October 11, 2000 Recap

October 11, 2000 Recap
Big Money Week Day 3


Toss Up #1: Place

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FA _ _ - _ _ OD

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Oscar gets us started with FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT


Oscar Gill: Naranja, Florida; originally from Georgetown, Guyana; married, has 2 children, middle school math teacher

Nancy Weiss: Renton, Washington; married to her husband Rick, has a son, daughter, and a granddaughter, has a grandson on the way, scheduling manager for a major aircraft manufacturer in the Puget Sound area

David "Dave" Ott: Los Angeles, California; originally from Philadelphia, been in Los Angeles for about a year and a half, service support rep for a major healthcare company, collects pigs, people call him "pig boy"


Round 1: Phrase

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Oscar spins the wheel and gets 1 S worth $450, buys 3 E's, then he lands on BANKRUPT, Nancy gets 2 R's worth $350 a piece, gets 1 M worth $500, then she lands on BANKRUPT to lose $1200, Dave gets 1 V worth $400, then he lands on Lose A Turn, back to Oscar and he gets 2 T's worth $400 a piece, buys 2 I's, gets no N on $900, back to Nancy and she lands on Lose A Turn, back to Dave and he gets 1 W worth $450, gets 1 K worth $300

IT / W _ RKS

EVER _ / TIME

Dave solves IT WORKS EVERY TIME for $1150

Scores after Round 1




Round 2 (Jackpot Round): Event

Jackpot sponsor: Jolly Time popcorn

Prize on wheel: A week stay at Sonesta Beach Hotel & Spa in Key Biscayne, Florida worth $3100

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Nancy spins the wheel and gets 6 T's worth $300 a piece, gets 3 H's worth $500 a piece, buys 4 E's, gets 1 R worth $450, gets 5 N's worth $800 a piece, then she lands on BANKRUPT to painfully lose $7500, Dave gets 3 S's worth $300 a piece, then buys a bad O, Oscar lands on Lose A Turn, back to Nancy and she gets 1 D worth $600, buys 8 A's, gets 1 P worth $300, gets 1 L worth $450, gets 1 M worth $800, only vowels are left

THE / N _ NA / THE

P _ NTA / AND / THE

SANTA / MAR _ A

SET / SA _ L

Nancy solves THE NINA THE PINTA AND THE SANTA MARIA SET SAIL for $1900

Scores after Round 2




Round 3 ($10,000 Round): Same Name

Prize on wheel: 2 passenger boat from Mercury Marine worth $6010

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Dave spins the wheel and gets 3 T's worth $600 a piece, gets 2 R's worth $300, gets 1 S worth $300, gets no N on the Florida Trip, Oscar gets 1 H worth $300, gets 1 Y worth $300, buys 2 E's, gets no L on $450, Nancy gets 1 D worth $600, gets 1 V worth $300, gets 1 C worth $450, only vowels are left

CH _ R _ TY / &

TEST

DR _ VE

Nancy solves CHARITY & TEST DRIVE for $1350

Scores after Round 3




Toss Up #2: Title

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_ IG

_ _ _ THER

Nancy IDs BIG BROTHER


Round 4: Around The House

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Nancy spins the wheel and lands on Lose A Turn, Dave gets no N on $5000, Oscar gets 2 K's worth $400 a piece, buys 3 O's, gets 4 C's worth $500 a piece

C _ CKOO

C _ OCK

Oscar solves CUCKOO CLOCK for $2550

Scores after Round 4




Round 5: Classic TV

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Final spin bell goes off

Final spin: $300

Dave: No T, Oscar: 2 S's, Nancy: 1 R, Dave: No N, Oscar: No E, Nancy: No G, Dave: No M, Oscar: 1 P, Nancy: 1 D

P _ SS _ _ RD

Nancy IDs PASSWORD for $2600

Final scores




Bonus Round

Nancy picks the first E in WHEEL

The category is Around The House

RSTLNE gives us this

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Nancy's picks are M D H A

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She guesses BACKYARD with a second left but it was CUPBOARD which she does not get for the Annuity

Nancy's final total is $6850