December 11, 2017 Recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Song Lyrics


SAN _ _ ' _  / ON


_ _ S / WAY


Margie solves SANTA’S ON HIS WAY.


Contestants:


Margie Alston: She is from Haw River, North Carolina. Formerly worked for the United States Postal Service. Has one son who served in the military. 


Christina Walters: She is from El Cajon, California. She works for a casino. 


Mitch Speer: He is from South Bend, Indiana. Works for a credit union, and was recently married to a woman named Brooke. 


$2,000 Toss-Up: Living Things


H _ _ _ ING _ _ _ DS 


Christina solves HUMMINGBIRDS.


Prize on the Wheel: A trip to New York City (Value Unknown)


Gift Tag on the Wheel: A $1,000 Gifts.com gift certificate


Round 1: What Are You Doing?


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Christina gets $550 from 1 R, buys 1 A, $500 from 1 S, $2,100 from 3 N’s worth $700 each, buys 2 I's and 1 E, but then lands on Lose A Turn. 


Mitch gets $500 from 1 G, buys 2 O's, $1,000 and the Wild Card with 2 T's worth $500 each, $650 from 1 H, and buys 1 U. 


HOSTING / A 


_ OT _ U _ _ / _ INNER 



Mitch solves HOSTING A POTLUCK DINNER for $1,650 and the Wild Card. 



Margie: $1,000



Christina: $2,000



Mitch: $1,650 and Wild Card 


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 1: None 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 1: $2,400 (Christina) 



Round 2/Mystery Round: Character



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Mitch gets $2,600 from 4 T's worth $650 each, buys 1 E, $2,100 from 3 H's worth $700 each, buys 2 O's, and $2,400 from 4 S's worth $600 each. 


THE / _ HOST / O _


_ H _ _ ST _ _ S 


_ _ ST 


Mitch solves THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST for $6,600. 


Margie: $1,000



Christina: $2,000



Mitch: $8,250 and Wild Card 



BANKRUPT Trash for Round 2: None



Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 2: None 



Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Places


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Margie gets $700 from 1 T, $1,500 from 3 S's worth $500 each from the Free Play, buys 3 E's and 2 I's, $1,800 from 2 H's worth $900 each, buys 2 A's, 2 O's, and 1 U, and $650 from 1 R. 


_ _ ORIOUS 


_ HITE / SA _ _


_ EA _ HES 


Margie solves GLORIOUS WHITE SAND BEACHES for $3,400 and a trip to Aruba worth $6,300. 



Margie: $10,700



Christina: $2,000



Mitch: $8,250 and Wild Card 



BANKRUPT Trash for Round 3: None 



Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 3: None 



$3,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink



_ E _ P _ _ MINT


CR _ _ _ _



Margie solves PEPPERMINT CRUNCH. 


Round 4: Things


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Margie gets $600 from 1 S, $1,600 from 2 T's worth $800 each, but buys a bad I. 


Christina gets $500 from 1 R, $1,400 from 2 N's worth $700 each, buys 3 A's, but guesses an already called N on $600.


Mitch gets $500 from 1 D, buys 2 I's and 1 U, but guesses a bad L on $500. 


Margie spins a BANKRUPT. 


Christina gets $500 from 1 V, and $1,000 from 2 F's worth $500 each. 


FUN / FA _ TS  


AND / TRI _ IA  


Christina solves FUN FACTS AND TRIVIA worth $3,150. 


Margie: $13,700


Christina: $5,150


Mitch: $8,250 and Wild Card 



BANKRUPT Trash for Round 4: $2,200 (Margie) 



Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 4: None



Round 5: Show Biz


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Christina gets $700 from 1 S, but then lands on Lose A Turn. 


The Final Spin cue goes off, so it is time for the Final Spin! 


Final Spin: $500 (He actually landed on a BANKRUPT on his first spin, but it was edited out.) 


Mitch: T (No T)


Margie: 1 R


Christina: 2 N's


Mitch: 1 M


Margie: 1 L


Christina: F (No F)


Mitch: H (No H)


Margie: 1 G


Christina: 1 I


Mitch: 2 P's (Wrong with PULSE-POUNDING CRIME)


Margie: 2 U's


Christina: 2 D's


PULS _ - P _ UNDING 


DR _ M _


Christina solves PULSE-POUNDING DRAMA worth $6,700. 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 5: $7,500 (Margie), $4,500 (Mitch) 


END GAME TOTALS: 


Margie: $13,700


Christina: $11,850 (Secret Santa Spin I.D.: PP2933533) 


Mitch: $8,250 and Wild Card (Retired) (Secret Santa Spin I.D.: SM7611672) 


Total BANKRUPT Trash for this episode: $2,200 (Margie) 


Total Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for this episode: $14,400 ($7,500 from Margie, $2,400 from Christina, $4,500 from Mitch) 


Total Lose A Turn His for this episode: 2 (Both from Christina in Round 1 and Round 5)


Margie's choices for the Bonus Round are Thing, Place, and Fun & Games. 


$100,000 Bonus Round: 


Margie does not seem to have anybody in the audience with her. 


Margie spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the S in SPIN. 


The category is FUN & GAMES. 


RSTLNE gives us this: 


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_ N /  T _ E /  _ _ R _ 



Margie's BR Picks: H M D I


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IN / THE / _ _ R _ 


Margie is unable to solve QUICK JOG IN THE PARK for $45,000. 


FINAL WINNING TOTAL: $13,700 (Secret Santa Spin I.D.: PM8413261)