EPISODE #7677: 🍲AMERICA’S GAME II🍲
Next stop on our extra-episodes train tour? “Fabulous Food,” so the Infiniti QX50 is back in the race.
$1K Tossup: FUN & GAMES
_ _ I I N G / T H E
_ O C K I _ S
Gina doesn’t sound too confident, but she or one of her opponents could be SKIING THE ROCKIES once this game’s over…
Gina Gonzalez-Scallon (L.A., born and raised in Skipps’ hometown of Long Island): proud Puerto Rican married to Sean for six years with a toddler son; she’s known Sean since they were 14 years old, but they fell in love at 25; her dad’s from Puerto Rico and many of her relatives still live there
Claire Person (Lodi, CA): special education teacher for seven years married to Nolan for eight years with two sons; she enjoys wine tasting with family and friends
Adrian Weaver (Merrillville, IN): musical theater performer (and real estate broker since the pandemic); he’s been a competitive swimmer since his teens and his mom bought him Wheel of Fortune games; he has two sisters, one of them serving overseas in the Air Force
Pat’s surprised Gina recently bought a Wheel of Fortune board game.
$2K Tossup: OCCUPATION
_ A N _ _
I _ _ _ R _ C _ _ R
A DANCE INSTRUCTOR triples up Gina’s money.
FEATURED TRIP: Beacon South Beach Hotel in Miami Beach (FLORIDA) worth $7,400
Tues./Thurs. Gift Tag: Avon
Round 1: PHRASE
Gina: a $1,300 T pair, E and A twosomes, an R couplet for the WC (she waves it giddily after Pat told her to “do something wild” with it), two I’s, a $1,300 S duo (close call there), the remaining non-pair vowels (an O and a U trio), an $1,800 L doublet, solve attempt (after some thought)…
_ _ A T / I S
_ O U R / _ U I L T _
_ L E A S U R E ?
Hey, Gina, WHAT IS YOUR GUILTY PLEASURE? Winning $4,150 after that PR (and $7,150 total)?
Prevagen Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER
Claire: an S for $500 (not quite to the biggie), three E’s, a T on the MW near $650 and she flips it… $$$, an A, an R for the MDW, two N’s for $1K, three O’s, H for halt on $850 ($10,750 and the MDW at stake)
Adrian: two C’s for the FLORIDA trip, a V for $500, a P for $800, an F for $800, two I’s, a G on the other MW, solve attempt (he initially wanted to spin)…
C O N V E R S A T I O N
P I E C E
O F / G _ _
Adrian imagines chewing a CONVERSATION PIECE OF GUM for $11,250 cash and getaway.
Claire: ZERO/Adrian: $11,250 cash & FL/Gina: $7,150 WC
PP/Express Round: PLACE
Adrian: three $500 N’s, two $800 S’s, an $850 D, one E, five A’s, L for loss of turn on $600
Gina: two $900 R’s, solve attempt…
A N / A _ A _ _ N _
R E S _ R _ / A N D / S _ A
With another $1,800, Gina will stay at AN AMAZING ($9K) RESORT AND SPA – The Springs in COSTA RICA (provided by FlightGuru). (She squealed as soon as she heard that destination.)
Claire: NOTHING/Adrian: $11,250 cash & FL/Gina: $17,950 cash & C.R. WC
Triple Tossup: THING
1.
_ A _ U _ A _ L _
C _ R _ Y / _ A _ R
There’s “hair” in each of these puzzles, but Claire leaves out the suffix at the end of the first word…
_ A _ U R A _ L Y
C _ R _ Y / H A I R
…and she realized her mistake too late, as Gina solves NATURALLY CURLY HAIR (with the necessary -LY).
2.
T R _ N _ Y
_ A I R S _ _ _ E
Adrian rocks a TRENDY HAIRSTYLE.
3.
_ _ _ _
E X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S
This should’ve been under THINGS, but Claire’s on the board thanks to some HAIR EXTENSIONS.
Speed-Up: FOOD & DRINK
Claire sprints past the BANKRUPT near TD and makes it a $1,500 FS.
Claire: N
Adrian: one T
Gina: one R
Claire: two S’s
Adrian: K (hmm…)
Gina: one L
Claire: one C
Adrian: two B’s
_ _ _ _ _ _ S – S T _ L _
B _ R B _ C _ _
Adrian quickly eats some MEMPHIS-STYLE BARBECUE for $4,500 and a strong second-place score.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | BANKRUPTS | LOSE A TURNS | DQs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROUND 1 | PERFECT ROUND | |||
| ROUND 2 | H (Claire) | |||
| ROUND 3 | L (Adrian) | |||
| ROUND 4 | N (Claire), K (Adrian) |
FINAL SCORES
Claire: $2K/Adrian: $17,750 cash & FL/Gina: $19,950 cash & C.R. WC
GT: $39,700
NO PENALTY SPACES!
Which of these categories will satisfy Gina’s appetite?
–THING
–PLACE
–PHRASE
PLACE it is (and Pat finds her choice interesting).
$100K Bonus Round
After introducing us to her cousin Kara, Gina lands on the “dreaded ampersand” (Pat’s words, not mine). She’s gonna need help on the bottom word…
_ N / _ L _
_ _ R _ _ _ _ S E
DCHO and G will do some good…
_ N / O L D
_ _ R _ H O _ S E
…and after Gina solves this puzzle (and Pat scrambles to open her envelope with the WC in hand), she might visit AN OLD FARMHOUSE with $50K in her pockets and a final sum of $69,950! No wonder Pat found her category choice interesting…
(Pat tried killing the buzz of Gina and Kara’s celebration by telling Kara she didn’t win anything – well, dang.)
MY RATING: 8
Pat wonders if Vanna’s sparkly dress is battery-operated, or if he can plug it in.
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 