Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2020 19:57:30 GMT -5
Before I cover Monday's edition of the same theme week, I'd thought I squeeze in the Monday episode from the S20 version. And no, I won't put any emojis around the theme week since that's reserved for first-run. And this recap will contain a bit of swearing since apparently it's required this episode.
HALLOWHEEL
AIR DATE: 10/28/02
A pumpkin is projected in the green circle for this week of shows.
$1,000 Tossup: On The Map
_ A S P _ R
_ _ _ _ I N G
Mickey pinpoints CASPER, WYOMING. Kicking off the week back then...
Mickey Gupman: Irvine, CA. International sales worker (also speaks Spanish and some Portuguese). Married to high school sweetheart Wendy for 25 yrs. w/ 2 kids
Janice Clark: Richmond, VA. Owner of an Ethiopian restaurant (soon turning one at the time) whose specialty is a lamb dish called Kai Wot. Married to an Ethiopian named Yosef (cc said Joseph) w/ 2 daughters and is also an expectant grandmother.
Judy Holleran: Toms River, NJ. Homemaker who's married to Jim for 10 yrs. (he and her brother, Joe, is in the audience) w/ 2 daughters. She's also the youngest of the nine in the bunch.
Pat didn't notice the hidden theme in the last puzzle. Also, Mickey was high-fiving his opponents after that solve.
$2,000 Tossup: Living Thing
_ _ A _ _ / _ _ D _ W
_ _ _ _ _ _
Judy quickly spots a BLACK WIDOW SPIDER.
Gift Tag: Hallmark
$10,000 Round: Person
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _
No-lettered this one.
Judy: $800 (T), $2,500 (H), 5 E's, $550 (N - $3,050 at risk)
Mickey: $500 (M), $900 (P), BANKRUPT! (normal - $1,400 lost)
Janice: $600 near BANKRUPT (W)
Judy: $450 (2 Y's), Solve Attempt ($3,950)...
E M P _ _ Y E E / _ _
T H E / Y E _ _
Dunno if Judy was EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR one time, but she solved anyway.
Duds: N (Judy), W (Janice)
Bankrupt: Mickey
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Janice: Called a Dud
Judy: $5,950
Mickey: $1,000
Prize Added to Wheel: trip to U.S. Space Camp in Alabama + package of New Line home entertainment DVDs (including "Jason X" and "Jason Goes to Hell") totaling $4,000 (marked HALLOWEEN the entire week)
Brief trailer of "Jason X" was shown in the prize plug. Also, according to Pat, the player goes to Space Camp while Jason goes to hell (yes, he did say that).
Zatarain's Jackpot Round: Before & After
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ($5,000)
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mickey: $300 (R)
Janice: $300 (3 T's), $800 (2 H's), 5 E's, O, $500 (G), U ($2,250 at risk)
Judy: $800 (W), $300 (L), 2 I's (No More Vowels!), $300 near $900 (Z), $400 near $600 (2 N's), NULL CYCLE?, Same $400 (S), $600 near $3,500 (D), Solve Attempt ($2,950)...
T H E / T W I L I G H T ($9,700)
Z O N E
D E _ E N S E
Judy solves THE TWILIGHT ZONE DEFENSE (the After is a sports term used in basketball, football and hockey).
Aired Duds: R (Mickey), U (Janice)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Janice: Spinning Next
Judy: $8,900
Mickey: $1,000
Judy's spin strength would NOT go a full rotation. Also, she admitted that she's not a football fan and her hubby was screaming in his mind on how DEFENSE didn't come to her until late.
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Mystery Prize: 2003 Honda Civic DX Sedan worth $14,070 (a moan sounds whenever one lands on it this week)
Mystery Round: Headline
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ . _ .
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
Janice: $900 (5 S's), $800 (5 N's), 5 E's (5 of everything!), just 2 I's, $300 (2 W's), MYSTERY near $800 (G - $8,600 at risk)
Judy: $600 (T), BANKRUPT! ($3,500 - $600 lost)
Mickey: $600 (2 L's), same MYSTERY (M and FLIPS...BANKRUPT! - $1,200 lost)
Janice: $550 (2 R's), 2 A's, U, 3 O's (No More Vowels!), $300 (B (CRITICAL) - $8,950 at risk)
Judy: $800 (2 C's), Solve Attempt ($1,600)...
S E R E N A
W I L L I A M S / N E T S
S E C O N _ / U . S .
