Post by Deleted on May 18, 2020 23:17:05 GMT -5
Well, today was quite the eventful one. There was a virtual Mr. (Name Withheld) competition held virtually at my school (it's a beauty pageant for men)...and I won! I wasn’t expecting to win, but I did. Maybe it’s because of that really strong talent segment that I did. Anyway, will this episode be just as good as my day so far? I know this is just an oldie, but no new episodes of WHEEL are running now due to COVID-19. Also, this episode was recapped on 4/23/20 on Andy Nyguyen’s site. I was going to recap it a couple weeks earlier, but work got in the way for me.
SONY’S WINNER WONDERLAND
AIR DATE: 12/14/05
This is also a sweepstakes week. During this week, viewers get a game piece from Circuit City and hope that this piece can match one of the bonus puzzles that week. If they are successful, they win one of the 10 $25,000 grand prize packages of Sony Electronics and also a $5,000 bonus from Sony Card. Also, the provided video is in widescreen, but it’s cropped since this was the last season produced in 4:3 SD format. Now how they didn’t air these episodes during the week of Cyber Monday is beyond me, but it is what it is.
$1,000 Tossup: Phrase
_ E T T _ _ / T H _ N
_ V E R
William rightly says that he’s feeling BETTER THAN EVER when playing this game. Here’s our midweek panel…
William Barrow: Pismo Beach, CA by way of Oshawa, ONT. Married 4 ½ years and works for a non-profit missions organization (he got to travel to Africa before)
Randa Russell: Houston, TX. Recently graduated nurse who’s engaged to Phillip.
Kevin Kirkland: Evanston, IL. Director of Sales for a national telecommunications company. Married to Any for 3 years with a 9-month-old daughter (The only reason he got on this show was because of his daughter.
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$2,000 Tossup: Thing
_ I _ N _ _ H T
S N _ _ K
Kevin had his MIDNIGHT SNACK and will spin shortly.
Featured Prize: DVD recorder, video camera, Sony VAIO laptop and digital camera totaling $7,522 (labeled SONY WINNER Wonderland/circuit city)
Gift Tags: AA.com and blissworld.com (labeled bliss)
$10,000 Round: On The Menu (Also the Prize Puzzle Round)
_ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
Kevin begins with a $400 R (next to $550), a $900 S, buys an I, gets a $500 T, 3 N’s on $900, buys O & 3 A’s, but then BANKRUPT to take away $3,750. William lights up a $300 P, but nothing more with K while on the same amount. Randa lights up an $800 D, 2 $600 L’s, buys a U & 3 E’s to clean out the vowels, but then a critical dud of M while on $900. Kevin then makes a spingle for a $400 Y (next to $600)…
P A N - S E A R E D
Y E L L O _ _ I N / T U N A
...and he’ll likely be eating PAN-SEARED YELLOWFIN TUNA on his trip to the Royal Lahaina Resort on Kaanapali Beach in MAUI with Hawaiian Airlines airfare worth $6,300.
Also, if you’re Spin ID KD03088, you blew it.
Duds: K (William), M (Randa)
Bankrupt: Kevin
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Randa: Called a critical dud.
Kevin: $8,700 cash & Maui
William: $1,000
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Eggland’s Best Jackpot Round: Who Is It?
_ _ / _ _ _ _ ($5,000)
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
William wastes a turn with the BANKRUPT near JACKPOT. Randa lights up an $800 R, a $400 S (next to $600), buys 3 A’s & 3 E’s, gets a T on $600 (next to Top Dollar), 2 D’s on $900, 5 H’s for the SONY WINNER Wonderland/circuit city (Waste!), but then that same BANKRUPT to hand back $10,622 cash & electronics. Kevin follows that unfortunate mishap with a $400 C (next to $550), a $500 Y, buys 3 I’s & 2 O’s, and puts up a $900 M.
H E / S A I D ($9,500)
_ A H / H _ M _ _ _
T O / H O _ I D A Y
C H E E R
Kevin solves for another $1,300, but does he know about the guy that HE SAID BAH HUMBUG TO HOLIDAY CHEER? He does with Ebenezer Scrooge (Pat: Old Ebby!).
