Post by mechamind on Jan 12, 2021 23:02:39 GMT -5
Airdate: May 11, 2001
From the Dallas Convention Center, it's America's game!
After Pat and Vanna's opening skit, here's our opening puzzle. Toss-Up time!
Go!
Sean solves SOFA AND LOVE SEAT. (Oddly, the normal puzzle-solve music plays.)
Today's contestants:
Sean McSpedden: Involved in sales for a major electrical distributor, from Athens
Bindu Alexander: Grade 8 English teacher, from Dallas
Victoria Neil-Hines: Elementary school special needs teacher, from Plano
These three will have to stand up and give it their best shot! Show us a puzzle, and let's start spinning!
Sean solves ANDY GRIFFITH AS SHERIFF ANDY TAYLOR. Again, Pat tries to emphasize the effort put into these puzzles.
He finally trips. Sean guesses BATTLE DRIVE-THRU RESTAURANT. The audience cheers but is told to stop.
Victoria solves CATTLE DRIVE-THRU RESTAURANT. Now, it finally looks hard!
Go!
Bindu solves NO STRINGS ATTACHED. (Again, the normal puzzle-solve music plays.)
The $5,000 space can sometimes makes a victory look easier than it really is, but know that it's there to give you a boost.
Victoria solves FORKLIFT OPERATOR to keep the Gift Tag.
There's one thing about Sean sometimes making it look easy - we have time for another round!
DING DING! DING DING!
But time is running a bit short, so Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin...after getting some Wheel crud off his hands. Consonants are worth $900 + $1,000 for $1,900 a piece.
Victoria: N (DUD!)
Sean: T (x3) ($5,700)
Sean guesses THRIFT STORE on the buzzer. It fits the board, but not the (plural) category.
Bindu: S (x2) ($3,800)
Victoria: G (DUD!)
Sean: R (DUD!)
Bindu: E ($3,800)
Victoria: K ($1,900)
Victoria solves TICKET STUBS.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives him:
...to a dead end.
From the Dallas Convention Center, it's America's game!
After Pat and Vanna's opening skit, here's our opening puzzle. Toss-Up time!
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Sean solves SOFA AND LOVE SEAT. (Oddly, the normal puzzle-solve music plays.)
Sean | Bindu | Victoria |
$1,000 |
Today's contestants:
Sean McSpedden: Involved in sales for a major electrical distributor, from Athens
Bindu Alexander: Grade 8 English teacher, from Dallas
Victoria Neil-Hines: Elementary school special needs teacher, from Plano
These three will have to stand up and give it their best shot! Show us a puzzle, and let's start spinning!
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SEAN | Bindu | Victoria |
| $300: T $450: H $300: R (x2) $600: L (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
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Quick perfection! Sean solves THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
(At only 54 seconds from chimes to full reveal,) Pat wishes Sean could make the puzzles look harder. The show works hard on these puzzles!
Sean | Bindu | Victoria |
$2,550 |
I guess the other two didn't have to stand? But they can take a quick rest as we introduce an American Airlines trip to Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa (labeled AA VACATIONS) worth $4,500.
That fast round might give us more time to build up a bigger Jackpot.
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CLASSIC TV | |||||||||||||||
Sean | BINDU | Victoria |
| $300: R (x3) $300: T (x2) -$250: O -$250: A (x4) BANKRUPT! ($1,000) | $300: S (x2) BANKRUPT! ($600) | |
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Sean solves ANDY GRIFFITH AS SHERIFF ANDY TAYLOR. Again, Pat tries to emphasize the effort put into these puzzles.
Sean | Bindu | Victoria |
$11,750 |
This prize might have required a lot of thought. We have a Cellini Jewelry Designs shopping spree (labeled JEWELRY) worth $3,000.
Will it take a lot of effort from our players to hit that one-third $10,000 space?
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Sean | Bindu | VICTORIA |
| $700: S $300: H $500: W (DUD!) | ||
$1,000 | ||
| $600: R (x4) $800: T (x5) $300: N -$250: A (x3) -$250: E (x3) -$250: U (x2) $900: D $900: V Solve: Wrong! | ||
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He finally trips. Sean guesses BATTLE DRIVE-THRU RESTAURANT. The audience cheers but is told to stop.
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| $800: L $700: M (DUD!) | $300: C Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
$7,750 | $800 | $1,300 |
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Victoria solves CATTLE DRIVE-THRU RESTAURANT. Now, it finally looks hard!
Sean | Bindu | Victoria |
$11,750 | $1,300 |
Happy, now? We can go back to something that looks easy again, like a Toss-Up.
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Bindu solves NO STRINGS ATTACHED. (Again, the normal puzzle-solve music plays.)
Sean | Bindu | Victoria |
$11,750 | $1,000 | $1,300 |
The $5,000 space can sometimes makes a victory look easier than it really is, but know that it's there to give you a boost.
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Sean | BINDU | Victoria |
| ("Null" cut!) $550: L $700: P $900: T (x2) -$250: E -$250: A BANKRUPT! ($2,550) | $300: R (x3) BANKRUPT! ($900) | |
| $500: M (DUD!) | $600: C (DUD!) | Gift Tag: F (x2) Solve: Correct! |
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Bindu's first spin did not match the $550 close-up shot, at it actually appears to hit the "first" BANKRUPT.
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Victoria solves FORKLIFT OPERATOR to keep the Gift Tag.
Sean | Bindu | Victoria |
$11,750 | $1,000 | $2,300 |
There's one thing about Sean sometimes making it look easy - we have time for another round!
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DING DING! DING DING!
But time is running a bit short, so Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin...after getting some Wheel crud off his hands. Consonants are worth $900 + $1,000 for $1,900 a piece.
Victoria: N (DUD!)
Sean: T (x3) ($5,700)
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Sean guesses THRIFT STORE on the buzzer. It fits the board, but not the (plural) category.
Bindu: S (x2) ($3,800)
Victoria: G (DUD!)
Sean: R (DUD!)
Bindu: E ($3,800)
Victoria: K ($1,900)
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Victoria solves TICKET STUBS.
Sean | Bindu | Victoria |
$11,750 | $1,000 | $4,200 |
BONUS ROUND:
Looks like Sean sealed his win, and now he's in Bonus Land.
He picks the middle E, and this puzzle might pick a fight with him...
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RSTLNE gives him:
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Let's see where MPKA takes him...
...to a dead end.
He guesses QUILT, DAILY, BUILT, and BULLY. He does not solve CHILI...
...and away goes the Porsche Boxster. Sean still leaves with $11,750 in cash.
In the post-game, Pat and Vanna insist on staying another week. They mention that Best Friends Week is coming soon!
