Yesterday’s game saw a ladies’ match, though I admit their scores weren’t too hard to catch.
Nelson barely escaped getting a lump of coal, as leaving with some cash was his goal.
Martia lost her BR because her help was small and couldn’t add another $45K to her haul.
Three more Secret Santas are competing tonight. Hopefully they don’t do anything that would cause a fright.
EPISODE #8272: 🧑🎄SECRET SANTA HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY II🧑🎄
$1K Toss-Up: PHRASE
I ’ _ L / _ E V _ R
T _ _ L
I’LL NEVER TELL who might be winning big until the end of the game, whether it’s Keisha or these other Tuesday Secret Santas…
Keisha Bell: lady who can make the perfect cake (it’s become an expected thing with her family) and is in love with her 5-year-old grandson Destin from New Orleans, LA
Jeff Cruz: singer whose family loved singing karaoke at home (they had a karaoke machine back in the laser disc days; he loves some Stevie Wonder and Billy Joel; Ryan’s karaoke song is Foreigner) from Irvine, CA
Diana Perillo: Costco fan who goes on dates there with her husband (romance kicks in when she’s pudding things in the cart and smiling at him) and has played this game on the PS2 while she was in the 5th grade (and she even memorized everything that Vanna said during the game) from Milwaukee, WI
$2K Toss-Up: UNDER THE TREE🆕
M O _ _ L / T _ A I N
S _ _
Keisha triples up with MODEL TRAIN SET.
FEATURED TRIP: NYC courtesy of COLLETTE
Round 1: SAME LETTER
Keisha: $650 T, 3 N’s for $7,500, 2 E’s, no S on $500
Jeff: no M on $2,500
Diana: $1,400 R pair, 2 I’s, Same Letter of 3 W’s for $2,650, LaT
Keisha: $700 F, O, $1,600 D pair, solve for $9,950…
W I N D _
W I N T E R / &
W O N D E R F _ _
She’s still the only one with money after solving WINDY, WINTER, & WONDERFUL.
Mystery Round: THING
Jeff: $1,300 N pair, 2 A’s, LaT
Diana: no R for WC
Keisha: $850 T, H for WC, E, I, $600 L, no M on $900
Jeff: BANKRUPT near $650 ($1,050 lost)
Diana: S on MW near $650, flips…$$$, $1,200 D pair, 4 O’s (NMV), $800 F, solve for $11,750…
O L D – F A S H I O N E D
T O _ O _ _ A N
She can buy an OLD-FASHIONED TOBOGGAN with some of the money she won.
Jeff: ZILCH ❆ Diana: $11,750 ❆ Keisha: $12,950 WC
PP/Express Round: GUILTY PLEASURE
Diana: $500 T, $600 H, E, LaT
Keisha: D for MDW, $1K N pair, I, 3 A’s, $500 L, solve for $1K & MDW…
L _ _ N _ I N _
T H E / D A _ / A _ A _
She keeps the sparkly green and will be LOUNGING THE DAY AWAY at Pineapple Beach Club in ANTIGUA worth $9,216.
Jeff: COAL ALERT ❆ Diana: $11,750 ❆ Keisha: $23,166 cash & Antigua WC MDW
Triple Toss-Up: FOOD & DRINK
1.
E _ _ _
O V _ _ / E A _ Y
Keisha cooks up some EGGS OVER EASY.
2.
E _ G _
_ E _ E _ _ _ T
Keisha orders an EGGS BENEDICT.
3.
_ _ G _ _ G
I love the taste of EGGNOG and apparently Jeff does, too, and he’s finally on the board.
Speed-Up: NEVER HAVE I EVER
Jeff has spun $1,700 per consonant, so that’s good news for Keisha.
Jeff: R
Diana: 2 T’s
Keisha: H
Jeff: N
Diana: 2 G’s
Keisha: S (misses with REGRETTED SOMETHING)
Jeff: M
Diana: A
Keisha: L
Jeff D
Diana: O
Keisha: F (NMC)
R _ G _ F T _ D
S O M _ T H _ N G
There may be times where I’ve REGIFTED SOMETHING, but Keisha solves for $5,100 and a chance at the million.
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | MISSOLVES |
| Round 1 | S (Keisha), M (Jeff) | Diana | ||
| Mystery Round | R (Diana), M (Keisha) | Jeff | Jeff | |
| PP/Express Round | Diana | |||
| Speed-Up | A (Diana), L (Keisha) | N/A | N/A | Keisha |
| 11 TOTAL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
FINAL SCORES
Jeff: $2K ❆ Diana: $11,750 ❆ Keisha: $32,266 cash & Antigua WC MDW
GRAND TOTAL: $46,016
BANKRUPT TRASH: $1,050
Choose your generic category wisely, Keisha…
- THING
- PERSON
- PHRASE
MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #5
She didn’t bring anybody, but she lands on GAME. Here are the last 3 letters on the top line…
_ _ _ _ _ T E R
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MCHAF gives her all three non-WC consonants…
C _ M _ _ T E R
_ H _ _
She might not be much of a COMPUTER WHIZ, but she aces it for…
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…$40K for a final total of $72,266 cash & trip.
$1M LOCATION: AMERICA’S (6 away)
Postgame Chat: Ryan mentioned earlier that Vanna’s name is in a famous Nelly song. It happened when she ran into him and asked him, “Did we sit next to each other on a plane?”. He said, “No, it just rhymed.”. Ryan always pictured this flight they were on, but he doesn’t think he wants to know the real story.
MY RATING: 7 (C+)
Keisha showed off quite the rally all the way to this episode’s finale.
A shot at her winning the million-dollar prize was certainly a feast for the eyes.
Although she won just $40K in the end, she’ll have quite some dough to spend.
Three more shows for me to go before things start to snow.
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 