O _ E N / _ R O W N
Judy takes another solve with SERENA WILLIAMS NETS SECOND U.S. OPEN CROWN.
Duds: G & B (Janice)
Bankrupts: 2 (others - Mickey via MW)
Pre-Tossup 3 Scores:
Janice: Bad Shape
Judy: $10,500
Mickey: $1,000
Janice apparently thought the last word was BROWN. As Pat said, everyone's grieving through it together.
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$3,000 Tossup: Phrase
_ H _ / C A T ' S
_ E _ W
Judy's on her way to be THE CAT'S MEOW this night (I had it from just the apostrophe.).
Round 4: Show Biz
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Judy: $800 (S), BANKRUPT! ($600 - $800 lost)
S _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
SPEEDUP TIME
Final Spin: $1,300
Mickey: M
Janice: 2 R's
Judy: 3 T's
Mickey: C
S T _ _ T
C _ _ R _ _ _ _ T _ R
A STUNT COORDINATOR gives Mickey another $1,300.
Dud During Speedup: M (Mickey)
Bankrupt: Judy
Unclaimed: $2,600 (Janice), $3,900 (Judy)
Final Scores:
Janice: $500 Gooseegg
Judy: $13,500
Mickey: $2,300
I love how all three players showed GREAT sportsmanship throughout this game - it truly felt like they had a fun time.
Maingame Total: $16,300
Bankrupt Trash: $4,000 + $500 gamble
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$100,000 Bonus Round
The cars here this week are a 2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder and a 2003 Volkswagen Beetle. Judy's spin lands on the tens digit.
There's a scream after the envelope pick (Pat: "Someone's having a meeting with a Sony executive obviously.").
Category: Event
RSTLNE:
_ _ E _ N
_ _ _ _ _ E
GBCA:
_ C E A N
_ _ _ A G E
Good picks, but the second word of OCEAN VOYAGE still evades her (one of her guesses was WAVE), so goodbye $35,000 (and Judy said she's fine without it). End total: $13,500.
If you thought that puzzle looked familiar, look here.
Closing Chat: It's a week before Daylight Savings (both back then and now) and both hosts have set their clocks backward.
Personal Rating: 5
And apparently, Stuart McPherran posted the Thursday edition (he also posted video for this episode, so special thanks to him) today. I'll cover that later this week.
HALLOWHEEL
AIR DATE: 10/28/02
A pumpkin is projected in the green circle for this week of shows.
$1,000 Tossup: On The Map
_ A S P _ R
_ _ _ _ I N G
Mickey pinpoints CASPER, WYOMING. Kicking off the week back then...
Mickey Gupman: Irvine, CA. International sales worker (also speaks Spanish and some Portuguese). Married to high school sweetheart Wendy for 25 yrs. w/ 2 kids
Janice Clark: Richmond, VA. Owner of an Ethiopian restaurant (soon turning one at the time) whose specialty is a lamb dish called Kai Wot. Married to an Ethiopian named Yosef (cc said Joseph) w/ 2 daughters and is also an expectant grandmother.
Judy Holleran: Toms River, NJ. Homemaker who's married to Jim for 10 yrs. (he and her brother, Joe, is in the audience) w/ 2 daughters. She's also the youngest of the nine in the bunch.
Pat didn't notice the hidden theme in the last puzzle. Also, Mickey was high-fiving his opponents after that solve.
$2,000 Tossup: Living Thing
_ _ A _ _ / _ _ D _ W
_ _ _ _ _ _
Judy quickly spots a BLACK WIDOW SPIDER.
Gift Tag: Hallmark
$10,000 Round: Person
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _
No-lettered this one.
Judy: $800 (T), $2,500 (H), 5 E's, $550 (N - $3,050 at risk)
Mickey: $500 (M), $900 (P), BANKRUPT! (normal - $1,400 lost)
Janice: $600 near BANKRUPT (W)
Judy: $450 (2 Y's), Solve Attempt ($3,950)...
E M P _ _ Y E E / _ _
T H E / Y E _ _
Dunno if Judy was EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR one time, but she solved anyway.
Duds: N (Judy), W (Janice)
Bankrupt: Mickey
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Janice: Called a Dud
Judy: $5,950
Mickey: $1,000
Prize Added to Wheel: trip to U.S. Space Camp in Alabama + package of New Line home entertainment DVDs (including "Jason X" and "Jason Goes to Hell") totaling $4,000 (marked HALLOWEEN the entire week)
Brief trailer of "Jason X" was shown in the prize plug. Also, according to Pat, the player goes to Space Camp while Jason goes to hell (yes, he did say that).
