Month: December 2020

Contestants of the Year 2020

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ANT

Favorite Contestant(s) of the Year: TPIR: Derricksons for Winning Triple Play, Anne for winning Golden Road, Flowers for winning the Showcase winning over $102K and Roberto who won $100K From Pay the Rent(Contestant of the Month of December).

Honorable Mentions: Patrick from WOF Winning $100K Ending the Long Drought of Grand Prize, and Steven for Winning Alfa Romeos from LMAD(Contestant of the Month of December)

Zonk Moments of the Year: Renee Blowing an Easy BR, and unfortunately 3 Double Overs in One Month.

SKIPPS

Favorite Contestant(s) of the Year: LMAD: Steven wins a pair of Alfa Romeos in the BD. TPIR: The Derricks family wins all three cars in Triple Play: J!: Ken Jennings wins the G.O.A.T. Tourmanent. WOF: Dave Andrade breaks $100K the hard way in a show-stopping performance.

Honorable Mentions: This year’s Kids Week on TPIR was better than last yr’s even being one episode short, and Patrick snapping the grand prize win drought on Wheel.

Zonk Moments of the Year: Renee Blowing an Easy BR, Dennis also blowing an easy BR triggering a $100K LOSS, and Janeris & Jesenia are the Embarrassments of the Year — Because this pair played so poorly it made us really angry. And they turned down a $300K contract & went home with a measly $104 making them the lowest-scoring winners in the history of the show.

ISMAEL

Favorite Contestant(s) of the Year: Hechtan & Hector win $1,749,907 on the Wall

Honorable Mentions: Derricksons winning Triple Play despite the promo spoiled the outcame and Steven wins 2 Alfas on LMAD

Zonk Moments of the Year: Priscilla of Jeopardy played horrible on the January 16th episode and too many $0 winners on the Wall.

ADAM

Favorite Contestant(s) of the Year are – LMAD: Steven wins a pair of Alfa Romeos in the BD. TPIR: Anne winning a brand new Porsche in Golden Road. J!: Ken Jennings wins the GOAT Tournament. Excluding primetime, Ben Henri wins this year’s Teachers Tournament. Regular play, I’ll say Brayden Smith even if the most recent episode was godawful. WOF: Dave Andrade breaks $100K the hard way in a show-stopping performance.

Honorable Mentions: Shed (LMAD), Beth (LMAD), Derrickses (TPIR), Flowerses (TPIR), Roberto (TPIR), Heather despite the G-R wipeout (TPIR), Mackenzie Jones (J!), Christian Dixie (WOF), Tony Harrison (WOF), Ash Colwell (WOF), Patrick McIntosh (WOF)

Zonk Moments: All 4 Double overs in S49 – the Xmas eve one hit the hardest (TPIR), a 10-day BD winless streak on LMAD in May, a handful of contestants blowing an easy final – the 9/25/20 episode for example (J!), Dennis Savarez blows an easy $100K despite getting good help on MAJOR CITY (WOF)

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J! Around the World With Alex Trebek Retro Quickcap: 11/14/2011 — Tournament of Champions Finals Game 1

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Day 9: Petra

Finalists: Buddy Wright (Fort Worth, TX), Tom Nissley (Seattle, WA) and Roger Craig (Newark, DE)

Coryat Score: 39,000

Daily Double Correct Answers: 3

Final Jeopardy Correct Answers: 2

Roger would win the tournament the next day. Recap for that episode to come at a later date.

Scores After Game 1

  1. Roger Craig (50,000)
  2. Tom Nissley (18,800)
  3. Buddy Wright (6,000)

ant0824’s Rating: TBA

Adam’s Grade: TBA
Adam’s Rating: TBA

Skipps’ Grade: A-
Skipps’ Rating: 9

Grade: A-
Rating: 9

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WOF Retro Quickcap: 3/4/1998

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Ah yes, the one w/ the clown/mortician…

Frank S.: $500
Myra: $3,550
Frank D.: $5,350

GT: $9,400
Tonight’s Bankrupt Trash: $1,450

Scary Moments:

  • Frank D. called a vowel after spinning…twice.

Bonus Round Win: No (Frank D. lost $25K in this BINGO GAME)

My Grade: C
My Rating: 5 (mainly thanks to Frank D.’s personality)

Skipps’ Grade: F+
Skipps’ Rating: 4

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Only Frank D.’s personality keeps the bear out.

