Post by tenpoundhammer on Dec 13, 2012 19:52:02 GMT -5
Opening clip: "WILD CARD!" (Kalaau from November 11, 2008), same clip as was used on October 5. (Graphic mis-identifies it as 2009.)
$1,000 Toss-Up: Proper Name[/u]
_ _ N Y
E _ P _ _ _ S
Sara solves PONY EXPRESS.
Sara McIver[/color], Boulder, CO, receptionist at a physical therapy clinic, also director of music at a local church, recently finished her master's in choral directing
Stacey Swimme[/color], Los Angeles, CA (originally from San Francisco), has a 10-month old son, watched Wheel with her grandma
Matt Urness[/color], Corvallis, OR, business student at Oregon State, newly married
$2,000 Toss-Up: Occupation[/u]
V I D _ _ / G A _ E
_ E S _ _ N _ R
Matt solves VIDEO GAME DESIGNER.
Prize on Wheel: Grand Canyon tour courtesy of Caravan.com, $5,000[/color]
Jackpot Round: What Are You Doing?[/u]
Matt goes first for G on $300[/color], then buys I. He hits the same wedge again for N and S, then buys E, but hits Lose a Turn[/color] after that.
Sara gets the T's on $300[/color], then buys A, only to lose the last $350 to Bankrupt. After that, Stacey spins $2500[/color] for R…
S I N G I N G / A _ _ N G
_ I T _ / T _ E / R A _ I _
…then solves SINGING ALONG WITH THE RADIO for $2500.
Bankrupt: Sara ($350)
Lose a Turn: Matt
Left behind in Jackpot: $8,700
Matt[/color]: $2,000
Sara[/color]: $1,000
Stacey[/color]: $2,500
====
Mystery Round: Place[/u]
Sara's first with R on $350[/color], She buys E, then calls T on $450[/color]. After buying A, she loses the remainder to Bankrupt. Stacey fares no better with Lose a Turn[/color], and Matt follows it up with a Bankrupt.
Back to Sara, who calls S on $3500[/color], then buys O, I, and U to take care of the vowels.
_ A T U R A _
_ I S T O R _
_ U S E U _
For $6,250, she solves NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
Bankrupt: Sara ($1,100), Matt (loss of turn)
Lose a Turn: Stacey
Matt[/color]: $2,000
Sara[/color]: $7,250
Stacey[/color]: $2,500
Retro Bonus Round[/u]
It's a Place from 1999, and this male chose D B C O.
(Note: For some reason, "We'll give you the answer when we come back, right after this." is absent from Vanna's voiceover.)
_ _ L L T O _
He did not solve HILLTOP.
====
Prize Puzzle: Place[/u]
Stacey first claims the ½ Car/$500[/color] next to the pink $900 with T. After buying A and E, she gets the other ½ Car/$500[/color] with S. Next, she buys O and I to eliminate the vowels, then gets the Yankee Candle/$500[/color] with N. Finally, she calls R on $800[/color] and F on $700[/color].
R A I N / F O R E S T
T E E _ I N _ / _ I T _
_ I _ _ _ I F E
She solves RAIN FOREST TEEMING WITH WILDLIFE for $6,000, including the Gift Tag, the Chevy Sonic, and Belize! (Maruba Resort Jungle Spa, $8,220.)
PERFECT ROUND[/color]
Matt[/color]: $2,000
Sara[/color]: $7,250
Stacey[/color]: $31,380
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: Song Title[/u]
_ I _ _ _ / _ _ Y S
A / W _ E _
Matt identifies the Beatles' EIGHT DAYS A WEEK.
Round 4: Phrase[/u]
Matt hits the $300[/color] for T. He buys E, hits the same wedge for H, buys O, then hits it a third time for the dud S.
Sandy calls a dud A on Free Play[/color], then R on $5000[/color]. After buying I, she spins one last time for L on $600[/color].
T H E / _ H O L E
_ I _ E / _ O R L _
And she solves THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD for $5,950.
Duds: S (Matt), A (Sara)
Round 5: Event[/u]
Final Spin, $500[/color] (next to orange $300)
Sara[/color]: N
Stacey[/color]: G
(null cycle)
Matt[/color]: L
Sara[/color]: A
Stacey[/color]: P
Matt[/color]: F
Sara[/color]: W
W _ N N _ N G / A N
_ L _ _ _ _ _ N
Sara solves WINNING AN ELECTION for $9,000.
Aired duds: P (Stacey), F (Matt)
End totals:
Matt[/color]: $5,000
Sara[/color]: $22,200
Stacey[/color]: $31,380
====
$100,000 Bonus Round[/u]
Stacey's boyfriend Don is in the audience. The little Wheel takes her to the M in GAME, and the puzzle is Place:
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ E _ _ _ _
H, D, M, A…
_ _ _ _
H _ D E A _ A _
She can get HIDEAWAY, but not COZY HIDEAWAY for $40,000.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: DT4663737
$1,000 Toss-Up: Proper Name[/u]
_ _ N Y
E _ P _ _ _ S
Sara solves PONY EXPRESS.
