Post by tenpoundhammer on Feb 28, 2013 21:55:33 GMT -5
Opening clip: 2007: Vanna's wearing a yellow dress, so Pat jokes that a crazed gorilla peeled and ate her (same clip from 10/18/12)
$1,000 Toss-Up: On the Map
B I _ / _ U _
C A L I _ _ R _ I A
Tara solves BIG SUR CALIFORNIA.
Tara Dorsey, Mechanicsburg, PA, high school English teacher/elementary reading specialist, has two children with Tim and his three children
Kathy Johnson, Groveport, OH, retired from managing a diner, has three kids and nine grandkids, loves NASCAR and Jeff Gordon in particular
Paul Harper, Louisville, KY, board certified MRI tech at U of Louisville hospital, has a daughter
$2,000 Toss-Up: Living Things
G _ A N T / _ _ Q U O _ A
_ R E E S
Tara solves GIANT SEQUOIA TREES.
Prize on Wheel: Madonna Inn Resort & Spa, San Luis Obispo, $5,500
Jackpot Round: Proper Name
Tara get three T's on $600, but can't find any N's for the California trip. Kathy calls R on $400, buys E and A, then repeats the N on $800. After that, Paul Bankrupts next to $2500.
Back to Tara, who hesitantly buys an I, then finishes off the vowels with O and U. Her last spin is $400 for the S's.
S U _ E R S T A R
T A _ _ O R / S _ I _ T
She solves SUPERSTAR TAYLOR SWIFT for $2,250.
Dud: N (Tara)
DQ: Repeated N from Kathy
Bankrupt: Paul (loss of turn)
Left behind in Jackpot: $7700
Tara: $5,250
Kathy: $0
Paul: $0
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Mystery Round: Same Letter
Kathy calls R on $350 and N on the ½ Car next to the orange $300. She buys A and E, but the latter isn't in the puzzle. Paul picks up the Beach Bikes gift tag with S, then hits Lose a Turn.
Tara finds two L's on $3500, then buys O. She picks up the other ½ Car tag with B, then buys I and U to finish off the vowels… before a Bankrupt stops her cold.
Kathy stops on the $500 next to the pink $900 for a T, then calls H on $300. She picks D, Y, and C on $600, $450, and $400, thus filling in the puzzle entirely…
B O U N C Y
B I R T H D A Y
B A L L O O N S
…so she reads off BOUNCY BIRTHDAY BALLOONS for $3,550 and the ½ Car tag.
Dud: E (Kathy)
Lose a Turn: Paul
Bankrupt: Tara ($7,750 + ½ Car tag)
Tara: $5,250
Kathy: $3,550 + ½ Car tag
Paul: $0
Retro Bonus Round
A male on September 7, 2004 chose H O D P to help him with these Things:
R _ D _ O
_ _ _ E S
He did not solve RADIO WAVES.
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Prize Puzzle: Food & Drink
Paul calls S on $800, then buys a nonexistant A. Tara gets the Wild Card with T, then calls N on $900. After buying E and O, she picks up a pair of C's on $3500, and turns in the Wild Card… but there's no L in the puzzle. Ouch.
Kathy finishes off with M and H on $900 and $300.
C O C O N _ T
S H _ _ M _
S _ E _ E _ S
She solves COCONUT SHRIMP SKEWERS for $1,200 and a trip to Hawaii. (Aston Waikiki Beach, $5,500)
Dud: A (Paul), L (Tara)
Tara: $5,250
Kathy: $10,250
Paul: $0
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time
_ I L _
_ H I _ D
Paul says WILD CHILD to finally get on the board.
Round 4: Thing
Final Spin: $550
Paul: S
Tara: N
Kathy: T
Paul: L
Tara: M
Kathy: H
Paul: D
Tara: O
Kathy: C
Paul: R
C O M _ _ T _ R
_ N _ M _ T _ O N
Paul finally solves COMPUTER ANIMATION for $1,550.
Duds: S (Paul), L (Paul), H (Kathy), D (Paul)
End totals:
Tara: $5,250
Kathy: $10,250
Paul: $4,550
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$100,000 Bonus Round
She has a family friend in the audience. The Bonus Wheel stops at the G in GAME, and the puzzle is a Phrase:
_ _ _ S _ E _
_ _ _ _
C, D, F, A:
_ _ _ S _ E D
A _ A _
WASHED AWAY, PASSED AWAY, VANISHED AWAY, FLUSHED AWAY, WISHED AWAY… but none of those are right, so it's $45,000 that's getting WHISKED AWAY.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: JC0816752
$1,000 Toss-Up: On the Map
B I _ / _ U _
C A L I _ _ R _ I A
Tara solves BIG SUR CALIFORNIA.
