EPISODE #7678: 🎖AMERICA’S GAME II🎖
The Mazda CX-50 returns for one more salute to our veterans.
$1K Tossup: ON THE MAP
T _ E / C _ A _ T
_ F / M A I _ _
Stan or one of his female opponents might visit THE COAST OF MAINE after this half-hour…
Stan Kosmoski (Tampa): Army vet who was a sports broadcaster in Frankfurt, Germany (like Pat in Vietnam) who announced for American teams; he’s married to Mary Anne for 44 years with three daughters and three grandkids
Lulu Castañeda (Torrance, CA): six-year Marine vet who earned a medal for shooting on a rifle range; women weren’t allowed to do so at the time and her male colleagues teased her for it, but she got orders to go to the range
Sonia Magwood-Morales (Queens): four-year Air Force vet who was a service apprentice specialist and airman first class; she joined the service since many of her relatives did the same (her grandpa in a World War, her dad in Vietnam, her brother and uncles in the Navy, and her cousins in the Marines)
$2K Tossup: OCCUPATION
T H _ A _ E R
_ S H E _
A THEATER USHER multiplies Stan’s money by three.
FEATURED TRIP: Circa Resort & Casino in Las VEGAS worth $7,400
Round 1: THINGS
Stan: a $500 T, two E’s, a $900 R, four A’s, two $600 N’s, a single O, M for mistake on $650
Lulu: two $850 C’s, solve attempt…
C A N _ _ E _ / O N / A
_ _ R T _ _ A _ / C A _ E
But maybe Lulu decided to solve too soon, as she leaves off the S at the end of the first word. And she realized her mistake afterwards.
Sonia: a $650 S, two $600 D’s, a $500 H, a $700 L, unfortunate LaT ($3,050 at stake)
Stan: solve attempt…
C A N D L E S / O N / A
_ _ R T H D A _ / C A _ E
Stan puts the CANDLES ON A ($1,850) BIRTHDAY CAKE, giving him $4,850 so far.
Prevagen Mystery Round: SAME NAME
Lulu: R for rats on $800
Sonia: an S for $900, two T’s for the MDW, an N for Vegas, an L for $800, one A, four E’s, a V for the AMAZINGCLUBS.COM GT, the remaining vowels (two O’s and an I)… an $800 C… and a $700 J
She gets out of a…
L O V E / &
E J E C T I O N
S E A T
…for $11,600 cash and goodies plus the sparkly green wedge. Then she apologizes for that thrilling round (no need to), and Pat sits down.
Sonia: $11,600 cash & prizes MDW/Stan: $4,850/Lulu: NOTHING
PP/Express Round: PLACES
Sonia: two $700 R’s, four $800 S’s, four T’s on the EXPRESS and she HOPS ABOARD (hoo boy…)
Current Bank: $8,600
Next Picks: two E’s, two N’s, five A’s, two F’s… one C… one D (NMC)… one I (hmm… she didn’t realize she could solve it now)
F A N T A S T I C
S E A F _ _ D
R E S T A _ R A N T S
With another $13,850, Sonia will visit some FANTASTIC SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS during her $8,157 stay at the Divi Dutch Village Beach Resort in ARUBA – MAJOR PR! (She’s “still full of shock.”)
Sonia: $33,607 cash & prizes MDW/Stan: $4,850/Lulu: BUPKIS
Triple Tossup: WAYD?
1.
_ A _ _ N G / _
S _ A L _ / R I S K
All of these actions involve risk, and Stan’s TAKING A SMALL RISK.
2.
_ A N _ G I _ G
R I S _
Lulu’s MANAGING RISK to get on the board.
3.
R _ _ _ _ _ G
I _ / A _ _
Sonia was RISKING IT ALL in the previous round, and it paid off big time.
Speed-Up: PHRASE
Thanks to Sonia, consonants are worth $1,650.
Sonia: two one R (Pat almost miscounted)
Stan: one T
Lulu: S
Sonia: L
Stan: four N’s
N _ / T _ R N _ N _
_ _ _ _ / N _ _
There’s NO TURNING BACK NOW, as Stan solves this puzzle just in time for $8,250 and a nice second-place total (Lulu would’ve pounced on this one).
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | BANKRUPTS | LOSE A TURNS | DQs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROUND 1 | M (Stan) | Sonia | Lulu’s S omission | |
| ROUND 2 | R (Lulu) | |||
| ROUND 3 | MAJOR PERFECT ROUND! | |||
| ROUND 4 | S (Lulu), L (Sonia) |
FINAL SCORES
Sonia: $35,607 cash & prizes MDW/Stan: $15,100/Lulu: $2K
GT: $52,707
NO BANKRUPTS!
Choose your category very wisely, Sonia…
–EVENT
–PHRASE
–THING
For the first time this season, someone chooses THING – hmm, OK.
MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #3
After Sonia models the MDW and presents her husband, she lands on the A in GAME. This one’s tricky…
_ / _ _ _ _ E
_ _ N _ E _ T
DMAC offers a decent amount of help…
A / _ A _ _ E
C _ N C E _ T
…but she never gets the last word right, with guesses of A MALE, A VENUE, and A DANCE CONNECT, and we have our FIRST TAPING-DAY WASHOUT this season. I don’t want to imagine A VAGUE CONCEPT of Sonia losing the super big one…
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…fortunately, sheonly misses out on $40K.
$1M LOCATION: *** (halfway around the wheel; the round logo was used)
MY RATING: 7
After the hosts congratulate Sonia on her big night, Pat mentions the knuckle system for months.
- Travel from your index finger to the valley between your ring and pinky fingers, and you go from January to June.
- Travel in the opposite direction (from your pinky to the middle/index finger valley), and you go from July to December.
- Most of the valleys have 30 days or less (except August and December).
Pat fiddles with the small valley between his left ring and pinky fingers, which he thinks it’s February.
It’s all yours, Andy.
