Post by mechamind on Dec 27, 2022 12:11:39 GMT -5
Airdate: May 7, 2002
From Navy Pier in Chicago, it's America's game!
Maybe Pat wishes he could get a look at the old board again, at least if there was a way to play Toss-Ups.
Go!
Zach solves HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT.
A wave of money is coming for this trio!
Zach Fincken (?): Works as a copy editor for one of the big papers downtown, and has a son whose "one-and-only TV show" is Wheel; from Lombard
Jennifer Ameling: Box office manager for a non-profit theatre on the North Shore, and she's engaged to be married with "5 months left"; from Mount Prospect
Demetra Gibbons: Nail technician (as Pat can see up close), also a computer operator...so Pat wonders how she deals with her nails; from Chicago Heights
Go!
Demetra solves PETER PIPER.
Maybe she's more worried about breaking a nail on the Wheel pegs, but we think she'll be fine.
Jennifer solves SALLY & SOLDIER FIELD for a fast fortune. That's how you make the most of it!
Jennifer solves A CLOCK CHIMING ON THE HALF-HOUR.
Zach solves THE CENTRAL PLAINS REGION.
Go!
Zach immediately rings in and solves WELL-KNOWN FACTS.
And it's a well-known fact that the person who solved that Toss-Up gets to start.
DING DING! DING DING!
But a "well-known face" will have to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $600 + $1,000 for $1,600 a piece, and Zach begins.
Zach: S (DUD!)
Jennifer: T (DUD!)
Demetra: N ($1,600)
Zach: R (DUD!)
Jennifer: L ($1,600)
Demetra: F (DUD!)
Zach: E (DUD!)
Jennifer: M (DUD!)
Demetra: W (DUD!)
Zach: C ($1,600)
Jennifer: H (DUD!)
Demetra: K (DUD!)
Zach: G ($3,200)
Jennifer: A ($1,600)
Demetra: J (DUD!)
Zach: O (x2) ($3,200)
Zach says LOG CABIN COT, and everyone laughs. "I'll bet they have those!"
Jennifer: B (x2) ($4,800)
Jennifer guesses LOG CABIN BOX.
Demetra solves LOG CABIN BOY with very little confidence.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
DCMO could give her a little more help.
In the post-game, we see a clip of Vanna at Eli's Cheesecake. Vanna gets a cheesecake with a centered two-row "puzzle" around the rim and a "Wheel" on top.
They also have a cake to take back to Pat.
Back to the Navy Pier, and we see that Pat's cake is a "normal" cheesecake, but with gooseberries on top. Luckily, Pat always travels with two forks.
Finally, there's a giant 517-pound cheesecake for the crew! It also has a "Wheel" on top, and what does it say on the rim?
From Navy Pier in Chicago, it's America's game!
Maybe Pat wishes he could get a look at the old board again, at least if there was a way to play Toss-Ups.
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Zach solves HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT.
Demetra | Zach | Jennifer |
$1,000 |
A wave of money is coming for this trio!
Zach Fincken (?): Works as a copy editor for one of the big papers downtown, and has a son whose "one-and-only TV show" is Wheel; from Lombard
Jennifer Ameling: Box office manager for a non-profit theatre on the North Shore, and she's engaged to be married with "5 months left"; from Mount Prospect
Demetra Gibbons: Nail technician (as Pat can see up close), also a computer operator...so Pat wonders how she deals with her nails; from Chicago Heights
It should be easy for Demetra to ring in on this Toss-Up. It's not like she has to press 8 keys at once. 
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Demetra solves PETER PIPER.
Demetra | Zach | Jennifer |
$2,000 | $1,000 |
Maybe she's more worried about breaking a nail on the Wheel pegs, but we think she'll be fine.
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DEMETRA | Zach | Jennifer |
| $500: T (DUD!) | $500: R -$250: E (x2) $300: S (x2) -$250: O -$250: A $400: D (x2) -$250: I (x2) BANKRUPT! ($900) | $450: F $2,500: L (x4!) Solve: Correct! |
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Jennifer solves SALLY & SOLDIER FIELD for a fast fortune. That's how you make the most of it!
