Post by tenpoundhammer on Apr 4, 2013 20:57:43 GMT -5
Opening clip: Pat and Vanna show off their reddened tongues after eating candy, 1998
$1,000 Toss-Up: Person
S T _ O N G
S _ _ M M _ R
Jessica solves STRONG SWIMMER.
Jessica Eby, Los Angeles, CA (originally from Cheverly, MD), law student at UCLA, marrid to Fabricio, likes outdoor adventure sports
Brian Portman, Knoxville, TN, works at an auto body repair shop, likes to gamble
Dana Conway (female), Newark, DE, works at a major medical manufacturing facility, has a 13-year-old son, likes to scrapbook and line dance
$2,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time
S W _ _ _ S / A _ D
T R E A _ _
Jessica solves SWEETS AND TREATS.
Prize on Wheel: Crane Lake, MN, Voyageaire Houseboats, $6,327
Jackpot Round: The 70's
Jessica finds four S's on $400, but after buying E, she hits Lose a Turn. Brian tries R on $550, then buys a bad A. Dana tries the T's on $800, but after buying I, she hits the Bankrupt on the left edge of the MDW. Jessica finishes off with the L's on $350 and a purchase of U.
_ _ L _ E S T E R
L E I S U R E
S U I T S
Jessica solves POLYESTER LEISURE SUITS for $1,800 more.
Dud: A (Brian)
Lose a Turn: Jessica
Bankrupt: Dana ($1,350)
Left behind in Jackpot: $7,100
Jessica: $4,800
Brian: $0
Dana: $0
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Sponsor: Harrah's Atlantic City
Mystery Round: Same Name
Brian: picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with N, then buys A. He then gets the other ½ Car with the obvious D, and buys E… only for the car to drive off thanks to a Bankrupt on the left edge of the MDW. Dana follows up with Lose a Turn.
Jessica tries L on $300 and buys O, but there's no R to give her the ebags.com gift tag. Brian gets the Wheel back, spinning $450 for S, then buying the last vowel, I. He tries a G on $550, then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn. There are two C's up there, but is he the gambler he professes to be?… He is, as the wedge has $10,000 on the back!
_ I S _ I N G / A N D
_ O E _ I C
L I C E N S E
He solves FISHING AND POETIC LICENSE for $11,200.
Dud: R (Jessica)
Bankrupt: Brian ($1,500 + car)
Lose a Turn: Dana
Jessica: $4,000
Brian: $11,200
Dana: $0
Retro Bonus Round
It's an Event from December 29, 1992, and Kelly Vaught chose C D M I:
_ _ C T I _ N
Somehow, he didn't solve AUCTION.
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Prize Puzzle: Title
Dana leads off with a dud R on $900, followed by a Lose a Turn from Jessica. Brian goes for N on $300, buys A, tries L on $700, then buys a bad E. Dana follows up with a dud T on $700.
_ A N / _ _
L A / _ A N _ _ A
Jessica solves MAN OF LA MANCHA for nothing but a trip to Spain. (Brendan Vacations guided tour, $6,300)
Duds: R (Dana), E (Brian), T (Dana)
Lose a Turn: Jessica
Jessica: $11,100
Brian: $11,200
Dana: $0
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz
_ A T _ _ _ A Y
M _ T _ N _ E
Brian solves SATURDAY MATINEE.
Round 4: Phrase
Brian calls N on $350, then buys I and A. After that, he calls C on $450 and buys E. T is his next pick on $400, but there's no P on $800. Dana goes for M, F, and B on $550, $700, and $900.
I / C A N / F E E _ / I T
I N / M _ / B _ N E _
For $2,150, Dana solves I CAN FEEL IT IN MY BONES.
Dud: P (Brian)
Round 5: Thing
Final Spin $700
Dana: T
Jessica: S
Brian: R
Dana: N
Jessica: L
Brian: D
Dana: P
Jessica: M
L _ M _ T _ D - T _ M _
_ _ _ _ R
For $5,100, Jessica solves LIMITED-TIME OFFER.
Duds: S (Jessica), N (Dana), P (Dana)
End totals:
Jessica: $16,200
Brian: $14,200
Dana: $2,150
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Jessica has her husband and a good friend in the audience.
She stops at the W, and her puzzle is Food & Drink:
_ E _ _ _ E
_ _ _ _ _
D, H, C, I give only the I's:
_ E _ _ I E
_ I _ _ _
She doesn't figure out VEGGIE PIZZA for $30,000.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: PC1060660
$1,000 Toss-Up: Person
S T _ O N G
S _ _ M M _ R
Jessica solves STRONG SWIMMER.
