May 18, 2023 Recap

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May 18, 2023 Recap May 18, 2023 17:57:17 GMT -5

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S40, EPISODE #7799: HSN SHOPPING SPREE

Airdate: 5/18/23

$1,000 Toss-Up

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In regards to your answer, Cesar, I LOVE HOW IT FITS.

Britaña	Cesar	Sandy
	$1,000

Thursday's contestants:
Cesar Redaja: Tampa, FL. Clinical pharmacist who met his hubby (Chris) at the hospital on the very first day he worked there (Chris gave him a dirty look and that when he knew it was love). Despite his personality looking like he enjoys comedy movies, he actually enjoys horror movies.
Sandy Brown: She has two homes: Breezy Point, MN and The Villages in FL (because she can't survive those Minnesota winters). She came to taping day thanks to her parents Arnie and Jan (aged 92 and 88, respectively) who got her passionate about watching this show.
Britaña Campos: Albuquerque, NM. Nutrition counselor who's married to her better half (Dave) for 10 years with 2 daughters.

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Sandy solves THE PERFECT PRICE.

Britaña	Cesar	Sandy
	$1,000	$2,000

Round 1

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Britaña	Cesar	SANDY
		$650: N -$250: 2 I's -$250: 3 E's WILD + $500: G -$250: A BANKRUPT! ($650) (-$400 + WILD)


$700: T $500 ($2,500): S -$250: 2 O's No More Vowels! $600: 3 R's $700: C $2,500: V GIFT + $500: 2 W's Solve Attempt...
$6,950
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Britaña might be RECEIVING FLOWERS AT WORK with the new gift tag she has.

Britaña	Cesar	Sandy
$7,950	$1,000	$2,000
GIFT

MYSTERY ROUND

Round 2

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BRITAÑA	Cesar	Sandy
$900: 2 S's -$250: 2 E's $700: T $600: 3 N's -$250: 2 O's -$250: 2 I's -$250: 2 A's No More Vowels! Solve Attempt...
$3,300

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PERFECTION! Britaña gets the other ingredients of SALT, LENTILS and PEAS.

Britaña	Cesar	Sandy
$11,250	$1,000	$2,000
GIFT

Round 3 (Trip Puzzle)

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Britaña	CESAR	Sandy
	EXPRESS: 2 N's HOPS ON 3 G's 5 I's 2 O's 3 S's T 3 E's 2 R's U (No More Vowels!) V W (Complete Board!) Solve Attempt...
	$12,000

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PERFECTION #2! Cesar will be doing said activity on his Collette tour of PORTUGAL & SPAIN ($13,398).

Britaña	Cesar	Sandy
$11,250	$26,398	$2,000
GIFT	EUROPE

TRIPLE TOSS-UP

Puzzle 1

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Sandy solves COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

Britaña	Cesar	Sandy
		$2,000

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Britaña	Cesar	Sandy
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Britaña solves FANTASY FOOTBALL.

Britaña	Cesar	Sandy
$2,000		$4,000
$13,250	$26,398	$6,000
GIFT	EUROPE

Round 4

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DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN: $1,500

She almost had it.

Britaña	S	$1,500
Cesar	T	$1,500
Sandy	3 N's	$4,500
Britaña	M	$3,000
Cesar	D	$1,500
Sandy	L	$4,500
Britaña	C	$4,500
Cesar	P	$1,500
Sandy	F	$4,500
Britaña	2 A's	$4,500
Cesar	R	$3,000
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Sandy will retreat back to her VICTORIAN MANSION after this round (if she has one of course).

FINAL SCORES

Britaña	Cesar	Sandy
$13,250	$26,398	$12,000
GIFT	EUROPE

PENALTY BOX	Duds	Lose a Turns	Bankrupts	Repeats	Missolves	Other
ROUND 1			Sandy
ROUND 2						PERFECT ROUND
ROUND 3						PERFECT ROUND
ROUND 4	D, P (Cesar) L, F (Sandy)
OVERALL	4		1 (-$400)			$7,500 unclaimed

WINNINGS SO FAR: $51,648

I don't think the writers care anymore with the list Cesar has...

