Post by tenpoundhammer on Feb 7, 2013 21:45:00 GMT -5
Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, and Amar'e Stoudemire promote the theme.
$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase
_ _ M E - _ _ U _ T
_ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _
Jim solves HOME-COURT ADVANTAGE.
Jim Rhodes, Austin, TX, retired chemical engineer, married for 17 years, "confirmed chocoholic", basketball referee
Natalie Labejof, Los Angeles, CA (originally from Indianapolis, IN), moved 4 years ago, dancer and server at a Santa Monica restaurant
Chris Deidrich, Englewood, CO, rocket scientist on the space program
$2,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ M
_ _ _ _
Jim solves THE DREAM TEAM.
Prize on Wheel: VIP tickets to a Miami Heat game (plugged by Dwyane Wade) + NBA Store.com shopping spree, $7,500
Jackpot Round: Food & Drink
Jim makes only three spins: $300 for T, $600 for S, then Free Play for A.
S _ A _ _ _ T T _ / A _ _
_ _ A T _ A _ _ S
For $2,100, he quickly solves SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS.
PERFECT ROUND
Left behind in Jackpot: $6,400
Chris: $0
Jim: $5,100
Natalie: $0
Steve Nash plugs the theme.
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Mystery Round: People
Natalie makes a good start: N on $400, D on $900, then purchases of A and E. She just barely dodges Lose a Turn in favor of the $800, on which she calls S… but her purchase of I isn't up there.
Chris calls U on Free Play, then hits Lose a Turn. Jim finishes off with four R's on $3500…
_ E N _ E R S
_ _ R _ A R D S
A N D / _ U A R D S
For $14,000, he solves CENTERS FORWARDS AND GUARDS.
Dud: I (Natalie)
Lose a Turn: Chris
Chris: $0
Jim: $19,100
Natalie: $0
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Paul Pierce wishes the show a happy 30th.
Prize Puzzle: Song Lyrics
Whatever Jim had in the last round is catching, as Chris lands on $3500 to uncover two S's. He buys A and E, picks up the Wild Card with M, then buys O.
_ O M E / S A _ _
A _ A _
_ O M E / S A _ _
A _ A _
He solves COME SAIL AWAY COME SAIL AWAY for $7,250, the Wild Card, and a Caribbean cruise (MSC Cruises, $5,400).
PERFECT ROUND #2
Chris: $12,650 + Wild Card
Jim: $19,100
Natalie: $0
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$3,000 Toss-Up: On the Map
H O _ _ _ _ N
T E _ A S
Natalie gets on the board with HOUSTON TEXAS.
Round 4: Thing
Natalie calls T on $400 and H on $900, but after buying E and A, she hits Lose a Turn. Chris and Jim hit Bankrupt back to back (next to $650 and $5,000, respectively). Natalie buys O and I, calls S on $800, then N on $350 and Z on $650.
_ I N N I N _ / S H O T
A T / T H E / _ _ Z Z E _
For $5,150, she solves WINNING SHOT AT THE BUZZER.
Lose a Turn Natalie
Bankrupt: Chris (Wild Card), Jim (loss of turn)
Round 5: Place
Chris hits the $500 next to the pink $900 twice for R and S. After buying A, he tries T on $700, buys E, calls M on $500, then finishes off the vowels with O.
M A S T E R
_ E _ R O O M
And he solves MASTER BEDROOM for $2,450.
PERFECT ROUND #3
Round 6: In the Kitchen
Final Spin: $5,000
Jim: T
Natalie: N
Chris: R
Jim: G
Natalie: C
Chris: M
M _ _ _ N G
_ _ _ _ _
Chris says MIXING BOWL.
Jim: L
M _ _ _ N G
_ _ _ L _
Jim says MIXING BOWLS for $12,000 more.
Duds: T (Jim), R (Chris), C (Natalie)
DQ: Chris forgetting to pluralize
End totals
Chris: $15,100
Jim: $31,100
Natalie: $8,150
Jimmer Fredette plugs the bonus round.
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$100,000 Bonus Round
His wife and friend are in the audience. The Wheel stops at the E in GAME, and the puzzle is a Phrase:
T _ E / _ _ _ E _ T
_ _ / T _ E / _ _ _ E
G, M, C, I fill in some key letters:
T _ E / _ _ _ E C T
_ _ / T _ E / G _ M E
He's silent and can't come up with THE OBJECT OF THE GAME for $30,000 more.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: RR9563410
Chris Paul of the LA Clippers makes a guest appearance.
$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase
_ _ M E - _ _ U _ T
_ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _
Jim solves HOME-COURT ADVANTAGE.
