Let’s make this episode a good one before I leave for tomorrow…
EPISODE #8263: 
DRAFTKINGS CASINO MULTIPLIER TOURNAMENT
The short intro is used again.
$1K Toss-Up: PHRASE
G _ T / _ _ / O _
T _ _ / A C T I _ N
Let’s GET IN ON THE ACTION, and see Toni plus her midweek opposition play…
Toni Perrotta: karaoke queen who enjoys swimming & water aerobics (she says she’s old to swim, and that’s basically the law) and dogsits when she’s retired; she’s also a flamingoholic (and she tells us a group of flamingos is a “flamboyance”) from Sherman Oaks, CA
Derek Shields: married man to Masha who enjoys taking trips to Vegas (he used to take poker a little bit more seriously than the slots that he does nowadays) and also slow cooks (his go-to food is the briskets and he puts a little salt, pepper and garlic instead of marinating it) from Scottsdale, AZ
Paula Leland: certified gym bunny (she loves hot yoga, running marathons, weights & strength training, etc.) from Chicago
$2K Toss-Up: WAYD? (three-liner alert)
_ R _ _ N _
_ O / K E E _ / A
_ _ R _ _ G _ T / F _ C E
I’m TRYING TO KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE, and so is Toni who triples up.
Round 1: PET PEEVE
Toni: one T for MDW, one H for Multiplier near $800 (4X), four E’s, $700 R, one A, $1,100 N pair, two I’s, $1,600 G pair (close call), $500 L, solve…
L E A _ I N G / T H E
_ R I _ G E / _ _ E N
She knows LEAVING THE FRIDGE OPEN is a big no-no for $7,150 — PR.
Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER
Derek: $1,200 T pair, BANKRUPT near $650 just as quick
Paula: $1,400 S pair, N for negative
Toni: $1K R pair, N repeat
Derek: H for halt
Paula: three F’s on other Multiplier (2X), $700 L, four E’s and O, $1,400 D pair, two I’s, $700 G, unnecessary U buy, $500 Y, solve…
_ _ S T E R ’ S
D E G R E E
O F / D I F F I _ U L T Y
She earns a MASTER’S DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY worth $9,700.
Paula: $9,700/Toni: $10,150 MDW/Derek: NOTHING
PP/Express Round: FUN & GAMES
Paula: $500 S, $800 T, one E, $800 R, $1,400 N pair, L for lost turn
Toni: $10,500 G trio, one O and three I’s, $500 F, solve…
G O I N G
_ I T E S _ R F I N G
She’s won $10,500 and the chance to be GOING KITESURFING at The Verandah in ANTIGUA (incl. a Land Rover drive to Devil’s Bridge) worth $9,200. Oh, and she says she’s gonna “plotz”, which is slang for collapsing or fainting from excitement.
Paula: $9,700/Toni: $29,850 cash & Antigua MDW/Derek: BUPKIS
Triple Toss-Up: THING
1.
_ _ N N _ / S L _ T
M _ C _ _ N _
All “machines”, and Toni gets some more $ out of this PENNY SLOT MACHINE.
2.
_ _ O G R _ S _ _ _ E
S L _ T / _ A _ _ I _ E
Paula wins her share of $2K from a PROGRESSIVE SLOT MACHINE.
3.
_ _ S _ I _ G
M _ _ H _ _ _
Derek finally gets some $ from this WASHING MACHINE.
Speed-Up: SHOW ME A SIGN (one-wordy alert)
Derek lands on the $1,500 minimum, so that’s good news for Toni.
Derek: 2 S’s (he then tried to spin and say T next)
Paula: 2 T’s
Toni: R
S _ _ _ T T _ R _ _ S
Toni solves the zodiac sign of SAGITTARIUS (that’s when you’re born from Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) for the Final Spin amount.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | PERFECT ROUND | |||
| Round 2 | N (Paula), H (Derek) | Derek | Toni’s N repeat | |
| Round 3 | L (Paula) | |||
| Round 4 | NONE |
FINAL SCORES
Paula: $11,700/Toni: $33,350 cash & Antigua MDW/Derek: $2K
GT: $47,050
Derek’s BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,200
Toni’s definitely coming back for Friday (and Liz from last night is on the bubble), but now here’s her generic category list for her MDBR…
- PHRASE
- THING
- PERSON
She may be asking for a massive bust like Kristen Andrews from S36 w/ her choice of THING — oh brother. -___-
MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #4
Toni has no supporters, but the crowd is w/ her. Her moment of truth spin lands on the P (and as in her last name). This was a puzzle from early S30 (and not solved for $30K)…
_ E R _ _ L
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CFD is no good, but there are two A’s…
A E R _ A L
_ _ E _
After initially saying AERIAL WIRE, we will be seeing an AERIAL VIEW of her winning…
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…not the million, but the Toyota GR86 Premium worth $37,222, giving her a new subtotal of $70,572 cash & prizes!
$1M LOCATION: C (11 away)
No end chat after this win, and we’ll never know what the hosts would talk about had she not won that sportscar.
MY RATING: 8
That’s gonna do it for me, and I’ll see you late next month on the 23rd. @jliu23232 will cover the rest of this tournament.
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 