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$100,000 BONUS ROUND

Cesar's hubby (Chris) is here.

SPACE SPUN: &

Bonus Puzzle

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RSTLNE should be generous, right?

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...$100,000.

I'm honestly glad there's like 3 weeks of this season left, though.

CESAR’S FINAL TOTAL: $26,398 ($13,000 and the Spain/Portugal tour)

Actress, designer, and former celebrity player Lacey Chabert appears and promotes her new line of loungewear in partnership with HSN.

SPOILER: Click to show

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Last Edit: May 19, 2023 18:11:15 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.

wheelfan910 The production values Bellamie SHOULD strive for. Posts: 572	May 18, 2023 Recap May 18, 2023 20:31:53 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wheelfan910 on May 18, 2023 20:31:53 GMT -5 Been a while such we’ve had such a random bullshit Phrase puzzle, especially one as costly as this. Easily a candidate for one of the top 5 for worst bonus puzzles this year.

mechamind VIP Wheel! Archivist! Aspiring recappers just need a little spark. Posts: 5,215	May 18, 2023 Recap May 18, 2023 20:51:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mechamind on May 18, 2023 20:51:33 GMT -5 Barely a lot turn in the first three rounds, and some great scores! That's a good night. I got the bonus puzzle just after he picked his vowel. A long one, but I got it. These bonus puzzles need to be shorter again.
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May 18, 2023 Recap May 19, 2023 18:10:32 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on May 19, 2023 18:10:32 GMT -5

Pretty good regarding player totals, but the trip puzzle mattered once again for a player to win...

BR: There's gotta be a better way to garner automatic losses rather than just only using generic categories and having random bullshit sentences for "Phrase". I also got it, but correctly assumed he would lose this one.

5/10

SPOILER: Click to show

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Last Edit: May 19, 2023 18:11:48 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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May 18, 2023 Recap May 19, 2023 18:45:47 GMT -5 via mobile logicman27 likes this

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Post by wheelfan910 on May 19, 2023 18:45:47 GMT -5

May 19, 2023 18:10:32 GMT -5 logicman27 said:

Pretty good regarding player totals, but the trip puzzle mattered once again for a player to win...

BR: There's gotta be a better way to garner automatic losses rather than just only using generic categories and having random bullshit sentences for "Phrase". I also got it, but correctly assumed he would lose this one.

5/10

SPOILER: Click to show

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We wouldn’t have this issue anyway if the BR minimum wasn’t budget-breaking and keeps getting higher with every passing season. If the minimum were still 25/30, we wouldn’t be having this difficulty issue. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the BR win rate has fluctuated greatly since the season # X $1k minimum started. I also sincerely doubt people were complaining about “only” winning $30,000 in 2014.

Last Edit: Aug 16, 2024 15:40:34 GMT -5 by wheelfan910

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May 18, 2023 Recap May 20, 2023 0:19:08 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on May 20, 2023 0:19:08 GMT -5

Once again, great scores and fun contestants all around! The only real downers of the front game were Sandy’s failed Triple Toss-Up sweep bid and Britaña not quite hitting the $5K wedge (otherwise, Sandy would’ve made a big comeback). And yet again, I incorrectly guessed the Prize Puzzle tour (as Napa Valley).

And then came the Bonus Round. Yikes. I knew it with RSTLNE, but it was a real toughie.

Oh, and welcome back, Lacey!

My rating: 6 5

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Post by logicman27 on May 18, 2023 17:57:17 GMT -5

Post by wheelfan910 on May 18, 2023 20:31:53 GMT -5

Post by mechamind on May 18, 2023 20:51:33 GMT -5

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Post by genius2751 on May 20, 2023 0:19:08 GMT -5