December 11, 2002 recap | Buy a Vowel Boards

December 11, 2002 recap Dec 26, 2022 12:36:38 GMT -5

Quote

Post by mechamind on Dec 26, 2022 12:36:38 GMT -5

Airdate: December 11, 2002

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

Chew on this Toss-Up while you wait for the good stuff.

$1,000 Toss-Up

PHRASE

Go!

PHRASE

Julia solves SIGN OF THE TIMES.

Julia	Leah	Dave
$1,000

Signing their names in the studio:
Julia Wightenbenner (?): Sales executive for a manufacturer's rep firm in the security industry, also learning to be a drummer; from Villa Park, IL
Leah Pierce: Student in Seattle double majoring in information systems and marketing, planning to transfer to University of Washington next fall; originally from Coeur d'Alene, ID
Dave Waller: Associate dean at a large private university in California, from Newport Beach

These Toss-Ups on this board are a sign of the times. Are the staff members planning anything suspicious?

$2,000 Toss-Up

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Go!

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Dave solves MOTHER NATURE.

Julia	Leah	Dave
$1,000		$2,000

It's only natural that Dave will be the first to spin, but is he a natural for a $10,000 spin?

Round 1

EVENT

Julia	Leah	DAVE
		$400: R -$250: E (DUD!)
		$150
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$300: T (x3) BANKRUPT/$10K! ($900)	$550: S (DUD!)
		$150
$500: P -$250: O $400: N -$250: I (x3) $300: D (DUD!)	$300: C -$250: A (x3) $600: W (DUD!)	$400: J Free Spin: K $300: Q Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$400	$50	$850

EVENT

Dave solves A QUICK TRIP TO TIJUANA.

Pat: Q, K, T, J...I couldn't get that!

Julia	Leah	Dave (FS)
$1,000		$2,850

That would save Charlie the trouble of announcing a prize, but he has something else in mind: a trip to Mazatlan and stay at El Cid Mega Resort (labeled MEXICO) worth $5,500.

Or did you have extra cash in mind? Would that cash happen to be from the Jackpot space?

Round 2

SAME NAME

JULIA	Leah	Dave (FS)
Lose A Turn!	$3,500: S (x2) $400: R (x2) -$250: E (x3) BANKRUPT! ($7,550)	$400: T (x2) -$250: I (x3) $300: P Lose A Turn! (Free Spin used) $400: D -$250: O $900: L $300: C Solve: Correct!
		$2,200

SAME NAME

Dave solves PRESIDENT'S & LIQUOR CABINET.

Julia	Leah	Dave
$1,000		$5,050

We don't need a tough puzzle in the Mystery Round, because the choice of flipping over the wedge is tough already! There is one BANKRUPT, but there's also a Ford Focus worth $13,780.

Round 3

STAR & ROLE

Julia	LEAH	Dave
	$400: S (x2) Gift Tag: R (x3) -$250: A (x4) $800: N (x3) -$250: E $900: T -$250: O (x4) MEXICO: B Solve: Correct!
	$3,350+

STAR & ROLE

Perfection! Leah solves ANTONIO BANDERAS AS ZORRO to win the cash, the Gift Tag, and the trip. "I told you it would be okay!"

Julia	Leah	Dave
$1,000	$9,850	$5,050

No, Pat's not going to sing to lead us into our next Toss-Up.

$3,000 Toss-Up

OCCUPATION

Go!

OCCUPATION

Dave solves INTERIOR DECORATOR.

Julia	Leah	Dave
$1,000	$9,850	$8,050

Well, there's no more cardboard to decorate his podium, but there's a $5,000 space to decorate the Wheel!

Round 4

CLASSIC TV

Julia	Leah	DAVE
		$450: T Lose A Turn!
		$450
$300: S -$250: E $800: R $700: N (x3) $300: M $300: B $600: C $600: D (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$5,350

Julia really wanted to hit that $5,000 space. So close on the last two spins...

CLASSIC TV

No more spinning, so Julia solves AMERICAN BANDSTAND for what she's got.

Julia	Leah	Dave
$6,350	$9,850	$8,050

At least Julia is making it more competitive, and she even starts our next round.

Round 5

PERSON

DING DING! DING DING!

And now that we're at our final moments, Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $5,000 + $1,000 for $6,000 a piece! That's what Julia wanted!

Julia: S ($6,000)
Leah: T (x3!) ($18,000)
Dave: R ($6,000)
Julia: N ($12,000)
Leah: E (x2) ($18,000)
Dave: P ($12,000)

PERSON

Dave solves ETERNAL OPTIMIST to become the champion!

Julia	Leah	Dave
$6,350	$9,850	$20,050

BONUS ROUND:

That was a reminder not to give up. Dave kept going, and now he's in Bonus Land for one of these:

Audi TT convertible

Subaru Baja
Decorate yourself with cash ($25,000-$50,000)

Or are you an eternal optimist? ($100,000!)

Dave's bonus spin won't last an eternity, we don't think. Once it stops, we take the envelope from the 10's digit, and we try to solve this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

LIVING THING

RSTLNE gives him:

LIVING THING

Is he optimistic about CKMO?

Well, there's nothing there.

He tries FOR, and he does not solve GIRAFFE...

...and it hurts to reveal that he missed out on $50,000. Dave still goes home with $20,050 in cash.

In the post-game chat, Pat points out that the Mohegan Sun that Charlie plugged is where the show did tryouts for aspiring contestants...so they can get to the real Wheel and pull their arms out.