Tara Dorsey, Mechanicsburg, PA, high school English teacher/elementary reading specialist, has two children with Tim and his three children
Kathy Johnson, Groveport, OH, retired from managing a diner, has three kids and nine grandkids, loves NASCAR and Jeff Gordon in particular
Paul Harper, Louisville, KY, board certified MRI tech at U of Louisville hospital, has a daughter
$2,000 Toss-Up: Living Things
G _ A N T / _ _ Q U O _ A
_ R E E S
Tara solves GIANT SEQUOIA TREES.
Prize on Wheel: Madonna Inn Resort & Spa, San Luis Obispo, $5,500
Jackpot Round: Proper Name
Tara get three T's on $600, but can't find any N's for the California trip. Kathy calls R on $400, buys E and A, then repeats the N on $800. After that, Paul Bankrupts next to $2500.
Back to Tara, who hesitantly buys an I, then finishes off the vowels with O and U. Her last spin is $400 for the S's.
S U _ E R S T A R
T A _ _ O R / S _ I _ T
She solves SUPERSTAR TAYLOR SWIFT for $2,250.
Dud: N (Tara)
DQ: Repeated N from Kathy
Bankrupt: Paul (loss of turn)
Left behind in Jackpot: $7700
Tara: $5,250
Kathy: $0
Paul: $0
====
Mystery Round: Same Letter
Kathy calls R on $350 and N on the ½ Car next to the orange $300. She buys A and E, but the latter isn't in the puzzle. Paul picks up the Beach Bikes gift tag with S, then hits Lose a Turn.
Tara finds two L's on $3500, then buys O. She picks up the other ½ Car tag with B, then buys I and U to finish off the vowels… before a Bankrupt stops her cold.
Kathy stops on the $500 next to the pink $900 for a T, then calls H on $300. She picks D, Y, and C on $600, $450, and $400, thus filling in the puzzle entirely…
B O U N C Y
B I R T H D A Y
B A L L O O N S
…so she reads off BOUNCY BIRTHDAY BALLOONS for $3,550 and the ½ Car tag.
Dud: E (Kathy)
Lose a Turn: Paul
Bankrupt: Tara ($7,750 + ½ Car tag)
Tara: $5,250
Kathy: $3,550 + ½ Car tag
Paul: $0
Retro Bonus Round
A male on September 7, 2004 chose H O D P to help him with these Things:
R _ D _ O
_ _ _ E S
He did not solve RADIO WAVES.
====
Prize Puzzle: Food & Drink
Paul calls S on $800, then buys a nonexistant A. Tara gets the Wild Card with T, then calls N on $900. After buying E and O, she picks up a pair of C's on $3500, and turns in the Wild Card… but there's no L in the puzzle. Ouch.
Kathy finishes off with M and H on $900 and $300.
C O C O N _ T
S H _ _ M _
S _ E _ E _ S
She solves COCONUT SHRIMP SKEWERS for $1,200 and a trip to Hawaii. (Aston Waikiki Beach, $5,500)
Dud: A (Paul), L (Tara)
Tara: $5,250
Kathy: $10,250
Paul: $0
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time
_ I L _
_ H I _ D
Paul says WILD CHILD to finally get on the board.
Round 4: Thing
Final Spin: $550
Paul: S
Tara: N
Kathy: T
Paul: L
Tara: M
Kathy: H
Paul: D
Tara: O
Kathy: C
Paul: R
C O M _ _ T _ R
_ N _ M _ T _ O N
Paul finally solves COMPUTER ANIMATION for $1,550.
Duds: S (Paul), L (Paul), H (Kathy), D (Paul)
End totals:
Tara: $5,250
Kathy: $10,250
Paul: $4,550
====
$100,000 Bonus Round
She has a family friend in the audience. The Bonus Wheel stops at the G in GAME, and the puzzle is a Phrase:
_ _ _ S _ E _
_ _ _ _
C, D, F, A:
_ _ _ S _ E D
A _ A _
WASHED AWAY, PASSED AWAY, VANISHED AWAY, FLUSHED AWAY, WISHED AWAY… but none of those are right, so it's $45,000 that's getting WHISKED AWAY.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: JC0816752