WOF Retro Quickcap: 2/25/2003

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Brenda: $3K
Cassie: $2,600
Derrik: $14,700

GT: $20,300
Tonight’s Bankrupt Trash: $11,450 (all from R2)

Scary Moments:

  • Messy R2 and SU (even if the latter was pretty funny).

Bonus Round Win?: No (Derrik may enjoy WALKING THE DOG w/ his corgi, but he wasn’t even close to winning $35K)

My Grade: C
My Rating: 5 (orig. a 6)

Skipps’ Grade: D-
Skipps’ Rating: 5

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WOF Retro Quickcap: 12/13/2004

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Sigh, this episode’s NOT going to be pretty…

Heather: $5,250
Jerry: $4,600
Lalisa: $6,550

GT: a measly $16,400
Tonight’s Bankrupt Trash: $11,050

Scary Moments:

  • Wrong letters called at a really bad time.
  • Also, that BANKRUPT in R4.

Bonus Round Win?: No (Lalisa was not even close to IDing TOBEY MAGUIRE for $30K)

My Grade: D
My Rating: 2 (orig. a 3)

Skipps’ Grade: F-
Skipps’ Rating: 1

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WOF Retro Quickcap: 12/30/2005

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This episode just turned 15. Meanwhile, the show was on a verge of a 3rd skunking this season back then…

Ikeiah: $3K
Elizabeth: $10,700
Josh: $23,400

GT: $37,100
Tonight’s Bankrupt Trash: $17,850

Scary Moment:

  • Ikeiah BANKRUPTed $12,550 cash & trip in R2 after a lot of work. Also, that round ended in a spingle.
  • Elizabeth refuses to risk on a MW (even if she did make the right decision).

Bonus Round Win?: Yes (this HOMEBODY, who has a Spin ID of RS05466, would be joyful of Josh winning the $23,090 Chevy HHR)

We knew you could do it, Josh!

Josh’s Final Total: $46,490

My Grade: B
My Rating: 8 (he was GOOD)

Skipps’ Grade: C+
Skipps’ Rating: 7

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Mythman’s Rating: 7/10

Ant’s Rating:

Boot to Gooseeggs and FFBC Victims

Boot to the skunk.

WOF Quickcap: 12/30/2020

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Renee: $19,700

Lawrence: $14,000

Gianna: $1K GOOSEEGG

GT: $34,700
Tonight’s Bankrupt Trash: $400 + MDW

Scary moment:

  • We got a $0 prize puzzle win

Bonus Round Win?: No (The $38K stays hidden underneath the ANTIQUE WOODEN HUTCH)

Please don’t tell me we’re having a Sony Budget Mode 2.0. -_-

ant0824’s Rating: 3 (Was leaning Towards of a 2)

Adam’s Grade: C+
Adam’s Rating: 6

Skipps’ Grade: D
Skipps’ Rating: 5 (painful BR loss)

Grade: F+
Rating: 4


Boot to Renee.

J! Around the World With Alex Trebek Retro Quickcap: 11/9/2011 — Tournament of Champions Semifinals Game 1

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Day 8: Operatic Costumes: The Met

Semifinals Game 1 Matchup: Erin McLean (Danvers, MA), Tom Nissley (Seattle, WA) and Justin Sausville (Baltimore, MD)

Coryat Score: 44,800

Daily Double and Final Jeopardy Correct Answers: 2 each

Winner: Tom (27,201 (Finalist))

Finalists

  1. Tom Nissley
  2. TBA
  3. TBA

ant0824’s Rating: TBA

Adam’s Grade: TBA
Adam’s Rating: TBA

Skipps’ Grade: B+
Skipps’ Rating: 8

Grade: B+
Rating: 8

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WOF Retro Quickap: 10/16/1992

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Peter: SHUTOUT (leaving w/ $62,002 from yesterday)
Barbara: $14K
Marilyn: PARTING GIFTS

Tonight’s Bankrupt Trash: $1,550

Scary Moments:

  • Short puzzles = many duds

Bonus Round Win?: Yes (WHO KNOWS that Barbara has scored the TOTAL CLEAN SWEEP and won the $18,576 Pontiac Sunbird SE Convertible?)

Barbara’s One-Day Total: $32,576

My Grade: B
My Rating: 7 (would’ve been higher if not for the many duds)

Skipps’ Grade: B-
Skipps’ Rating: 8

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Ant’s Rating:

No bull due to the many duds.

Boot to Peter & Marilyn.

Also, this episode (along w/ Peter’s first day) was once recapped on the long-dead Sony Forum years ago.