Sara McIver[/color], Boulder, CO, receptionist at a physical therapy clinic, also director of music at a local church, recently finished her master's in choral directing
Stacey Swimme[/color], Los Angeles, CA (originally from San Francisco), has a 10-month old son, watched Wheel with her grandma
Matt Urness[/color], Corvallis, OR, business student at Oregon State, newly married
$2,000 Toss-Up: Occupation[/u]
V I D _ _ / G A _ E
_ E S _ _ N _ R
Matt solves VIDEO GAME DESIGNER.
Prize on Wheel: Grand Canyon tour courtesy of Caravan.com, $5,000[/color]
Jackpot Round: What Are You Doing?[/u]
Matt goes first for G on $300[/color], then buys I. He hits the same wedge again for N and S, then buys E, but hits Lose a Turn[/color] after that.
Sara gets the T's on $300[/color], then buys A, only to lose the last $350 to Bankrupt. After that, Stacey spins $2500[/color] for R…
S I N G I N G / A _ _ N G
_ I T _ / T _ E / R A _ I _
…then solves SINGING ALONG WITH THE RADIO for $2500.
Bankrupt: Sara ($350)
Lose a Turn: Matt
Left behind in Jackpot: $8,700
Matt[/color]: $2,000
Sara[/color]: $1,000
Stacey[/color]: $2,500
====
Mystery Round: Place[/u]
Sara's first with R on $350[/color], She buys E, then calls T on $450[/color]. After buying A, she loses the remainder to Bankrupt. Stacey fares no better with Lose a Turn[/color], and Matt follows it up with a Bankrupt.
Back to Sara, who calls S on $3500[/color], then buys O, I, and U to take care of the vowels.
_ A T U R A _
_ I S T O R _
_ U S E U _
For $6,250, she solves NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
Bankrupt: Sara ($1,100), Matt (loss of turn)
Lose a Turn: Stacey
Matt[/color]: $2,000
Sara[/color]: $7,250
Stacey[/color]: $2,500
Retro Bonus Round[/u]
It's a Place from 1999, and this male chose D B C O.
(Note: For some reason, "We'll give you the answer when we come back, right after this." is absent from Vanna's voiceover.)
_ _ L L T O _
He did not solve HILLTOP.
====
Prize Puzzle: Place[/u]
Stacey first claims the ½ Car/$500[/color] next to the pink $900 with T. After buying A and E, she gets the other ½ Car/$500[/color] with S. Next, she buys O and I to eliminate the vowels, then gets the Yankee Candle/$500[/color] with N. Finally, she calls R on $800[/color] and F on $700[/color].
R A I N / F O R E S T
T E E _ I N _ / _ I T _
_ I _ _ _ I F E
She solves RAIN FOREST TEEMING WITH WILDLIFE for $6,000, including the Gift Tag, the Chevy Sonic, and Belize! (Maruba Resort Jungle Spa, $8,220.)
PERFECT ROUND[/color]
Matt[/color]: $2,000
Sara[/color]: $7,250
Stacey[/color]: $31,380
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: Song Title[/u]
_ I _ _ _ / _ _ Y S
A / W _ E _
Matt identifies the Beatles' EIGHT DAYS A WEEK.
Round 4: Phrase[/u]
Matt hits the $300[/color] for T. He buys E, hits the same wedge for H, buys O, then hits it a third time for the dud S.
Sandy calls a dud A on Free Play[/color], then R on $5000[/color]. After buying I, she spins one last time for L on $600[/color].
T H E / _ H O L E
_ I _ E / _ O R L _
And she solves THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD for $5,950.
Duds: S (Matt), A (Sara)
Round 5: Event[/u]
Final Spin, $500[/color] (next to orange $300)
Sara[/color]: N
Stacey[/color]: G
(null cycle)
Matt[/color]: L
Sara[/color]: A
Stacey[/color]: P
Matt[/color]: F
Sara[/color]: W
W _ N N _ N G / A N
_ L _ _ _ _ _ N
Sara solves WINNING AN ELECTION for $9,000.
Aired duds: P (Stacey), F (Matt)
End totals:
Matt[/color]: $5,000
Sara[/color]: $22,200
Stacey[/color]: $31,380
====
$100,000 Bonus Round[/u]
Stacey's boyfriend Don is in the audience. The little Wheel takes her to the M in GAME, and the puzzle is Place:
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ E _ _ _ _
H, D, M, A…
_ _ _ _
H _ D E A _ A _
She can get HIDEAWAY, but not COZY HIDEAWAY for $40,000.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: DT4663737
I had kept rebuking T, assuming it was one of the cut duds, until it ended up being a late call, and I'm sick of always having to be spoiled that after two duds in a row, the third call will 98% of the time be right. At least there is the rare exception now and then, even if they are oversights (that main round one during Military Families was most definitely one). As for my guess of the cycle: S/R/D?
Nice for them not to be so picky with repeating categories.
