EPISODE #7868: 🛍️SHOPPING SPREE🛍️

$1K Toss-Up: WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?

P E _ R _
E _ _ R I _ _ S

Sherry may or may not have worn PEARL EARRINGS, but she’s correct (Pat mistakenly called her Sheryl). Midweek shoppers…

Sherry Krsticevic: history buff (her bookshelves are all about people who did wonderful things in our world and nation) and concertgoer (a couple of weeks ago, she saw a concert on Saturday night, Wednesday night, and jumped on a plane to see a concert in San Diego; saw Earth, Wind & Fire; Springsteen; and a local group called Venice) from Chicago, IL

Lavondra Hinton: retirement counselor where she assists with retiring state employees (she asks Pat if he could retire her today but he’s too tired) also from Chicago, IL

Josh Thompkins: serious roller skater at indoor rinks who can also skate backwards from Valdosta, GA

$2K Toss-Up: FOOD & DRINK

_ R A H _ _
C R _ C K _ R S

You need those to make s’mores and Josh realizes they’re GRAHAM CRACKERS (though he wasn’t sure).

There’s actually a prize wedge labeled COLLETTE instead of a shopping spree on the Wheel for some reason.

Round 1: PLACE

Josh: MDW’s left side from the get-go
Sherry: BANKRUPT near $650
Lavondra: $2,100 L trio, same BANKRUPT as other lady ($2,100 lost)
Josh: no G on $650
Sherry: N for WC, O, $2,100 R trio, 2 I’s, NULL CYCLE?, G repeat on $700
Lavondra: no P on $500
Josh: $700 B, $700 T, 2 A’s, $600 C, solve for $1,750…

B R I L L I A N T
C O R A L / R _ _ _

He might see a BRILLIANT CORAL REEF if he wins tonight’s Prize Puzzle.

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Mystery Round: SAME NAME

Sherry: $550 R, no A
Lavondra: other normal BANKRUPT
Josh: no D on MW near $650
Sherry: $1,650 L trio, no E
Lavondra: same BANKRUPT
Josh: $1K G pair, 2 O’s, 3 I’s (NMV), $1,800 N trio, unnecessary BANKRUPT near $650 ($2,300 lost)
Sherry: P for COLLETTE (New York worth $8K+), FLUNKS OUT with C on $700 to throw away nearly $10,200 cash & trip- just where do you think it would go?! -__-
Lavondra: solve for house minimum…

R O L L I N G / &
_ O _ L I N G
P I N

She mercifully solves ROLLING & BOWLING PIN (Pat: “Wheel, Lavondra, good, Wheel, bad.”).

Josh: $3,750 | Ladies: $1K each (Sherry has WC)

I’m not feeling too good here…

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PP/Express Round: RHYME TIME

Lavondra: $1,200 T pair, $500 N, 2 O’s, no R on $650
Josh: no S on $550
Sherry: $850 M, Y on EXPRESS

Allllllllllllllllllll aboooooooOOOOOOOARD!!

Current Bank: $1,850 & WC (she tried to spin the Wheel)
Chosen: L, obvious A, CRASH with D ($2,600 & WC lost)

Lavondra: obvious I, $1,600 C pair, $1,200 K pair (almost landed on EXPRESS), solve for $4K…

A / L O C K _ T / I N
M Y / _ O C K _ T

She doesn’t realize that the R was a dud because she botches the last word with ROCKET (and she knew what it is afterwards). I don’t have A LOCKET IN MY POCKET, but Josh gets it right for a trip the Divi Carina Bay in ST. CROIX worth $8,700.

Josh: $12,450 cash & St. Croix | Ladies: $1K each

TERRIBLE game thus far… -___-

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Triple Toss-Up: ON THE MAP

1.

_ I _ G I _ I A
B E _ C _

All beaches here; Josh locates VIRGINIA BEACH.

2.

M _ _ M I
_ _ _ _ _

Lavondra locates MIAMI BEACH.

3.

_ _ _ _ L E
B _ _ C _

Sherry splits the dough with MUSCLE BEACH (I would’ve been wrong with PEBBLE BEACH).

Speed-Up: THING

Sherry has spun $1,550 per consonant.

Sherry: R
Lavondra: T
Josh: 2 S’s
Sherry: N
Lavondra: C
Josh: D
Sherry: L
Lavondra: F
Josh: H
Sherry: P

P _ S _ T _ _ _
C _ S H / F L _ _

Sherry gets a POSITIVE CASH FLOW in the amount of $3,100.

PENALTY BOX	DUDS	BANKRUPTS	REPEATS	MISSOLVES
Round 1 (aired)	G (Josh), P (Lavondra)	3 (everybody)	G (Sherry)
Mystery Round	A, E, C (Sherry); D (Josh)	3 (Lavondra x2, Josh)
PP/Express Round	R (Lavondra), S (Josh), D (Sherry)	Sherry		Lavondra
Speed-Up	R, N (Sherry); D (Josh)	N/A
21 TOTAL	12	7	1	1

FINAL SCORES
Sherry: $6,100 | Lavondra: $3K | Josh: $14,450 cash & St. Croix

GRAND TOTAL: a pitiful $23,550
BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding WC): $7K

I really don’t know if things will get any better as Josh selects from this generic list…

• PLACE
• THING
• PHRASE

He took a while before picking that.

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$100K Bonus Round

After we see his sister Jasmine, he lands on the ★★. This was used during the Secret Santa Sweepstakes back in Dec. 9, 2015 (it was solved for $33K)…

_ _ E _ _ / _ _
T _ E / _ _ _ _

HCDA is a PERFECT combo…

A H E A D / _ _
T H E / _ A C _

He realizes he was AHEAD OF THE PACK in the game halfway in the countdown for $50K, giving him a final total of $64,450 cash & trip. Thank you for saving this episode, sir!

Postgame Chat: It’s not only the night before Thanksgiving, but it’s also an anniversary for Vanna: On the day before Thanksgiving in 1982, she found out she got this job, 41 years ago today, and it’s been great! Pat tells her don’t say “back in 1982” and instead say “in the last millennium”.

MY RATING: 5 (D) (thank goodness for that perfect letter combo)