Bankrupts: 2 (Kevin’s Opponents)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Randa: Unlucky
Kevin: $13,000 cash & Maui
William: $1,000
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Mystery Round: Song Title
_ ‘ _ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hoping for better luck, Randa picks up the bliss with an L, calls 3 R’s on $800, buys 3 I’s, but nothing more with S on $300. Kevin almost makes it to that MYSTERY, but he gets an $800 V, buys 4 E’s, gets a $550 B, 3 N’s on $900, and buys 2 A’s & 3 O’s to clear out the vowels. His next spin almost puts him in trouble with BANKRUPT, but he calls a $900 D…
I ‘ V E / B E E N
_ O R _ I N _ / O N
_ _ E / R A I L R O A D
...and solves I’VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD to claim another $4,200.
Dud: S (Randa)
Pre-Tossup 3 Scores:
Randa: Bad Shape
Kevin: $17,200 cash & Maui
William: $1,000
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$3,000 Tossup: Fun & Games
_ _ _ / F _ _ _ _ _ G
Randa thinks she’s FLY FISHING...still stuck at zero.
I _ _ / F I _ H I _ G
William’s ICE FISHING to quadruple his cash.
Round 4: Show Biz
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
William lights up a $300 T, a $5,000 S and 2 E’s, but it’s Final Spin Time already.
_ _ _ _ _ T _ _
_ _ _ E _ _ E S
Final Spin: $6,000!
William: R
Randa: No L
Kevin: No P
William: 2 M’s
R _ M _ _ T _ _
_ _ M E _ _ E S
How I Met Your Mother is one of the many examples...but William can’t pull the trigger for $23,050.
Randa: N
R _ M _ N T _ _
_ _ M E _ _ E S
Randa’s got her sole $6,000 payoff with some ROMANTIC COMEDIES.
Duds During Speedup: L (Randa), P (Kevin)
End Totals:
Randa: $6,000
Kevin: $17,200 cash & Maui
William: $4,000
Maingame Total: $27,200
Bankrupt Trash: $14,372 cash & electronics
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$100,000 Bonus Round
The luxury cars on stage this week are a Land Rover LR3 and a Jaguar X-Type sedan. Kevin didn’t bring anyone here, but lands on the ***.
Category: Around The House
RSTLNE lights up a couple bottom letters…
_ _ _
_ _ R E _ _
CDGA lights up two of that vowel…
_ A _
_ _ R E A _
He tried to mutter out a word for the top line, but it was OAK BUREAU. The vowel overload denies him the Jaguar X-Type, but he’s got $17,200 in cash & Maui.
End Chat: Christmas Shopping & Vanna’s cats
My Rating: 5
Well, this wasn’t that great of an episode, hopefully I can search for a true gem next time I recap something. Until then, stay safe!
SONY’S WINNER WONDERLAND
AIR DATE: 12/14/05
This is also a sweepstakes week. During this week, viewers get a game piece from Circuit City and hope that this piece can match one of the bonus puzzles that week. If they are successful, they win one of the 10 $25,000 grand prize packages of Sony Electronics and also a $5,000 bonus from Sony Card. Also, the provided video is in widescreen, but it’s cropped since this was the last season produced in 4:3 SD format. Now how they didn’t air these episodes during the week of Cyber Monday is beyond me, but it is what it is.
$1,000 Tossup: Phrase
_ E T T _ _ / T H _ N
_ V E R
William rightly says that he’s feeling BETTER THAN EVER when playing this game. Here’s our midweek panel…
William Barrow: Pismo Beach, CA by way of Oshawa, ONT. Married 4 ½ years and works for a non-profit missions organization (he got to travel to Africa before)
Randa Russell: Houston, TX. Recently graduated nurse who’s engaged to Phillip.
Kevin Kirkland: Evanston, IL. Director of Sales for a national telecommunications company. Married to Any for 3 years with a 9-month-old daughter (The only reason he got on this show was because of his daughter.
).$2,000 Tossup: Thing
_ I _ N _ _ H T
S N _ _ K
Kevin had his MIDNIGHT SNACK and will spin shortly.
Featured Prize: DVD recorder, video camera, Sony VAIO laptop and digital camera totaling $7,522 (labeled SONY WINNER Wonderland/circuit city)
Gift Tags: AA.com and blissworld.com (labeled bliss)
$10,000 Round: On The Menu (Also the Prize Puzzle Round)
_ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
Kevin begins with a $400 R (next to $550), a $900 S, buys an I, gets a $500 T, 3 N’s on $900, buys O & 3 A’s, but then BANKRUPT to take away $3,750. William lights up a $300 P, but nothing more with K while on the same amount. Randa lights up an $800 D, 2 $600 L’s, buys a U & 3 E’s to clean out the vowels, but then a critical dud of M while on $900. Kevin then makes a spingle for a $400 Y (next to $600)…
P A N - S E A R E D
Y E L L O _ _ I N / T U N A
...and he’ll likely be eating PAN-SEARED YELLOWFIN TUNA on his trip to the Royal Lahaina Resort on Kaanapali Beach in MAUI with Hawaiian Airlines airfare worth $6,300.