Demetra | Zach | Jennifer |
$2,000 | $1,000 | $10,450 |
A much better start, so can we get a much better prize? Or do we have to stick with a golf getaway to The American Club, Whistling Straits Golf Course, and Kohler Waters Spa (labeled SPA) worth $4,500?
But really, that's a great prize. Still, we could always throw in a Jackpot with it!
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Demetra | ZACH | Jennifer |
| $300: T $300: H (x4) -$250: E $400: L (x2) -$250: A (x2) $300: S (DUD!) | $300: M $550: C (x3) $900: K -$250: I (x2) -$250: O (x3) $800: F $300: N (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
$1,800 | $3,750 |
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Jennifer solves A CLOCK CHIMING ON THE HALF-HOUR.
Demetra | Zach | Jennifer |
$2,000 | $1,000 | $14,200 |
We're nowhere near the half-hour mark yet, and we still have prizes to give away like a Yahoo! Travel trip to Paris (labeled YAHOO! TRAVEL) worth $5,000! (It's the one in France, Pat.)
But if we were closer to the half-hour, we could probably get away with flipping the $10,000 prize face-up.
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Demetra | Zach | JENNIFER |
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| $800: H $900: R (x2) -$250: A (x2) SPA: Y (DUD!) | $300: S $600: L (x2) -$250: I (x2) -$250: O $500: C $550: N (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
$2,350 | $3,150 | |
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Zach solves THE CENTRAL PLAINS REGION.
Demetra | Zach | Jennifer |
$2,000 | $4,150 | $14,200 |
These Toss-Up buzzers weren't manufactured in the Paris that Pat was thinking of, were they?
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Demetra says WELL-KNOWN FACES. A very good shot, but incorrect.
Zach immediately rings in and solves WELL-KNOWN FACTS.
Demetra | Zach | Jennifer |
$2,000 | $7,150 | $14,200 |
And it's a well-known fact that the person who solved that Toss-Up gets to start.
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DING DING! DING DING!
But a "well-known face" will have to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $600 + $1,000 for $1,600 a piece, and Zach begins.
Zach: S (DUD!)
Jennifer: T (DUD!)
Demetra: N ($1,600)
Zach: R (DUD!)
Jennifer: L ($1,600)
Demetra: F (DUD!)
Zach: E (DUD!)
Jennifer: M (DUD!)
Demetra: W (DUD!)
Zach: C ($1,600)
Jennifer: H (DUD!)
Demetra: K (DUD!)
Zach: G ($3,200)
Jennifer: A ($1,600)
Demetra: J (DUD!)
Zach: O (x2) ($3,200)
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Zach says LOG CABIN COT, and everyone laughs. "I'll bet they have those!"
Jennifer: B (x2) ($4,800)
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Jennifer guesses LOG CABIN BOX.
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Demetra solves LOG CABIN BOY with very little confidence.
Demetra | Zach | Jennifer |
$3,600 | $7,150 | $14,200 |
BONUS ROUND:
Now, we're getting close to the half-hour! This would be the time for Jennifer to head to Bonus Land for a car or cash. Better yet, let's give away the $100,000!
It's just Jennifer and Pat at the Bonus Wheel...and Vanna at the board. She spins the green space, and Vanna has this puzzle:
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DCMO could give her a little more help.
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She says I'M FOCUSED and I'M JOYFUL, before solving I'M HOPEFUL with 3 seconds left! She's hoping for a nice prize...
...and she's getting the $25,000! Jennifer is heading home with an all-cash total of $39,200!
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They also have a cake to take back to Pat.
Back to the Navy Pier, and we see that Pat's cake is a "normal" cheesecake, but with gooseberries on top. Luckily, Pat always travels with two forks.
Finally, there's a giant 517-pound cheesecake for the crew! It also has a "Wheel" on top, and what does it say on the rim?
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Vanna insists that it's too beautiful to eat! Pat chides them for putting a BANKRUPT on there. (He doesn't comment about the Lose A Turn on the opposite side.)
They thank the crew and Eli's for all this.