April 12, 2023 Recap

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April 12, 2023 Recap Apr 12, 2023 17:31:31 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Apr 12, 2023 17:31:31 GMT -5

S40, EPISODE #7773: AMERICA'S GAME IV

Airdate: 4/12/23

Setting: Hawaii Week (March 20-24)

$1,000 Toss-Up

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SHOW BIZ

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SHOW BIZ

Desiree solves SNEAK PREVIEWS.

Desiree	Matt	Austin
$1,000

Our midweek contestants:
Desiree Cooper: Montclair, NJ. Youth minister who's married to Ashton (they married in her parents' living room and again the next year at a big venue).
Matt Upshaw: Monaville, TX. Salesman of pre-engineered metal buildings who's married to Tori for almost 2 years. He also loves fishing.
Austin Hasenmueller (female): Memphis, TN. Development worked in an all-boys school who's been watching the show thanks to her grandmother (she calls herself a 70-year-old trapped in a 30-year-old body).

$2,000 Toss-Up

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FOOD & DRINK

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FOOD & DRINK

Desiree also has some BAKED ALASKA.

Desiree	Matt	Austin
$2,000

WHEEL PRIZE: trip to Hawks Cay Resort (marked FLORIDA), value unkown

Round 1

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PHRASE

DESIREE	Matt	Austin
$900: M $500 ($550): N -$250: 3 I's $800: G $900: R $550: S -$250: O -$250: 4 A's $800: 2 F's -$250: E No More Vowels! $900: T (trap)	WILD + $500: L Solve Attempt...
$4,250	$500
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Matt admits "SO FAR I'M HAVING A FIELD DAY!" for the house minimum.

Desiree	Matt	Austin
$3,000	$1,000
	WILD

MYSTERY ROUND

$10,000 SPONSOR: Eggland's Best

Round 2

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CROSSWORD (? DRIVER)

Desiree	MATT	Austin
	WILD
	LOSE A TURN!	$500 ($3,500): 2 B's -$250: 3 A's $650: 2 C's -$250: E $600: S $650: 2 K's -$250: 2 U's No More Vowels! Solve Attempt...
		$3,450
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CROSSWORD (? DRIVER)

Austin fills in TRUCK and BACKSEAT.

Desiree	Matt	Austin
$3,000	$1,000	$3,450
	WILD

Round 3 (Trip Puzzle)

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

DESIREE	Matt	AUSTIN
		CAMPNOR + $500: 2 T's $600: 2 R's -$250: 2 A's $800: S -$250: E
		$2,500
	WILD	CAMPNOR
$800: N -$250: I -$250: 3 O's No More Vowels! Solve Attempt...
$300

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Desiree might go ROOFTOP STARGAZING while at the Hyatt Recency MAUI Resort & Spa ($9,200).

Desiree	Matt	Austin
$12,500	$1,000	$3,450
HAWAII	WILD

PREVAGEN MEMORY (3/6/17; mistakenly labeled at 2015): Vanna shows us that she does dumbbell work before each show.

TRIPLE TOSS-UP

Puzzle 1

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THING

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Desiree solves CHANGE PURSE.

Desiree	Matt	Austin
$2,000

Puzzle 2

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Desiree also solves MONEY CLIP...

Desiree	Matt	Austin
$4,000

Puzzle 3

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...and she sweeps 'em all with a DIGITAL WALLET.

Desiree	Matt	Austin
$10,000
$22,500	$1,000	$3,450
HAWAII	WILD

Round 4

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PLACE

DESIREE	Matt	Austin
	WILD
$900: 2 R's $500 ($550): S	$600: S (DUPE)
$1,800	$111
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DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN: $1,850

Austin	2 T's	$3,700
Desiree	H		She tried to spin.
Matt	F	$1,850
Austin	2 N's	$7,400

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PLACE

Austin solves FRONTIER TOWN.

FINAL SCORES

Desiree	Matt	Austin
$22,500	$1,000	$10,850
HAWAII	(...)

PENALTY BOX	Duds	Lose a Turns	Bankrupts	Repeats	Missolves	Other
ROUND 1	T (Desiree)
ROUND 2		Matt
ROUND 3	E (Austin)
ROUND 4	S, H (Desiree)			S (Matt)
ROUND 5
OVERALL	4	1	NONE!	1		$11,400 unclaimed

WINNINGS SO FAR: $34,350

Desiree's categories for the taking...

EVENT
THING
PHRASE

$100,000 BONUS ROUND

CAR: Ford Mustang GT Convertible ($55,825)

SPACE SPUN: I in WIN

Bonus Puzzle

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EVENT

RSTLNE gives Desiree a nice head start:

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CPHO only gives the vowel...

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The closest Desiree can get is FAN OUTDOOR FESTIVAL, so she won't be going to a FUN OUTDOOR FESTIVAL in that FORD.

DESIREE’S FINAL TOTAL: $22,500 ($13,300 and the Hawaii trip)

The hosts can't help the player in the Bonus Round, no matter how painful it can be.

SPOILER: Click to show

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ON THE MAP

Last Edit: Apr 13, 2023 18:14:50 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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April 12, 2023 Recap Apr 12, 2023 20:56:01 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Apr 12, 2023 20:56:01 GMT -5

Could've had better totals in the main game, though the Triple Toss-Up was good. Matt also had an awkward funny interview.

I accidentally spoiled myself on the bonus puzzle, though I wasn't getting the top row without the extra letters.

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jjc927 Posts: 1,082	April 12, 2023 Recap Apr 12, 2023 21:58:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jjc927 on Apr 12, 2023 21:58:48 GMT -5 Funny they used Baked ALASKA on the Hawaii set. The bonus puzzle was solvable tonight, she got a great result calling O as her vowel. It's just too bad she couldn't think of FUN.

legotrolls54 Posts: 181	April 12, 2023 Recap Apr 12, 2023 22:00:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by legotrolls54 on Apr 12, 2023 22:00:14 GMT -5 Just like yesterday, the player correctly guessed the last two words right. We are so close to winning the Bonus Round. The main game is pretty good until that painful BR miss.

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April 12, 2023 Recap Apr 15, 2023 11:44:23 GMT -5 via Tapatalk

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Post by genius2751 on Apr 15, 2023 11:44:23 GMT -5

The front game started out OK, but Desiree’s Triple Toss-Up sweep and Austin’s nice second-place finish picked it up for a bit. The latter sure breezed through the Mystery Round. But man… the champ came awfully close in the Bonus Round. (I wonder if she was about to pick Phrase instead of Event?)

I should’ve figured the Prize Puzzle trip would be Hawaii on this set.

My rating: 5

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Post by logicman27 on Apr 12, 2023 17:31:31 GMT -5

Post by mechamind on Apr 12, 2023 20:56:01 GMT -5

Post by jjc927 on Apr 12, 2023 21:58:48 GMT -5

Post by legotrolls54 on Apr 12, 2023 22:00:14 GMT -5

Post by genius2751 on Apr 15, 2023 11:44:23 GMT -5