EPISODE #7862: 🧑‍🎄HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS🧑‍🎄

$1K Toss-Up: AROUND THE HOUSE

S H O _ P _ N G
_ _ _ T

KC doesn’t remember the category and says SHOPPING CART — why would you want to own that in your own home, sir? -__-

S H O _ P _ N G
L _ S T

Madhuri and Malisa get out their SHOPPING LIST. Tuesday’s teams from left to right…

Madhuri & Malisa Ray (sisters; last names not mentioned): both are from Somerset, NJ and enjoy doing music with their family and it comes a lot from their parents (they couldn’t come to the show since the sisters got back from India); Madhuri’s the older of the two

Liz & KC Wright (mother/son): Liz the mom is a 92-years-old lady who lived the first 88 years of her life in Oklahoma w/ KC’s dad (they traveled around the world for 62 years before the dad passed and moved down five years ago to be w/ KC); KC’s married to Linda for 37 years w/ four kids

Bradley Essick & Daniel Parker (brothers-in-law; last names not mentioned): Bradley from Lexington, NC is married for about 9 years w/ three kids; Daniel’s married to Katie w/ two kids

$2K Toss-Up: PERSON

_ / R _ C _ N T
G R A _ _ A T E

KC’s right this time w/ A RECENT GRADUATE.

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Round 1: EVENT

Wrights: $1,500 T trio, $850 H, five E’s and two A’s, quickly go for an unnecessary house minimum solve…

T H E
A _ _ E _ T _ _ E / _ _
A / _ _ _ E T _ _ E

There were two F’s remaining, but they’re on THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME — QUICK PR.

Mystery Round: SAME NAME

B & D: instant dud of S

Rays: $1,200 T pair, $500 R, E for end of turn

Wrights: wasted spin w/ BANKRUPT near $3,500

B & D: two N’s on MW near $650 and FLIPS…oops

Rays: $1,100 G pair, same normal BANKRUPT (lost $2,550)

Wrights: unfortunate dud of L on $3,500

B & D: F for flunk

Rays: $600 C, $1K B, buys of A, O, and three I’s, $1,400 D pair, solve…

D I _ I N G / &
C _ T T I N G
B O A R D

Those girls solved DIVING & CUTTING BOARD for $2,250.

Rays: $3,250/Wrights: $4K/B & D: NIL

We’re just $250 over the team minimum, so we need to pick things up fast.

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PP/Express Round: TITLE 

(And I no-lettered this one thanks to the ! at the end.)

Rays: instant dud of D

Wrights: $1,650 T trio, two E’s, $2,800 H quartet, solve…

H _ _ / T H E
_ _ _ _ _ H / _ T _ _ E
_ H _ _ _ T _ _ _ !

Liz nails the Dr. Seuss classic “HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS!” for $4,200 and trips to The Verandah Resort & Spa in ANTIGUA worth $15,300.

Rays: $3,250/Wrights: $23,500 cash & Antigua/B & D: NADA

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Triple Toss-Up: FOOD & DRINK

1.

S O _ T
_ R _ T Z E _ S

We’ve got three kinds of pretzels, and Malisa munches on some SOFT PRETZELS.

2.

_ _ _ _
_ _ _ T Z _ _ S

Bradley quickly gets HARD PRETZELS to get his team in the chips.

3.

_ _ G _ R T – _ O V _ _ E D
P R _ _ _ _ L S

Madhuri gets YOGURT-COVERED PRETZELS.

Round 4: THINGS

Rays: $500 T, $1,600 S pair, $500 R, one A, $500 L

SPEED-UP

_ R _ _ _ _ _ S
_ _ T A L S

Madhuri has spun $1,650 for the remaining consonants.

Rays: P (Malisa said a late but incorrect response of PRECIOUS VITALS.)
Wrights: M

P R _ _ _ _ _ S
M _ T A L S

These were offered as a prize back in the day, and KC solved PRECIOUS METALS for the $2K minimum.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	LaTs	BANKRUPTS	DQs
Round 1	QUICK PERFECT ROUND
Round 2	S, F (B & D) E (Rays) L (Wrights)		3 (all teams)
Round 3	D (Rays)
Round 4				Malisa’s missolve

FINAL SCORES
Rays: $7,250/Wrights: $25,500 cash & Antigua/B & D: $2K

GT: $34,750
Rays’ BANKRUPT TRASH (minus MW flip): $2,550

The Wrights will pick from…

• THING
• PHRASE
• FOOD & DRINK

I just knew Liz would pick F & D.

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$100K Bonus Round

Liz introduces her daughter-in-law and two grandsons, then she also spins the & like last night’s winning team. I know it already…

_ R _ _ _ L E _
_ _ N E _

CDMA only adds two of the D’s…

D R _ _ _ L E D
_ _ N E _

KC gets the first word from the get-go and had BEANS, LIMES, and WINES before Liz came through w/ a container of DRIZZLED HONEY for the $40K, giving them a final total of $65,550 cash & trips.

At the end, the hosts and Liz are sitting down, and Pat complimented that Liz is great at the show. Liz mentions that she’s been watching since the very first day it came on in Oklahoma City. Pat then thanked Liz for watching, and she takes Pat’s offer to stay in touch.

MY RATING: 6 (R2 could have been a whole lot better)