Jessica Eby, Los Angeles, CA (originally from Cheverly, MD), law student at UCLA, marrid to Fabricio, likes outdoor adventure sports
Brian Portman, Knoxville, TN, works at an auto body repair shop, likes to gamble
Dana Conway (female), Newark, DE, works at a major medical manufacturing facility, has a 13-year-old son, likes to scrapbook and line dance
$2,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time
S W _ _ _ S / A _ D
T R E A _ _
Jessica solves SWEETS AND TREATS.
Prize on Wheel: Crane Lake, MN, Voyageaire Houseboats, $6,327
Jackpot Round: The 70's
Jessica finds four S's on $400, but after buying E, she hits Lose a Turn. Brian tries R on $550, then buys a bad A. Dana tries the T's on $800, but after buying I, she hits the Bankrupt on the left edge of the MDW. Jessica finishes off with the L's on $350 and a purchase of U.
_ _ L _ E S T E R
L E I S U R E
S U I T S
Jessica solves POLYESTER LEISURE SUITS for $1,800 more.
Dud: A (Brian)
Lose a Turn: Jessica
Bankrupt: Dana ($1,350)
Left behind in Jackpot: $7,100
Jessica: $4,800
Brian: $0
Dana: $0
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Sponsor: Harrah's Atlantic City
Mystery Round: Same Name
Brian: picks up the ½ Car next to the pink $900 with N, then buys A. He then gets the other ½ Car with the obvious D, and buys E… only for the car to drive off thanks to a Bankrupt on the left edge of the MDW. Dana follows up with Lose a Turn.
Jessica tries L on $300 and buys O, but there's no R to give her the ebags.com gift tag. Brian gets the Wheel back, spinning $450 for S, then buying the last vowel, I. He tries a G on $550, then lands on the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn. There are two C's up there, but is he the gambler he professes to be?… He is, as the wedge has $10,000 on the back!
_ I S _ I N G / A N D
_ O E _ I C
L I C E N S E
He solves FISHING AND POETIC LICENSE for $11,200.
Dud: R (Jessica)
Bankrupt: Brian ($1,500 + car)
Lose a Turn: Dana
Jessica: $4,000
Brian: $11,200
Dana: $0
Retro Bonus Round
It's an Event from December 29, 1992, and Kelly Vaught chose C D M I:
_ _ C T I _ N
Somehow, he didn't solve AUCTION.
====
Prize Puzzle: Title
Dana leads off with a dud R on $900, followed by a Lose a Turn from Jessica. Brian goes for N on $300, buys A, tries L on $700, then buys a bad E. Dana follows up with a dud T on $700.
_ A N / _ _
L A / _ A N _ _ A
Jessica solves MAN OF LA MANCHA for nothing but a trip to Spain. (Brendan Vacations guided tour, $6,300)
Duds: R (Dana), E (Brian), T (Dana)
Lose a Turn: Jessica
Jessica: $11,100
Brian: $11,200
Dana: $0
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz
_ A T _ _ _ A Y
M _ T _ N _ E
Brian solves SATURDAY MATINEE.
Round 4: Phrase
Brian calls N on $350, then buys I and A. After that, he calls C on $450 and buys E. T is his next pick on $400, but there's no P on $800. Dana goes for M, F, and B on $550, $700, and $900.
I / C A N / F E E _ / I T
I N / M _ / B _ N E _
For $2,150, Dana solves I CAN FEEL IT IN MY BONES.
Dud: P (Brian)
Round 5: Thing
Final Spin $700
Dana: T
Jessica: S
Brian: R
Dana: N
Jessica: L
Brian: D
Dana: P
Jessica: M
L _ M _ T _ D - T _ M _
_ _ _ _ R
For $5,100, Jessica solves LIMITED-TIME OFFER.
Duds: S (Jessica), N (Dana), P (Dana)
End totals:
Jessica: $16,200
Brian: $14,200
Dana: $2,150
====
$100,000 Bonus Round
Jessica has her husband and a good friend in the audience.
She stops at the W, and her puzzle is Food & Drink:
_ E _ _ _ E
_ _ _ _ _
D, H, C, I give only the I's:
_ E _ _ I E
_ I _ _ _
She doesn't figure out VEGGIE PIZZA for $30,000.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: PC1060660
The guaranteed N and D almost cost them the car.
But with a long distance trip. 
That tied TU1 for the shortest puzzle of the maingame.
