RECAP EXAMPLE: Tuesday, September 4

Jim: And now, here are the stars of our show...Pat Sajak and Vanna White!
Pat to Vanna: Time for us to travel in different directions, [chuckles] see ya soon.

Day 2 of our "Grand Opening" comin' at ya!

We begin with a short lovely Toss-Up:

_ _ / _ _ _

PROPER NAME

Ding!

Z _ / T _ _

PROPER NAME

Dan knows the band ZZ TOP.

Terry: $0

Dan: $1,000

Jenna: $0

Tonight's puzzle-solvers...
Dan Michaels: An insurance agent from Conway, SC

Jenna Durant: A 3rd-year law school student and St. Patrick's Day fanatic from my hometown of San Francisco, CA!

Terry Randall: An airplane pilot from Las Vegas, NV

Another Toss-Up coming your way!

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

AROUND THE HOUSE

Ding!

_ _ I T _ I _ _

N _ _ _ _ E _

AROUND THE HOUSE

Jenna solves KNITTING NEEDLES as quick as I did.

Terry: $0

Dan: $1,000

Jenna: $2,000

Our awesome featured trip is to Jamaica! It's worth $8,000!

Who will win the Jackpot? We'll find out this next round.

_ _ / _ _ _ / _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _

SONG LYRICS

Jenna

$900 - 4 T's!

$300 - 1 R

6 E's!

2 A's!

WILD - 1 D

$500 - 2 L's

4 O's!

$600 - 2 P's

$800 - 2 C's...One more spin...

$700 - 2 S's...She did not mean that.

$500 - 3 H's

Solve attempt...

Current Bank: $9,850 + WILD

O N / T O P / O _

S P A _ H E T T _

A L L / C O _ E R E D

_ _ T H / C H E E S E

SONG LYRICS

DOMINATION! Jenna solves ON TOP OF SPAGHETTI ALL COVERED WITH CHEESE.

UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,300

Terry: $0

Dan: $1,000

Jenna: $11,850 + WILD

1st minigame of the night is High/Low.

Terry: $400

Dan: BANKRUPT near $2500 --> $0

Jenna: $900

Vanna decides to pick the low amount, so Dan has a shot first.

D _ _ G I _
D O O _
AROUND THE HOUSE

Dan gets DOGGIE DOOR.

Terry: 0
Dan: 1
Jenna: 0

Who will risk it all on the Mystery wedges?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Terry
BANKRUPT btw. $3500/$300

Dan
$900 - 3 N's
$800 - 2 G's
1 I
1 O
2 A's
MYSTERY (MW for short) btw. the MDW/$300 - 2 T's
He has $3,550 so far and declines the risk.
Solve attempt...
Current Bank: $5,550

_ A N _ I N G
T _ _ / T A N G O
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Dan solves DANCING THE TANGO.

BANKRUPT: Terry ($0)

Terry: $0
Dan: $6,550
Jenna: $11,850 + WILD

Another minigame has flown by here - it's 2nd Guess Bonus Round! This puzzle is from February 5, 2002:
_ / _ _ _ _
PERSON

RSTLNE:
_ / _ _ _ E
PERSON

Again, a quartet of letters is no good - this time, it's PHMI...

...and everyone's stumped! Wow. This toughie was A DUKE.

Terry: 0
Dan: 1
Jenna: 0

$25,000 was lost there.

It's time for Round 3, y'all!
_ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _
EVENT

And guess what, folks? It's a...
PRIZE PUZZLE!
Let's get it going!

