April 18, 2005 Recap

Wheel of Fortune: Season 22 (2004-2005)
April 18, 2005
Passport to Adventure (Day 1)

$1,000 TOSS-UP

PLACES
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Ding!

J _ _ I T _ R
&    _ A _ _ _ N

Scott sees JUPITER & SATURN.


This week's first adventurers are…
Scott Wright: Las Vegas, NV; Air Force reservist who works at the Air Operations Center at Nellis Air Force Base; married to Carla with a daughter, son; has traveled to 47 states, 26 countries
Michelle Sipes-Martin: Seattle, WA; owner of three elder homes with her family; married to Casey; wants to go to nursing school
Pooneh Nasrollahnia (pronounced POON-eh, female): Thousand Oaks, CA; senior at CSU Northridge, computer animation major; aspiring computer animator

$2,000 TOSS-UP

PHRASE
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Ding!

P _ I D    I N
F _ L L

Pooneh will be PAID IN FULL after this game's over.


$1,000 GIFT TAGS
ON $300: Discovery Channel-inspired products from the Discovery Store (labeled DISCOVERY CHANNEL)
ON $700: Three-piece luggage set from Atlantic Luggage Company (labeled ATLANTIC/LUGGAGE)

$10000 ROUND

BEFORE & AFTER
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_ _ R T _ Y
S _ N N Y
D I S _ O S I T I O N

Pooneh's in a PARTLY SUNNY DISPOSITION because she's won the gold!

DUD: H (Scott)
LOSE A TURN: Pooneh ($0), Michelle ($1,300 + LUGGAGE)


And she models the $10000 wedge, too.

FEATURED PRIZE: A tour of Peru (including Machu Picchu) sponsored by Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, (which was released on DVD on April 26 of this year) worth $8,550 (labeled LEMONY SNICKET'S/PERU)
JACKPOT SPONSOR: Eggland's Best

JACKPOT ROUND

OCCUPATION
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E M E R G E N C _
M E _ _ C _ _
T E C _ N _ C _ _ N

Pooneh spots an EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN and earns more cash that she says will help her with school.

DUD: S (Scott)
BANKRUPT: Michelle ($0)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,300


MYSTERY PRIZE: $10,000 cash from SonyCard (labeled SONY/CASH)

MYSTERY ROUND

ON THE MENU
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How about this for an adventure? It's a…
PRIZE PUZZLE!


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C H I C K E N
S K E W E R S    W I T H
P E A N U T    S A U C E

Michelle won't have TERIYAKI CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH PEANUT SAUCE because that's way off.


G R I L L E _
C H I C K E N
S K E W E R S    W I T H
P E A N U T    S A U C E

Scott will enjoy GRILLED CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH PEANUT SAUCE on his next trip – his $6,000 vacation to THAILAND (including Bangkok, STA Travel). That's an $8,300 round for him.

DUD: M (Pooneh)
MISSOLVE: Michelle ($10,750)


$3,000 TOSS-UP

AROUND THE HOUSE
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Ding!

_ _ _ T _ _ T
C _ _ F _ E

Sorry, Michelle, but I've never heard of GOURMET COFFEE.

_ _ _ T A N T
C _ _ F _ E

Scott has a cup of INSTANT COFFEE.


ROUND 4

TITLE
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DING DING! DING DING!

FINAL SPIN: $1,300

Michelle: R
Pooneh: 1 S
Scott: 1 L
Michelle: 1 C
Pooneh: 1 K
Scott: 1 B

B _ C K    _ N    T H E
S _ _ _ L E    _ _ _ _ N

Scott remembers Gene Autry's tune "BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN" for another $3,350.

DUDS: F (Scott, before the Final Spin), R (Michelle)
UNCLAIMED: Pooneh ($2,600), Michelle ($2,300)


Poor Michelle. She says she'll "never eat again."

CUMULATIVE WINNINGS: $41,100
BANKRUPT TRASH: ZERO

BONUS ROUND

PRIZES

• 2005 Honda Pilot
• 2005 Toyota Prius
• The cash ($25,000-$50,000)
• The BIG MONEY ($100,000)!