January 10, 2018 Recap

Note: I was eating dinner while this episode aired. While I watched the episode, I did not take any notes. I am giving full credit to the following website for helping me compose this recap: bobbymgsk.wordpress.com/. 


$1,000 Toss-Up: What Are You Doing?


MAKING


W _ _ _ S


Matthew & Tiffany are wrong with MAKING WISHES.


MAKING


W _ _ ES


Brian & Wynnona solve MAKING WAVES.


Contestants:


Matthew & Tiffany Hurley: They are from Tulsa, Oklahoma. They have been married for twenty-three years.


Dylan & Melissa Whitehead: They are from Richardson, Texas. They have a son named Mike.


Brian & Wynnona McMahan: They are from Woodstock, Georgia. Wynnona is a division learning manager, and Brian is an inventory analyst.


$2,000 Toss-Up: Around the House


D _ _ N _ R


PL _ _ E _


Brian & Wynnona solve DINNER PLATES.


Prize on the Wheel: A Disney Cruise Line trip to the Bahamas


Gift Tag on the Wheel: A $1,000 Skyway Luggage Co. Gift Certificate 


Round 1: Event


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Brian & Wynnona’s first spin is a BANKRUPT.


Matthew & Tiffany get $1,600 from 2 T’s worth $800 each, $800 from 1 H, buy 5 E’s and 1 A, but then land on Lose A Turn. 


Dylan & Melissa also spin a Lose A Turn.


Brian & Wynnona get $800 from 1 N, but also land on Lose A Turn.


Matthew & Tiffany get $500 from 1 G, buy 3 I’s, $600 from 1 L, buy 2 O’s, and $1,000 from 2 R’s worth $500 each.


RE _ EI _ ING


_ LO _ ER _ / AT


THE / O _ _ I _ E


Matthew & Tiffany solve RECEIVING FLOWERS AT THE OFFICE for $3,500.


Matthew & Tiffany: $3,500


Dylan & Melissa: $0


Brian & Wynnona: $3,000


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 1: None 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 1: $800 (Matthew & Tiffany) 


DUDS in Round 1: None 


Round 2/Mystery Round: Crossword (A Little Birdie Told Me)


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Matthew & Tiffany guess a bad S on $650.


Dylan & Melissa get $1,000 from 2 T’s worth $500 each, buy 2 E’s, $500 and the Prize with 1 W, but buy a bad A.


Brian & Wynnona land on another BANKRUPT.


Matthew & Tiffany land on Lose A Turn.


Dylan & Melissa get $500 from 1 R, buy 3 O’s, $800 from 1 H, but then land on Lose A Turn.


Brian & Wynonna get $1,200 from 2 C’s worth $600 each.


    CH _ R _
      O 
  COO 
      TWEET 




Brian & Wynnona solve CHIRP, COO, TWEET, HOOT for $1,200 → $2,000 House Minimum.


Matthew & Tiffany: $3,500


Dylan & Melissa: $0


Brian & Wynnona: $5,000


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 2: None 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 2: $2,050 and the Prize (Dylan Melissa) 


DUDS in Round 2: S (Matthew & Tiffany), A (Dylan & Melissa) 


Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Phrase


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Dylan & Melissa get $1,500 from 3 T’s worth $500 each, buy 3 O’s, $1,300 from 2 S’s worth $650 each, buy 3 E’s, $500 from 1 G, buy 2 A’s, but then land on Lose A Turn.


Brian & Wynnona decide to just solve the puzzle…..


T _ E _ E / A _ E / SO


_ A _ _ / T _ _ _ GS


TO / _ O


…….and solve THRE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO DO for a trip to Hawaii worth $6,310.


Matthew & Tiffany: $3,500


Dylan & Melissa: $0


Brian & Wynnona: $11,310


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 3: None 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 3: $2,550 (Dylan & Melissa) 


DUDS for Round 3: None 


$3,000 Toss-Up: Thing


_ / B _ _ _ _ T


O _ / _ C _


Matthew & Tiffany solve A BUCKET OF ICE.


Round 4: Rhyme Time


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Final Spin: $700


Matthew & Tiffany: 5 T’s


Dylan & Melissa: 2 S’s


Brian & Wynnona: 1 R


T _ _ / _ _ T _ ST


_ _ _ / _ R _ _ T _ ST


Brian & Wynnona solve THE LATEST AND GREATEST for $1,700 → $2,000 House Minimum.


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 4: $7,500 (Matthew & Tiffany), $3,400 (Dylan & Melissa) 


DUDS for Round 4: None 


END GAME TOTALS:


Matthew & Tiffany: $6,500


Dylan & Melissa: $0 → $2,000 House Minimum


Brian & Wynnona: $13,310


Total BANKRUPT Trash for this episode: None 


Total Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for this episode: $16,300 ($8,300 from Matthew & Tiffany, $8,000 from Dylan & Melissa) 


Total Lose A Turn hits for this episode: 6 (2 from Matthew & Tiffany in Round 1 and 2, 3 from Dylan & Melissa in Round 1, 2, and 3, and 1 from Brian & Wynnona in Round 1.) 


Brian & Wynnona’s choices for the Bonus Round are Phrase, Event, and Living Thing.


$100,000 Bonus Round:


Brian & Wynnona do not seem to have anybody in the audience with them.


Brian & Wynnona spin the Bonus Wheel, and land on the ‘ in AMERICA’S.


The category is PHRASE.


RSTLNE gives us this:


_ _ _ N / _ _ R


_ R _ _ _ 


Brian & Wynnona's BR Picks: C M D O 


_ O _ N / O _ R 


_ RO _ _ 


Brian & Wynnona are unable to solve JOIN OUR GROUP for $35,000. 


FINAL WINNING TOTAL: $13,310