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February 5, 2004 recap Mar 17, 2021 18:51:43 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 17, 2021 18:51:43 GMT -5

Airdate: February 5, 2004

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! This is Aloha Week!

The trio has been waiting long enough, and a Toss-Up is here!

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Carol solves BABY'S HIGHCHAIR.

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$1,000

Ready for a good time:
Carol Thompson: IT professional at a large bank, from Charlotte, NC
Freddy Boutros: Pursuing a career in writing for TV and film, from San Gabriel, CA (originally from New Jersey)
Faith Turner: Real estate agent, from Kansas City, MO

This Toss-Up shouldn't be hard to reach.

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Carol mispronounces it as GERALDO RIVIERA.

Freddy solves GERALDO RIVERA.

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$1,000	$2,000

Freddy must be careful how he handles the one-third $10,000 space, or he might burn himself.

He'll also burn himself if he tries to spin way too early. The puzzle hasn't been revealed yet!

Round 1

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Carol	FREDDY	Faith
	Free Spin: Y (DUD!)	$350: S $600: T (x2) $900: H Lose A Turn!
		$2,450
$600: R (x2) -$250: E (x4) Lose A Turn!	Gift Tag: M (DUD!)	$550: B $400: D -$250: A (DUD!)
$950		$3,150
$900: N $300: P (DUD!)	$400: W $600: K Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,850	$1,000

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Freddy solves THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE.

Carol	Freddy	Faith
$1,000	$3,000

There are prizes to be won, including a Pleasant holiday at the Royal Hawaiian (labeled PLEASANT) worth $5,700.

Someone's gotta work hard so that we can have a huge Jackpot win.

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		$500: S Jackpot: N (DUD!)
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$600: L -$250: E -$250: A $800: M (DUD!)	$800: D (x3) $800: P (Repeat?)	$400: B $600: F (DUD!)
$100	$2,400	$900
Gift Tag: C (x3) BANKRUPT! ($1,100)	$800: Y Solve: Correct!
	$3,200

A "null" cycle including an incorrect P was edited out early in the round, but it's not known where it happened.

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Freddy solves COCK-A-DOODLE- & SCOOBY-DOO. "I just like hearing you say that."

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$1,000	$6,200

Do you feel like a little mystery? We have two $500 spaces on the Wheel. Flip one over, and there could be a BANKRUPT, or there could be a Cartier gift certificate worth $10,000.

Round 3

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CAROL	Freddy	Faith
$900: T (x3) BANKRUPT #1! ($2,700)	BANKRUPT #2! ($0)	BANKRUPT #3! ($0)

$3,500: S (x4!) -$250: E (x4) -$250: O (x2) Prize?: F (DUD!)	$800: N (x6) Prize?: R (He declines.) -$250: U (x2) $600: L -$250: I (x4) Prize?: G (Still no.) $550: P $300: Y Only vowels left! -$250: A (x6) Solve: Correct!
$13,500	$6,500

Carol and Freddy landed on the same Mystery Wedge a total of three times.

"Ooh, I hope they play that song again!" - Pat after the third hit.

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Freddy reads what's on the board. After another sound, he can earn a $3,000 bonus for answering the clue.

He instantly identifies Chopsticks.

Pat asks to hear the Mystery Round chord again (a fourth time).

Carol	Freddy	Faith
$1,000	$15,700

We should play Chopsticks through this Toss-Up, but we can't for some reason.

$3,000 Toss-Up

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Faith solves COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN.

(Strangely, the $3,000 bonus music plays after the solution is revealed, and then the Toss-Up is shown being cleared from the board horizontally from top to bottom.)

Carol	Freddy	Faith
$1,000	$15,700	$3,000

Finally with some money, Faith could score even more from the $5,000 space.

Round 4

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ON THE MAP

Carol	Freddy	FAITH
		$500: T
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Round 4

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DING DING! DING DING!

Well, that was short. Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth $900 + $1,000 for $1,900 a piece.

Faith: S ($2,400)
Carol: R ($1,900)
Freddy: N ($1,900)
Faith: H (DUD!)
Carol: A ($1,900)
Freddy: I ($1,900)
Faith: M (DUD!)
Carol: P ($3,800)
Freddy: L (x2) ($5,700)

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Freddy solves LISBON PORTUGAL.

Carol	Freddy	Faith
$1,000	$21,400	$3,000

BONUS ROUND:

Freddy has won a trip to Bonus Land! He could take home a Chevy Corvette or extra cash up to $100,000!

He has his aunt and uncle in the audience!

Freddy gives the Bonus Wheel a big spin! "Certainly the spin of the season, so far!" as Pat says...

...and eventually, it stops at the N in WIN. Give him a good puzzle!

Bonus Puzzle

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RSTLNE gives him:

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MDPO gives him some good letters.

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He instantly solves ROWDY CROWD...

...and he's taking the 2004 Chevy Corvette coupe worth $51,445! Freddy leaves with $72,845 in total!

In the post-game, Vanna complains that she's freezing in the studio. "Put something on. That would be helpful."

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February 5, 2004 recap Mar 17, 2021 21:39:19 GMT -5

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That Round 2 puzzle really should've been on either two or four rows, with COCK-A- and DOODLE- & on the upper rows, or & SCOOBY-DOO on just the third row. As it was here, it just didn't look right.

Call me crazy, but I was actually hoping that Freddy would flip over the Mystery Wedge the first time he hit it. Then again, maybe he's not obsessed with fashion. Me neither, but I'd like having the extra score.

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February 5, 2004 recap Mar 17, 2021 22:08:12 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Mar 17, 2021 22:08:12 GMT -5

^ $4,800 is a lot of dough to risk on, so I understand the decline.

Interesting how they played the MW chime the fourth time and the third toss-up solve cue used the bonus answer cue. It’s also interesting to see one buy vowels after clearing the consonants.

Freddy simply dominated here and that car win in the end was well-deserved.

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.