Post by mechamind on Jan 20, 2021 22:50:17 GMT -5
Airdate: May 16, 2000
Can you solve this preview puzzle?
From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Wheel is going to the movies!
The answer to the preceding puzzle is not "spur red", but SQUIRREL.
Today's viewing party:
Michael Becker: Neurologist, does electromyograms, from Metairie, LA
Homer Radcliffe: From Armona, CA...but working in North Carolina as an actor?!
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. Please try not to get distracted by any squirrels that might enter the studio.
Kathleen solves DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA. How about an extra $3,000 from the Puzzler?
Absolute silence. She does not solve AUTO RACING.
Kathleen solves A HOT PLATE OF SPAGHETTI STRAPS to keep the Gift Tag and movie prize!
Michael solves JUMPING ON THE BANDWAGON for some quick and big money!
Things have been going pretty well so far, and the $5,000 space is optimistic for something more!
Kathleen solves OVERSTUFFED CHAIR. We can't pack much more into this game!
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
Can you solve this preview puzzle?
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From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Wheel is going to the movies!
The answer to the preceding puzzle is not "spur red", but SQUIRREL.
Today's viewing party:
Michael Becker: Neurologist, does electromyograms, from Metairie, LA
Homer Radcliffe: From Armona, CA...but working in North Carolina as an actor?!
Kathleen Rathbone: Teaches Sunday school, from Canton, NC
Kathleen is also an antique collector. Pat jokes that she could take their producer home with her, most likely Harry Friedman.
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. Please try not to get distracted by any squirrels that might enter the studio.
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MICHAEL | Homer | Kathleen |
| Free Spin: T $350: H -$250: E $600: C -$250: A (x4) $300: B -$250: O (x2) BANKRUPT! ($500) (Free Spin used) Lose A Turn! | $500: L $900: S (DUD!) | $1,000: D (x2) $500: N Solve: Correct! |
$500 | $2,500 |
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Kathleen solves DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA. How about an extra $3,000 from the Puzzler?
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Absolute silence. She does not solve AUTO RACING.
Michael | Homer | Kathleen |
$2,500 |
Let's be careful as we bring out a prize! We have a trip to a James Bond locale on Grand Bahama Island at the Lucayan Resort, plus a collection of Bond movies (labeled THE MOVIES) totaling $3,089.
So Kathleen doesn't want to get greedy, but the $2,500 space and $10,000 prize could still be tempting!
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Michael | HOMER | Kathleen |
| BANKRUPT/$10K! ($0) | $400: R $300: T (x5) -$250: E (x2) -$250: A (x4) Gift Tag: S (x3) $700: G $900: P (x3) -$250: I THE MOVIES: F -$250: O (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
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Kathleen solves A HOT PLATE OF SPAGHETTI STRAPS to keep the Gift Tag and movie prize!
Michael | Homer | Kathleen |
$10,889 |
Gotta add more to the Wheel, so how about this prize? It's a Laguna Beach Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters attendance with dinner at Tivoli Terrace, plus a stay at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel (labeled LAGUNA) worth $3,200.
The $3,500 and Jackpot spaces come racing in, and we're more than ready to award some quick but also big money!
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Michael solves JUMPING ON THE BANDWAGON for some quick and big money!
Michael | Homer | Kathleen |
$9,450 | $10,889 |
Things have been going pretty well so far, and the $5,000 space is optimistic for something more!
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MICHAEL | Homer | Kathleen |
| $300: T -$250: E (x2) $600: S -$250: A -$250: I $600: R (x2) $500: N (DUD!) | $600: C $600: H $300: M (DUD!) | $700: F (x2) Solve: Correct! |
$1,350 | $1,200 | $1,400 |
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Kathleen solves OVERSTUFFED CHAIR. We can't pack much more into this game!
Michael | Homer | Kathleen |
$9,450 | $12,289 |
Homer just had to be left out, didn't he? All he takes home is some nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
This was a close game, but Kathleen wins and is in Bonus Land! She could win any of...
4-day Hollywood dream holiday (over $15,000)
2000 Lexus RX 300 (over $37,000)
Runco PL 42 flat-panel TV plus DVD player (over $15,000)
2000 Volkswagen Cabrio GL 2-door (over $21,000)
"The cash" ($25,000)
What will it be? Kathleen picks the H, and now it's just her and this puzzle...
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RSTLNE gives her:
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She might have an idea with HFCO!
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Obviously, she solves FOR HIRE...
...and she has won the 4-day Hollywood holiday: a stay at The Beverly Hills Hotel, with luxury car ride and cellphone; plus lunch, spa, and dinner; all totaling $15,200! Kathleen is leaving with $27,489 in cash and prizes!
In the post-game, Pat talks about all the props used for the week. Where do they get this stuff? "Giant Props 'R' Us"? That's what Pat thinks. There's also a giant Hershey Kiss between him and Vanna. They also carry a giant hot dog during the credits!