Alisha	April
	$10,250	$1,000
	WILD

MYSTERY ROUND

$10,000 SPONSOR: Magnilife

Round 2

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Nick	Alisha	APRIL
		$850: 3 N's $700: G -$250: 2 I's LOSE A TURN!
		$3,000
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$600: 2 T's BANKRUPT! (MILLION's right) ($1,200 gone)	$650: H $650: R -$250: 6 E's Solve Attempt...
	$1,050
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Alisha's READING BETWEEN THE LINES and succeeding so far.

Nick	Alisha	April
	$11,300	$1,000
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Round 3 (Trip Puzzle)

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$500: 3 N's $500: T -$250: 4 E's $800: H $500: N (DUPE)	$700: 2 G's LOSE A TURN!	BANKRUPT! (MILLION's right)
$2,550	$1,400
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$900: S $900: 2 R's -$250: 2 O's $500 ($3,500): F -$250: I Solve Attempt...
$5,250

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Nick might be SNORKELING ALONG THE REEF on his trip to ST. CROIX (Divi Carina Bay Beach Resort & Casino; $7,700).

Nick	Alisha	April
$12,950	$11,300	$1,000
ST. CROIX	WILD

PREVAGEN MEMORY (3/14/11): Just before Pat and Vanna make their grand entrance, Tillman the bulldog comes out on a skateboard and Pat chases him for a few seconds.

TRIPLE TOSS-UP

Puzzle 1

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Nick doesn't know it.

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Nick	Alisha	April
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Puzzle 2

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April also isn't LOST IN THE CROWD...

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Puzzle 3

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April's clearly not LOST IN SPACE as she sweeps 'em all.

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$12,950	$11,300	$11,000
ST. CROIX	WILD

Round 4

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ON THE MAP

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		$850: 2 T's -$250: 2 E's
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DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN: $1,900

April	3 N's	$7,150
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Alisha	R	$1,900
April	S	$9,050
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Alisha wins this tight game with YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.

FINAL SCORES

Nick	Alisha	April
$12,950	$15,100	$11,000
ST. CROIX	WILD

PENALTY BOX	Duds	Lose a Turns	Bankrupts	Repeats	Missolves	Other
ROUND 1						PERFECT ROUND
ROUND 2		April	Nick
ROUND 3		Alisha	April	N (Nick)
ROUND 4	G, H (Nick)
OVERALL	2	2	TRASH: $1,200	1		$13,450 unclaimed

WINNINGS SO FAR: $39,050

Alisha's list of categories to pick from...

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$100,000 BONUS ROUND

SPACE SPUN: W

Bonus Puzzle

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Her only guess is DAZZLING MYSTERY (I would've missed saying PUZZLING instead). It's a BAFFLING MYSTERY why she ever chose this category, so she loses the FORD.

ALISHA’S FINAL TOTAL: $15,100 (all cash)

There's no mysteries regarding Pat, but they've been together on TV for 40 years (and probably not much longer).

SPOILER: Click to show

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Last Edit: Feb 9, 2023 19:27:25 GMT -5 by mechamind

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 25, 2023 Recap Jan 25, 2023 21:53:20 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 25, 2023 21:53:20 GMT -5

Suddenly after the Trip Puzzle, it's anybody's game! Everybody got 5 digits in the main game.

I "no-puzzled" the third Triple Toss-Up, and I no-lettered Round 4.

BAFFLING strikes again. I had MYSTERY right away, but I only thought of PUZZLING for the first word, though at least her guess of DAZZLING fit perfectly. I may need to think of F as a "rare" letter.

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January 25, 2023 Recap Jan 26, 2023 18:57:49 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Jan 26, 2023 18:57:49 GMT -5

If that isn't one example of a really close game, then I don't know what is.

BR: Once again, the THING category pick is a recipe for disaster. I was on the same boat as mecha for this one.

6/10

SPOILER: Click to show

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Last Edit: Jan 27, 2023 12:12:22 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 25, 2023 Recap Jan 28, 2023 1:47:38 GMT -5 via Tapatalk

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Post by genius2751 on Jan 28, 2023 1:47:38 GMT -5

Boy, this game went in so many directions. From Alisha’s early domination to Nick and April’s comebacks, the match couldn’t be tighter.

I was stuck between BAFFLING and PUZZLING in the Bonus Round. I probably would’ve focused on the first word if I were Alisha.

Oh, and who else thought about the Between the Lions theme song after Round 2?

My rating: 6

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