RECAP EXAMPLE: Wednesday, September 19

Jim: From the deck of the beautiful cruise ship Fortune's Wheel, here's Pat Sajak and Vanna White!
Pat to Vanna: Welcome to Cruise Week! Have [chuckles] fun at the puzzleboard.

It's Day 3 of our "On the Water" voyage.

Time to drop anchor with a Toss-Up...
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_ _ / _ _ _ _
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Ding!
_ _ E I N G
_ _ _ / W _ R _ _
_ Y / _ H _ P
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

David's SEEING THE WORLD BY SHIP.

Ja'Nay: $0
Marty: $0
David: $1,000

Tonight's players?
David Wilson: A stage actor from Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ja'Nay Thomas: A youth minister from Atlanta, GA
Marty Jenkins: A stay-at-home dad with 2 kids from Quincy, MA (near Boston, he mentions)

Another Toss-Up here...
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_ _ _ _ _ _
PHRASE

Ding!

E X _ _ I C
_ _ X _ R Y
PHRASE

Marty solves EXOTIC LUXURY.

Ja'Nay: $0
Marty: $2,000
David: $1,000

Tonight's featured cruise is of Seattle, and it's worth $5,500!

And we have one thing we need to work on...winning the Jackpot.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THING

Marty
1/2-CAR ($500) - 1 T
$300 - 2 R's
2 E's
3 O's
JACKPOT - 2 S's
Can't solve for a $7,300 Jackpot.
2 A's
$400 - 2 N's
LOSE A TURN
Current Bank: $2,150 + 1/2-CAR

T _ _ N _ E R O _ S
R O _ N _ / O _
A _ _ _ A _ S E
THING

David
$600 - 1 L
No I
Current Bank: $350

T _ _ N _ E R O _ S
R O _ N _ / O _
A _ _ L A _ S E
THING

Ja'Nay
JACKPOT - 2 P's!
Solve attempt...
Current Bank: $1,000

T _ _ N _ E R O _ S
R O _ N _ / O _
A P P L A _ S E
THING

JACKPOT WIN! Ja'Nay solves THUNDEROUS ROUND OF APPLAUSE for a $10,800 Jackpot! Total that round: $11,800!

WRONG LETTER: I (David)
LOSE A TURN: Marty ($2,150 + 1/2-CAR)

Ja'Nay: $11,800
Marty: $2,000
David: $1,000

Two D's, but Ja'Nay got the Jackpot anyway!

All our hard work paid off...let's celebrate with a minigame! It's called High/Low.

Ja'Nay: $300
Marty: $800
David: MDW's right side --> $0

Vanna picks the low amount, so David will guess first.

L _ I _ / _ F
P O R _
FOOD & DRINK

David solves LOIN OF PORK.

Ja'Nay: 0
Marty: 0
David: 1

Next up on our list - 2 Mystery wedges.
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_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
FOOD & DRINK

David
$600 - 2 T's
$300 - 2 S's
2 E's
BANKRUPT near $600 ($1,550 gone)

_ _ T T E _ _
S _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ E _ S
FOOD & DRINK

Ja'Nay
BANKRUPT btw. $600/$900

Marty
$800 - 3 R's
2 A's
No I
Current Bank: $1,900

_ _ T T E R _
S _ A _ _
_ R A _ _ E R S
FOOD & DRINK

David
$300 - 3 C's
1 U
No more vowels!
$800 - 2 K's
Solve attempt...
Current Bank: $2,250

_ U T T E R _
S _ A C K
C R A C K E R S
FOOD & DRINK

David solves BUTTERY SNACK CRACKERS.

WRONG LETTER: I (Marty)
BANKRUPTS: David ($1,550), Ja'Nay ($0)

Ja'Nay: $11,800
Marty: $2,000
David: $3,250

Another minigame we can play is 2nd Guess Bonus Round. This one's from...uh, IDK.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
PROPER NAME

RSTLNE:
_ _ _
_ E L _ S _ _
PROPER NAME

MDCO:
_ _ M
_ E L _ S _ _
PROPER NAME

David...nails JIM BELUSHI (from "According to Jim"; his late brother John was in the original cast of "Saturday Night Live", RIP).

Ja'Nay: 0
Marty: 0
David: 2

How about starting about our next round?
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THING

Ja'Nay
$600 - 6 T's! Almost hit $3500, wow.
5 A's!
4 I's!
Solve attempt...
Current Bank: $3,100

_ _ _ _ _ A _
I T A _ I A _
T _ _ _ I _ T
A T T _ A _ T I _ _
THING

QUICK DOMINATION! Ja'Nay solves POPULAR ITALIAN TOURIST ATTRACTION for an $8,500 trip to Rome! Total that round: $11,600!

Ja'Nay: $23,400
Marty: $2,000
David: $3,250

Yes, there were two P's, three R's, two L's, AND two N's, but Ja'Nay still has a big lead.

The last minigame of the night is Most Frequent.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
PLACES

And Ja'Nay will start! You go on, girl!

Consonants: 2 S's, 1 R, 1 T, 2 N's, 1 L, 1 M, 2 D's, 1 P, 2 G's
Vowels: 3 O's, 1 I, 1 U

Ja'Nay: 9
Marty: 4
David: 5

O L D / S T O M P I N G
G R O U N D S
PLACES

Ja'Nay reads off OLD STOMPING GROUNDS.

Ja'Nay: 1
Marty: 0
David: 2

David's our new Minigame Champ!

Time for our 3rd Toss-Up:
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_ _ _ _ _
PEOPLE

Ding!

C I V I _
G _ O U _
PEOPLE

Marty is one letter off with CIVIL GROUP. Right after that, David solves CIVIC GROUP.

Ja'Nay: $23,400
Marty: $2,000
David: $6,250

Round 4 could be Marty's redemption...
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_ _ _ _ _ _
IN THE KITCHEN

David
$900 - No T

Ja'Nay
$400 - No S

Marty
$450 - 1 R
Current Bank: $450

_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ R
IN THE KITCHEN

Ding 4x!
Time for a Final Spin. What does Pat land on...$300, so we have a $1,300 Speed-Up (another name for the Final Spin).

Next Up: 2 N's

_ _ N
_ _ _ N _ R
IN THE KITCHEN

Marty solves CAN OPENER for $3,050.

WRONG LETTERS (before the FS): T (David), S (Ja'Nay)

Ja'Nay: $23,400
Marty: $5,050
David: $6,250

Maingame Winnings: $34,700
Bankrupt Trash: $1,550

Ja'Nay could win a Motorcycle or some more money to add to her jackpot if she claims either from the R in AMERICA'S.
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THING

RSTLNE:
_ _ _ L _ _
S _ E _ _ _ N _
THING

PCBI:
P _ B L I C
S P E _ _ I N _
THING

She says PUBLIC SPEAKIN' (46 sec.), but gets PUBLIC SPEAKING at 42 sec.! That earns her $40,000 ("transfer these funds")! Final total: $63,400!

My rating: 7.5