Jim Rhodes, Austin, TX, retired chemical engineer, married for 17 years, "confirmed chocoholic", basketball referee
Natalie Labejof, Los Angeles, CA (originally from Indianapolis, IN), moved 4 years ago, dancer and server at a Santa Monica restaurant
Chris Deidrich, Englewood, CO, rocket scientist on the space program
$2,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ M
_ _ _ _
Jim solves THE DREAM TEAM.
Prize on Wheel: VIP tickets to a Miami Heat game (plugged by Dwyane Wade) + NBA Store.com shopping spree, $7,500
Jackpot Round: Food & Drink
Jim makes only three spins: $300 for T, $600 for S, then Free Play for A.
S _ A _ _ _ T T _ / A _ _
_ _ A T _ A _ _ S
For $2,100, he quickly solves SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS.
PERFECT ROUND
Left behind in Jackpot: $6,400
Chris: $0
Jim: $5,100
Natalie: $0
Steve Nash plugs the theme.
====
Mystery Round: People
Natalie makes a good start: N on $400, D on $900, then purchases of A and E. She just barely dodges Lose a Turn in favor of the $800, on which she calls S… but her purchase of I isn't up there.
Chris calls U on Free Play, then hits Lose a Turn. Jim finishes off with four R's on $3500…
_ E N _ E R S
_ _ R _ A R D S
A N D / _ U A R D S
For $14,000, he solves CENTERS FORWARDS AND GUARDS.
Dud: I (Natalie)
Lose a Turn: Chris
Chris: $0
Jim: $19,100
Natalie: $0
====
Paul Pierce wishes the show a happy 30th.
Prize Puzzle: Song Lyrics
Whatever Jim had in the last round is catching, as Chris lands on $3500 to uncover two S's. He buys A and E, picks up the Wild Card with M, then buys O.
_ O M E / S A _ _
A _ A _
_ O M E / S A _ _
A _ A _
He solves COME SAIL AWAY COME SAIL AWAY for $7,250, the Wild Card, and a Caribbean cruise (MSC Cruises, $5,400).
PERFECT ROUND #2
Chris: $12,650 + Wild Card
Jim: $19,100
Natalie: $0
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: On the Map
H O _ _ _ _ N
T E _ A S
Natalie gets on the board with HOUSTON TEXAS.
Round 4: Thing
Natalie calls T on $400 and H on $900, but after buying E and A, she hits Lose a Turn. Chris and Jim hit Bankrupt back to back (next to $650 and $5,000, respectively). Natalie buys O and I, calls S on $800, then N on $350 and Z on $650.
_ I N N I N _ / S H O T
A T / T H E / _ _ Z Z E _
For $5,150, she solves WINNING SHOT AT THE BUZZER.
Lose a Turn Natalie
Bankrupt: Chris (Wild Card), Jim (loss of turn)
Round 5: Place
Chris hits the $500 next to the pink $900 twice for R and S. After buying A, he tries T on $700, buys E, calls M on $500, then finishes off the vowels with O.
M A S T E R
_ E _ R O O M
And he solves MASTER BEDROOM for $2,450.
PERFECT ROUND #3
Round 6: In the Kitchen
Final Spin: $5,000
Jim: T
Natalie: N
Chris: R
Jim: G
Natalie: C
Chris: M
M _ _ _ N G
_ _ _ _ _
Chris says MIXING BOWL.
Jim: L
M _ _ _ N G
_ _ _ L _
Jim says MIXING BOWLS for $12,000 more.
Duds: T (Jim), R (Chris), C (Natalie)
DQ: Chris forgetting to pluralize
End totals
Chris: $15,100
Jim: $31,100
Natalie: $8,150
Jimmer Fredette plugs the bonus round.
====
$100,000 Bonus Round
His wife and friend are in the audience. The Wheel stops at the E in GAME, and the puzzle is a Phrase:
T _ E / _ _ _ E _ T
_ _ / T _ E / _ _ _ E
G, M, C, I fill in some key letters:
T _ E / _ _ _ E C T
_ _ / T _ E / G _ M E
He's silent and can't come up with THE OBJECT OF THE GAME for $30,000 more.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: RR9563410
Chris Paul of the LA Clippers makes a guest appearance.
Hey, a short R1 that's straigtforward, not themed, and no null cycles cut. Just like the old days. Keep this up, Wheel. 
(Again, so people know, a triple fail cannot be considered "null" if a Bankrupt takes away any money or cardboard. If there is an unaired WC Bankrupt, dud vowel, etc., it means they're desperate for time.)
Their only good point tonight was that some people actually groaned at the BR answer for real.
