April 12 2018 Recap

Note: The baby boy has been born! He was born in the wee hours on April 12th!

Side Note: I was unable to watch this episode, so I am giving full credit to the following sources for helping me compose this recap: 

bobbymgsk.wordpress.com/category/wheel-of-fortune/
andynwof.wordpress.com/author/andynwof/

$1,000 Toss-Up: Food & Drink


BA _ _ _ A


_ P _ I _


Eliana solves BANANA SPLIT.


Contestants:


CJ Covington: He is from Kailua, Hawaii. Student at Cal Poly. He is a fourth year communications major.


Eliana Rosenthal: She is from Washington, D.C. Freshmen at USC who is double majoring in Communications and Spanish, as well as a minor in Philosophy.


Miranda Carnes: She is from Fletcher, North Carolina. Junior at Georgetown University majoring in Politics with a concentration in law.


$2,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time


_ EA _ T _


AND / WEA _ TH


Miranda solves HEALTH AND WEALTH.


Prize on the Wheel: A trip to Canada worth $6,000


Gift Tag on the Wheel: $1,000 courtesy of Ebates 


Round 1: People


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Miranda’s first spin lands on BANKRUPT.


CJ gets $500 from 1 N, buys 2 A’s, but guesses a bad L on $650.


Eliana gets $600 from 1 T, $1,000 from 2 H’s worth $500 each, buys 1 E, $1,800 from 2 S’s worth $900 each, but then lands on BANKRUPT.


Miranda guesses a bad R on $900.


CJ gets $1,600 from 2 C’s worth $800 each, buys 2 I’s, and $500 from 1 G.


CHICAG _


_ HITE / S _ _


_ ANS


CJ solves CHICAGO WHITE SOX FANS for $2,100.


CJ: $2,100


Eliana: $1,000


Miranda: $2,000


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 1: $3,150 (Eliana) 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 1: None 


DUDS for Round 1: L (CJ), R (Miranda) 


Round 2/Mystery Round: Same Letter


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CJ’s first spin for this round is a BANKRUPT.


Eliana gets $500 and the ½ Car with 1 T, but buys a bad A.


Miranda lands on BANKRUPT.


CJ guesses a bad N on the ½ Car.


Eliana gets $1,200 from 2 R’s worth $600 each, $650 from 1 S, buys 2 O’s and 4 E’s, but guesses a bad P on $700.


Miranda gets $1,500 from 3 C’s worth $500 each and the Prize, plus $1,000 for finding the same letter…


CO _ _ E _ E


CO _ RSE


CRE _ _ T


…and solves COLLEGE COURSE CREDIT for $8,500. (Prize included)


CJ: $2,100


Eliana: $1,000


Miranda: $10,500


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 2: None 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 2: $1,600 and 1/2 Car (Eliana) 


DUDS for Round 2: N (CJ), A & P (Eliana) 


Round 3/Prize Puzzle Round: Phrase


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Eliana spins a BANKRUPT.


Miranda guesses a bad S on $500.


CJ gets $1,400 from 2 T’s worth $700 each, buys 3 A’s and an E, but the latter is a dud.


Eliana guesses a bad M on $900.


Miranda spins a BANKRUPT.


CJ buys 1 O, $1,650 from 3 L’s worth $550 each, and buys 1 I.


TOTALL _


LAI _ - _ A _ _


CJ solves TOTALLY LAID-BACK for $2,050 and a trip to Antigua worth $6,920.


CJ: $11,070


Eliana: $1,000


Miranda: $10,500


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 3: None 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 3: None 


DUDS for Round 3: E (CJ), M (Eliana), S (Miranda) 


$3,000 Toss-Up: Proper Name


KEAN _


_ _ EV _ S


CJ solves KEANU REEVES.


Round 4: Thing


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CJ spins a BANKRUPT.


Eliana gets $500 from 1 T, $1,500 from 3 R’s worth $500 each, buys 3 E’s, $500 from 1 S, buys 1 A, but then lands on Lose A Turn.


Miranda gets $600 from 1 N, but buys a bad O.


CJ gets $600 from 1 L, buys 3 I’s, and $1,400 from 2 D’s worth $700 each.


RE _ _ IRED


READIN _ / LIST


CJ solves REQUIRED READING LIST for $1,750.


CJ: $15,820


Eliana: $1,000


Miranda: $10,500


BANKRUPT Trash for Round 4: None 


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 4: $2,000 (Eliana), $350 (Miranda) 


DUDS for Round 4: O (Miranda) 


Round 5: What Are You Doing?


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Final Spin: $500


Eliana: 1 N


Miranda: 1 G


CJ: S (No S)


Eliana: 1 T


Miranda: 1 R


CJ: 1 L


Eliana: 3 M’s


Miranda: 1 Y


CJ: 1 I


Eliana: 1 C


C _ M _ L _ TING


MY / _ _ M _ _ _ R _


Eliana solves COMPLETING MY HOMEWORK for $9,000.


Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for Round 5: $1,500 (CJ), $4,500 (Miranda) 


DUDS for Round 5: S (CJ) 


END GAME TOTALS:


CJ: $15,820


Eliana: $10,000


Miranda: $10,500


Total BANKRUPT Trash for this episode: $3,150 (Eliana) 


Total Unclaimed Cash/Prizes for this episode: $9,950 and 1/2 Car ($1,500 from CJ, $3,600 and 1/2 Car from Eliana, $4,850 from Miranda) 


Total Lose A Turn hits for this episode: 1 (Eliana in Round 4) 


CJ’s choices for the Bonus Round are Thing, Food & Drink, and Living Things.


$100,000 Bonus Round:


CJ has Jordan in the audience with him.


CJ spins the Bonus Wheel, and lands on the second A in AMERICA’S.


The category is FOOD & DRINK.


RSTLNE gives us this:


_ _ T _ _ / _ _


_ R _ _ N _ ES


CJ's BR Picks: C D K I


_ _ TC _ / _ _


_ R _ _ NIES


CJ guesses BATCH OF DRUNCHIES, but is able to solve BATCH OF BROWNIES for $35,000.


FINAL WINNING TOTAL: $50,820