Also, if you’re Spin ID KD03088, you blew it.
Duds: K (William), M (Randa)
Bankrupt: Kevin
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Randa: Called a critical dud.
Kevin: $8,700 cash & Maui
William: $1,000
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Eggland’s Best Jackpot Round: Who Is It?
_ _ / _ _ _ _ ($5,000)
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
William wastes a turn with the BANKRUPT near JACKPOT. Randa lights up an $800 R, a $400 S (next to $600), buys 3 A’s & 3 E’s, gets a T on $600 (next to Top Dollar), 2 D’s on $900, 5 H’s for the SONY WINNER Wonderland/circuit city (Waste!), but then that same BANKRUPT to hand back $10,622 cash & electronics. Kevin follows that unfortunate mishap with a $400 C (next to $550), a $500 Y, buys 3 I’s & 2 O’s, and puts up a $900 M.
H E / S A I D ($9,500)
_ A H / H _ M _ _ _
T O / H O _ I D A Y
C H E E R
Kevin solves for another $1,300, but does he know about the guy that HE SAID BAH HUMBUG TO HOLIDAY CHEER? He does with Ebenezer Scrooge (Pat: Old Ebby!).
Bankrupts: 2 (Kevin’s Opponents)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Randa: Unlucky
Kevin: $13,000 cash & Maui
William: $1,000
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Mystery Round: Song Title
_ ‘ _ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hoping for better luck, Randa picks up the bliss with an L, calls 3 R’s on $800, buys 3 I’s, but nothing more with S on $300. Kevin almost makes it to that MYSTERY, but he gets an $800 V, buys 4 E’s, gets a $550 B, 3 N’s on $900, and buys 2 A’s & 3 O’s to clear out the vowels. His next spin almost puts him in trouble with BANKRUPT, but he calls a $900 D…
I ‘ V E / B E E N
_ O R _ I N _ / O N
_ _ E / R A I L R O A D
...and solves I’VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD to claim another $4,200.
Dud: S (Randa)
Pre-Tossup 3 Scores:
Randa: Bad Shape
Kevin: $17,200 cash & Maui
William: $1,000
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$3,000 Tossup: Fun & Games
_ _ _ / F _ _ _ _ _ G
Randa thinks she’s FLY FISHING...still stuck at zero.
I _ _ / F I _ H I _ G
William’s ICE FISHING to quadruple his cash.
Round 4: Show Biz
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
William lights up a $300 T, a $5,000 S and 2 E’s, but it’s Final Spin Time already.
_ _ _ _ _ T _ _
_ _ _ E _ _ E S
Final Spin: $6,000!
William: R
Randa: No L
Kevin: No P
William: 2 M’s
R _ M _ _ T _ _
_ _ M E _ _ E S
How I Met Your Mother is one of the many examples...but William can’t pull the trigger for $23,050.
Randa: N
R _ M _ N T _ _
_ _ M E _ _ E S
Randa’s got her sole $6,000 payoff with some ROMANTIC COMEDIES.
Duds During Speedup: L (Randa), P (Kevin)
End Totals:
Randa: $6,000
Kevin: $17,200 cash & Maui
William: $4,000
Maingame Total: $27,200
Bankrupt Trash: $14,372 cash & electronics
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$100,000 Bonus Round
The luxury cars on stage this week are a Land Rover LR3 and a Jaguar X-Type sedan. Kevin didn’t bring anyone here, but lands on the ***.
Category: Around The House
RSTLNE lights up a couple bottom letters…
_ _ _
_ _ R E _ _
CDGA lights up two of that vowel…
_ A _
_ _ R E A _
He tried to mutter out a word for the top line, but it was OAK BUREAU. The vowel overload denies him the Jaguar X-Type, but he’s got $17,200 in cash & Maui.
End Chat: Christmas Shopping & Vanna’s cats
My Rating: 5
Well, this wasn’t that great of an episode, hopefully I can search for a true gem next time I recap something. Until then, stay safe!