February 21 2018 Recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Event


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Brent solves DINNER BY CANDLELIGHT.


Contestants:


Amber Cratsenberg: She is from Seattle, Washington. Law student at Seattle University. Former swimmer of seventeen years, and is also a hockey fan.


Billy Lloyd: He is from Long Beach, California. Works for a large government contractor. Has a dog named Boomer.


Brent Maynard: He is from Franklin, Wisconsin. Works for a large commercial construction company. He is engaged, and likes to work on cars.


$2,000 Toss-Up: Proper Name


JUS _ _ N


_ _ M _ ER _ _ KE


Billy solves JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE.


Prize on the Wheel: A trip to Chicago of unknown value


Gift Tag on the Wheel: $1,000 courtesy of Melissa’s


Round 1: Crossword ( _____________ Call)


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Billy guesses a bad T on the Wild Card.


Brent gets $600 from 1 S, buys 4 E’s, $600 from 1 R, buys 4 O’s, $2,100 from 3 L’s worth $700 each, $1,800 from 3 C’s worth $600 each.

CO _ _ ERE _ CE
O          O 
L         CLOSE 
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Brent solves CONFERENCE, COLD, ROLL, CLOSE for $4,600.


Amber: $0


Billy: $2,000


Brent: $5,600


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 1: None 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 1: None 


DUDS for Round 1: T (Billy) 


Round 2/Mystery Round: Food & Drink


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Brent gets $600 from 1 T, $1,000 and the Wild Card with 2 S’s worth $500 each, buys 2 E’s and 4 A’s, but guesses a bad L on the Gift Tag.


Amber gets $3,000 from 3 N’s worth $1,000 each on the Mystery Wedge, gambles, but reveals a BANKRUPT on the other side.


Billy gets $1,100 from 2 B’s worth $550 each, 1 O from the Free Play, $650 from 1 F, but then lands on BANKRUPT.


Brent gets $1,400 from 2 R’s worth $700 each.


BANANAS


FOSTER


BREA _


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Brent is wrong with BANANA FOSTER BREAD PUDDING (Forgot the S in BANANAS). 


Amber gets $700 from 1 G, buys 3 I’s and 1 U, and the Million Dollar Wedge with 3 D’s.


BANANAS


FOSTER


BREAD


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Amber solves BANANAS FOSTER BREAD PUDDING for $200 → $1,000 House Minimum and the MDW.


Amber: $1,000 and MDW


Billy: $2,000


Brent: $5,600 and WC 


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 2: $1,750 (Billy) 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 2: $2,500 (Brent) 


DUDS for Round 2: L (Brent) 


Round 3: Living Thing


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Amber gets $7,000 from 2 N’s worth $3,500 each, buys 1 E and 4 A’s, $500 and the ½ Car with 1 S, buys 1 O and 2 I’s, $650 from 1 H, but then lands on Lose A Turn.


Billy gets $500 from 1 W, $650 from 1 L, and $600 from 1 M.


HAWAIIAN


MON _ / SEAL


Billy solves HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL for $1,750 and a trip to Hawaii worth $7,014.


Amber: $1,000 and MDW


Billy: $10,764


Brent: $5,600 and WC 


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 3: None 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 3: $7,150 and 1/2 Car (Amber) 


DUDS for Round 3: None 


$3,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz


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Amber can only come up with MOVIE.


Billy solves MOVIE REVIEW.


Round 4: Thing


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Billy gets $500 from 1 T, buys 3 E’s, $1,400 from 2 H’s worth $700 each, but guesses a bad R on $650.


Brent gets $600 from 1 S, but then lands on BANKRUPT.


Amber gets $1,000 from 2 N’s worth $500 each, buys 1 I, but guesses a bad D on $650.


Billy gets $1,950 from 3 G’s worth $650 each.


THE / ENG _ ISH


_ _ NG _ _ GE


Billy solves THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE for $3,600.


Amber: $1,000 and MDW


Billy: $17,364


Brent: $5,600


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 4: $600 and Wild Card (Brent)


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 4: $750 (Amber) 


DUDS for Round 4: D (Amber), R (Billy) 


Round 5: On the Map


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Final Spin: $5,000


Brent: 1 T


Amber: 1 N


Billy: 1 R


Brent: 2 S’s


Amber: C (No C)


Billy: 2 Y’s


SY _ N _ Y


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Billy solves SYDNEY AUSTRALIA for $18,000.


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 5: $6,000 (Amber), $18,000 (Brent) 


DUDS for Round 5: C (Amber) 


END GAME TOTALS:


Amber: $1,000 and MDW (Retired)


Billy: $35,364


Brent: $5,600


Total BANKRUPT Trash for this episode: $2,350 and Wild Card ($1,750 from Billy, $600 and Wild Card from Brent) 


Total Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for this episode: $34,400 and 1/2 Car ($13,900 and 1/2 Car from Amber, $20,500 from Brent) 


Total Lose A Turn hits for this episode: 1 (Amber in Round 3) 


Billy’s choices for the Bonus Round are Phrase, Fun & Games, and Living Things.


$100,000 Bonus Round:


Billy has Chris, Diana, and Christian in the audience with him.


Billy spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the E in AMERICA’S.


The category is LIVING THING.


RSTLNE gives us this:


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Billy’s BR Picks: G H P O


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GRO _ N _ HOGS


Billy guesses FALL GROUNDHOGS, but is unable to solve BABY GROUNDHOGS for $35,000.


FINAL WINNING TOTAL: $35,364