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March 20, 2000 recap Mar 18, 2021 19:41:35 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 18, 2021 19:41:35 GMT -5

Airdate: March 20, 2000

Can you solve this Preview Puzzle?

Preview Puzzle

PROPER NAME

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! We now begin British Isles Week!

The answer to the puzzle above is ~~MUD BEAN~~ MEG RYAN.

Today's contestants:
Toni Sussenger: Web producer (internet, e-commerce, all that stuff), also a former "advice diva" for finding love; from Seattle, WA
Brannon Folgem: Recently married and likes cooking, from Honea Path, SC (Pat's gonna have fun with the town name)
Matt Cortez: Cruise analyst (makes sure boats sale full), and he has a "Jeannie bottle" fixation as a TV memorabilia freak; from New Orleans, LA

Pat mentions that the show has some kind of "genie bottle" that is used to draw numbers to determine contestant order.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. Now, let's play ~~Who Wants to Marry a Game Show Hostess!~~ Wheel of Fortune!

But before that, we have a brand new Gift Tag on the Wheel. It's like the prize wedge, and you just call a letter and pick it up for a $1,000 prize.

Round 1 (Puzzler Round)

ON THE MAP

(Pat doesn't actually mention the Gift Tag until after the first spin.)

TONI	Brannon	Matt
$800: R $1,000: T (DUD!)	$400: N (DUD!)	$300: H (DUD!)
$800
$300: S $400: D -$250: I (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,250)	$800: L (DUD!)	$500: B Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
		$500

ON THE MAP

Matt solves SAUDI ARABIA. Is that enough vowels for you? We deserve a $3,000 Puzzler bonus after that!

Puzzler

PLACES

And he scores by instantly solving OIL FIELDS.

Toni	Brannon	Matt
		$3,500

We've still got our much bigger prizes, too. Let's bring in a Sharper Image electronics gift certificate (labeled SHOPPING) worth $2,500.

No more vowel overload! Our players need to cash in with the $2,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces!

Round 2

BEFORE & AFTER

Toni	BRANNON	Matt
	$400: T (x3) $450: S (x2) $300: R $300: N (x2) -$250: E (x3) $300: C -$250: A (x3) $700: F Gift Tag: Y (x2) $300: D (x2) -$250: I (x4) Solve: Correct!
	$3,850+

BEFORE & AFTER

Perfection! Brannon solves DAIRY CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY and keeps the Gift Tag for $1,000 in Sony merchandise.

Pat has some fun with the Gift Tag, and he covers the S so it becomes an "ONY" Gift Tag. Can't we get a lovely shot of it?

Toni	Brannon	Matt
	$4,850	$3,500

We can get a lovely shot of another prize, at least. This is a 1-week equestrian vacation in Devon, England (labeled ENGLAND) worth $5,838.

How about a shot of our contestant who scores big with the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces?

Round 3

PHRASE

Toni	Brannon	MATT
		$300: R (DUD!)

$900: S $600: R (Repeat)	Jackpot: T (x3) Lose A Turn!	$300: H -$250: E (x2) $300: L (x2) $300: D (DUD!)
$900		$650
SHOPPING: N (x2) $600: M (DUD!)	$300: J $550: Y Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$900+	$850

Toni's repeated R was not acknowledged as a duplication.

PHRASE

Brannon solves JUST LAY IT ON THE LINE.

Toni	Brannon	Matt
	$5,700	$3,500

Toni has another chance, and we might need her to hit the $5,000 space on the Wheel.

Round 4

TITLE

TONI	Brannon	Matt
$800: R $900: L (x2) -$250: A -$250: I $450: B (DUD!)	$900: C $600: W Solve: Correct!
$2,100	$1,500

Pat almost said vowels were gone after the I but corrected himself.

TITLE

Brannon solves WILL & GRACE.

Toni	Brannon	Matt
	$7,200	$3,500

We still have time for another round...and another short puzzle.

Round 5

THING

Toni	BRANNON	Matt
	$900: T (DUD!)	$700: S (DUD!)

$5,000: N (x2) -$250: A
$9,750

THING

DING DING! DING DING!

You just couldn't be nice, could you? Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth $300 + $1,000 for $1,300 a piece.

Toni: F (DUD!)
Brannon: C (DUD!)
Matt: G ($1,300)

THING

Matt solves MOVING VAN.

Toni	Brannon	Matt
	$7,200	$4,800

Nothing could go right for Toni, could it? She's leaving with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Brannon's going to Bonus Land, where she could win a car, a QE2 trip, or the $25,000!

She's picking the L, and we have this puzzle for her:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives her:

PHRASE

CMHA only helps with the lower word.

PHRASE

She guesses WARM-HEARTED and COLD-HEARTED. She does not solve BIG-HEARTED...

...and she's unable to take the entertainment package. Brannon leaves with $7,200 in total.

In the post-game, Pat shows off the "genie bottle" that the contestants use to determine their order. It contains three red balls numbered 1, 2, and 3...and the bottle says "made in China" underneath.