Dan
$600 - 1 N
BANKRUPT near $3500 ($600 gone)

_ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ N _ _
EVENT

Jenna
$300 - No G

Terry
1/2-CAR ($500) - 3 S's
2 E's
2 A's
1/2-CAR ($450) - No F...OUCH.
Current Bank: $500 + 1/2-CAR

A / _ _ _ _ S E / _ _
_ _ E / _ S _ A N _ S
EVENT

Dan
$600 - 1 R
2 I's
$500 (former 1/2-CAR) - 1 C
FREE PLAY - 1 O
1/2-CAR ($450) - No Y (?!)
Current Bank: $850

A / C R _ I S E / _ O
_ _ E / I S _ A N _ S
EVENT

Jenna
The MDW's left-side BANKRUPT (left side for short, same goes for the right side, WILD gone again)

Terry
GIFT TAG (GIFT for short) - 1 L!
Same $500 - 1 D
FREE PLAY - 1 U
No more vowels!
LOSE A TURN
Current Bank: $1,000 + GIFT + 1/2-CAR

A / C R U I S E / _ O
_ _ E / I S L A N D S
EVENT

Dan
$700 - No M
Current Bank: $850

Jenna
$300 - 1 H
$350 - 2 T's
A complete board!
Solve attempt...
Current Bank: $1,000

A / C R U I S E / T O
T H E / I S L A N D S
EVENT

Jenna finally puts an end to this ugly round by reading off A CRUISE TO THE ISLANDS, and one of her stops is in the Bahamas! This trip is worth $7,000, so her total is $8,000 this round!

WRONG LETTERS: G (Jenna), F (Terry), Y (Dan), M (Dan)
BANKRUPTS: Dan ($900), Jenna (WILD)
LOSE A TURN: Terry ($1,000 + GIFT + 1/2-CAR)

Terry: $0
Dan: $6,550
Jenna: $19,850

Dan, Y and M?! REALLY?! Come on now.

Minigame #3: Most Frequent.
_ _ _ _ / &
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
SAME NAME

Jenna will start this minigame.

Consonants: No S, No T, No R, 3 N's, 3 G's, No P, No B, 2 K's, 1 H
Vowels: No A, 1 I, 2 O's

Terry: 6
Dan: 3
Jenna: 3

H O N G / &
K I N G / K O N G
SAME NAME

All Terry has to do (which she does) is say HONG & KING KONG.

Terry: 1
Dan: 1
Jenna: 0

Since there's a tie, the leftmost player, Terry, is our Minigame Champ!

And she could finally score with the last Toss-Up of this evening.
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
THINGS

Ding!

_ M P _ Y
_ _ T _ L E _
THINGS

Terry's not sure, but I was right - she's finally on the board with EMPTY BOTTLES!

Terry: $3,000
Dan: $6,550
Jenna: $19,850

And another round is our destination.
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_ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
MOVIE TITLE

Terry
$350 - 2 N's
$5000 - 2 S's!
$350 - 1 C
Current Bank: $11,050

_ _ _ / _ _ _ N C _ S S
_ N _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
MOVIE TITLE

Ding 4x!
Terry could make a nice comeback but it won't be easy because Pat spins $300. Consonant value: $1,300.

Letters: 2 T's, No L, No M, 2 H's, 1 A, 1 D, 2 R's

T H _ / _ R _ N C _ S S
A N D / T H _ / _ R _ _
MOVIE TITLE

Told you so. Terry makes a BIG comeback with Disney's "THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG" for a whopping $18,850! Jenna left behind $1,300.

WRONG LETTERS (after the FS): L (Dan), M (Jenna)

Terry: $21,850
Dan: $6,550
Jenna: $19,850

IMO (in my opinion), Dan deserved last place. Wanna know why? See Round 3.

Maingame Winnings: $48,250!
Bankrupt Trash: $900 + WILD

Time for Terry to add to her comeback cash. She could win either that or the Sports Car. Her Bonus Wheel spin lands her on the I in WIN.
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_ _ _ _ _ _
PLACE

RSTLNE:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
PLACE

HGFI:
F I N I S H I N G
S _ H _ _ L
PLACE

Good combo - she nails FINISHING SCHOOL (AKA charm school) for $35,000 ("You're on the fast track")! Final total: $56,850, all cash! Nice job, Terry!

My rating: High 7 (Dan's ridiculous R3 letters and that rough round brought it down for me)

By the way (BTW), low ratings are .25 and high ones are .75.