Zatarain's Jackpot Round: Before & After
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ($5,000)
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mickey: $300 (R)
Janice: $300 (3 T's), $800 (2 H's), 5 E's, O, $500 (G), U ($2,250 at risk)
Judy: $800 (W), $300 (L), 2 I's (No More Vowels!), $300 near $900 (Z), $400 near $600 (2 N's), NULL CYCLE?, Same $400 (S), $600 near $3,500 (D), Solve Attempt ($2,950)...
T H E / T W I L I G H T ($9,700)
Z O N E
D E _ E N S E
Judy solves THE TWILIGHT ZONE DEFENSE (the After is a sports term used in basketball, football and hockey).
Aired Duds: R (Mickey), U (Janice)
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Janice: Spinning Next
Judy: $8,900
Mickey: $1,000
Judy's spin strength would NOT go a full rotation. Also, she admitted that she's not a football fan and her hubby was screaming in his mind on how DEFENSE didn't come to her until late.
---
Mystery Prize: 2003 Honda Civic DX Sedan worth $14,070 (a moan sounds whenever one lands on it this week)
Mystery Round: Headline
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ . _ .
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
Janice: $900 (5 S's), $800 (5 N's), 5 E's (5 of everything!), just 2 I's, $300 (2 W's), MYSTERY near $800 (G - $8,600 at risk)
Judy: $600 (T), BANKRUPT! ($3,500 - $600 lost)
Mickey: $600 (2 L's), same MYSTERY (M and FLIPS...BANKRUPT! - $1,200 lost)
Janice: $550 (2 R's), 2 A's, U, 3 O's (No More Vowels!), $300 (B (CRITICAL) - $8,950 at risk)
Judy: $800 (2 C's), Solve Attempt ($1,600)...
S E R E N A
W I L L I A M S / N E T S
S E C O N _ / U . S .
O _ E N / _ R O W N
Judy takes another solve with SERENA WILLIAMS NETS SECOND U.S. OPEN CROWN.
Duds: G & B (Janice)
Bankrupts: 2 (others - Mickey via MW)
Pre-Tossup 3 Scores:
Janice: Bad Shape
Judy: $10,500
Mickey: $1,000
Janice apparently thought the last word was BROWN. As Pat said, everyone's grieving through it together.
---
$3,000 Tossup: Phrase
_ H _ / C A T ' S
_ E _ W
Judy's on her way to be THE CAT'S MEOW this night (I had it from just the apostrophe.).
Round 4: Show Biz
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Judy: $800 (S), BANKRUPT! ($600 - $800 lost)
S _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
SPEEDUP TIME
Final Spin: $1,300
Mickey: M
Janice: 2 R's
Judy: 3 T's
Mickey: C
S T _ _ T
C _ _ R _ _ _ _ T _ R
A STUNT COORDINATOR gives Mickey another $1,300.
Dud During Speedup: M (Mickey)
Bankrupt: Judy
Unclaimed: $2,600 (Janice), $3,900 (Judy)
Final Scores:
Janice: $500 Gooseegg
Judy: $13,500
Mickey: $2,300
I love how all three players showed GREAT sportsmanship throughout this game - it truly felt like they had a fun time.
Maingame Total: $16,300
Bankrupt Trash: $4,000 + $500 gamble
---
$100,000 Bonus Round
The cars here this week are a 2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder and a 2003 Volkswagen Beetle. Judy's spin lands on the tens digit.
There's a scream after the envelope pick (Pat: "Someone's having a meeting with a Sony executive obviously.").
Category: Event
RSTLNE:
_ _ E _ N
_ _ _ _ _ E
GBCA:
_ C E A N
_ _ _ A G E
Good picks, but the second word of OCEAN VOYAGE still evades her (one of her guesses was WAVE), so goodbye $35,000 (and Judy said she's fine without it). End total: $13,500.
If you thought that puzzle looked familiar, look here.
Closing Chat: It's a week before Daylight Savings (both back then and now) and both hosts have set their clocks backward.
Personal Rating: 5
And apparently, Stuart McPherran posted the Thursday edition (he also posted video for this episode, so special thanks to him) today. I'll cover that later this week.