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December 9, 2003 recap Feb 21, 2021 11:02:31 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 21, 2021 11:02:31 GMT -5

Airdate: December 9, 2003

Vanna plugs a Blue Cash giveaway from American Express before the show.

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Welcome to Tropics Week!

Our contestants rush for a different cash giveaway from this Toss-Up:

$1,000 Toss-Up

PHRASE

Go!

PHRASE

Russ solves WE AIM TO PLEASE.

Michele	Russ	Jennifer
	$1,000

Hoping to be pleased:
Russ Coleman: Consultant, formerly in the Air Force, and also an avid blood donor; from San Antonio, TX
Jennifer Byron: Financial analyst at a pet food company, from Edwardsville, IL
Michele McGlone: Works for passenger service for a major airline, also teaches dance; from Bellmore, NY

We'd be happy to give some more money away! Just solve this Toss-up!

$2,000 Toss-Up

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Go!

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Jennifer solves YOSEMITE SAM.

Michele	Russ	Jennifer
	$1,000	$2,000

Is Jennifer so serious about that money that she'd spin for the one-third $10,000 space?

Round 1

AROUND THE HOUSE

Michele	Russ	JENNIFER
		$600: T $300: S (x2) -$250: E $350: N (DUD!)
		$950
Gift Tag: D $500: C -$250: U Free Spin: M (x2) $700: Y (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $550: P (DUD!)	$300: F Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$250+	$300

AROUND THE HOUSE

Russ solves CUSTOM-MADE SOFA for the house minimum. "Modest is good."

Michele	Russ	Jennifer
	$1,500	$2,000

We bring in a prize that will really change your score! It's a trip to Tahiti and stay at Sheraton Hotel (labeled TAHITI) worth $6,500.

"Modest is good." The Jackpot space laughs when it hears that!

Round 2

FILL IN THE NUMBER

MICHELE	Russ	Jennifer
$400: S (x2) $400: R (x3) BANKRUPT! ($2,000)	$400: L -$250: E (x6) $300: D (x2) $550: M (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,850)	$900: Y $900: H (x2) $300: P (x2) -$250: A (x4) TAHITI: T (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$3,050+

FILL IN THE NUMBER

Jennifer solves ## DAYS HATH SEPTEMBER APRIL JUNE AND NOVEMBER. Now she just needs to fill in the number for a $3,000 bonus.

She does! The number is 30.

Michele	Russ	Jennifer
	$1,500	$14,550

We jump into the unknown with the Mystery Round. One of those spaces hides a BANKRUPT, and the other hides a 2003 Hyundai Accent worth $12,742!

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Michele	RUSS	Jennifer
	$300: D (x3) -$250: A (x2) -$250: E (x7) $300: H (x3) $900: C $900: S (x2) $400: T (x5) $550: B Prize?: N (x2) (He declines.) $600: G (x4) Solve: Correct!
	$9,950

BEFORE & AFTER

Perfection! Russ solves THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGGS BENEDICT.

Michele	Russ	Jennifer
	$11,450	$14,550

You could strike a little more gold with this Toss-Up!

$3,000 Toss-Up

THING

Go!

THING

Michele solves KIDDIE POOL.

Michele	Russ	Jennifer
$3,000	$11,450	$14,550

Finally with some money, Michele has control.

Round 4

PLACE

DING DING! DING DING!

Though it's late in the game, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $300 + $1,000 for $1,300 a piece. Michele starts.

(There's no close-up of the Final Spin. It's just a bird's eye view.)

Michele: R ($1,300)
Russ: N (x2) ($2,600)
Jennifer: S (x2) ($2,600)
Michele: T (x3) ($5,200)
Russ: W (x2) ($5,200)

PLACE

Russ solves WESTERN GHOST TOWN to become the big winner!

Michele	Russ	Jennifer
$3,000	$16,650	$14,550

BONUS ROUND:

Russ is the one in Bonus Land! He could take home a car such as the Mercedes convertible, or cash up to $100,000!

Russ gives it a spin, and he stops at the H in CASH. Let's look at one last puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives him:

PHRASE

HBGA only helps with the first word.

PHRASE

He guesses HOW GRANDY, HEY BRANDY, and HOT TRENDY. He does not solve HOW IRONIC...

,,,and he misses out on the Mercedes SLK convertible. Russ still leaves with $16,650 in cash.

During the post-game, Pat mentions that Christmas is a few weeks off. Vanna has almost finished her shopping.