Picking up from yesterday –
So, Pat goes to do the final spin. And I’m so nervous about him spinning the $5,000 wedge, because I have a big lead, but not an unbeatable lead. Thankfully, he doesn’t do that.
And I’m something close to $16,000 ahead. So, I think I’ll be safe, but of course a little nervous because nothing’s ever official until it’s happened.
Anytime I look up and to my left, I’m looking at the letter board. And anytime I look just over or down to my left, I’m looking at the score board. (We can see the scores just like the audience at home can, if we look to the left, since we don’t see the view you all are seeing.)
Ben seems to be up there just having a grand time, while I am absolutely doing backflips in my brain, plugging in all the various things it could be.
When it gets to my, it’s:
_S_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ S
So, I guess N, thinking it’s “tions,” and that maybe there’s another N somewhere else.
I’m right on my hunch about “tions,” but I still don’t know it.
I’m getting frustrated with myself that I can’t figure it out faster, but such is life, I suppose.
Once it gets back to me, it’s
_S_ _ _ _ _
_ R _ _ _ _ T _ _ N S
The reason I guess D is because with as long as that bottom word is, it feels like it might end in “dictions” (which is does). And I was thinking if it didn’t, it might start with “DR” as that’s a possible letter combination.
We also don’t know how the first word ends, so it’s possible it ends in D. So, I thought D was safe and would hopefully give some more info. All it gave was what was I feeling which was “dictions” as a stronger possibility, but no surprise info.
I keep trying to plug in words into the top that start with E (or even trying other vowels), because I’m just not thinking PS, and ES feels like a semi-common word starter, and other vowels are definitely possible too. But sadly, I’m not even thinking PS at this point.
You can almost kinda see on my face when Steve calls E and no E comes up in the first word, I’m like “what?” Okay, so we know it doesn’t start with E. Let’s start getting some ideas out there!
I’m really trying to figure out that first word. Of course as soon as Ben calls “P,” I know what it is. And for a split second before he says it, in my head, I’m making sure that I know to call C next, since there are 3 instances of it, so it’d be nice to pocket that money.
But of course he solves the puzzle. And hilariously, he’s like “I lost, though,” when Pat comes over. Ben seemed really laid back and pretty fun. And he and Pat have a little silly banter.
Pat also says goodbye to Steve, and then it’s my turn!
And this is where I’ll pick up tomorrow!