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May 9, 2002 recap Dec 27, 2022 23:23:38 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Dec 27, 2022 23:23:38 GMT -5

Airdate: May 9, 2002

From Navy Pier in Chicago, it's America's game!

Just a morsel of cash comes from this first Toss-Up:

$1,000 Toss-Up

SONG LYRICS

Go!

SONG LYRICS

Bryan solves IT'S MY KIND OF TOWN.

Bryan	James	Mable
$1,000

This is our kind of trio!
Bryan Lebranche: In the video production business, and performs "erotic poetry" around coffee houses; from Chicago's South Side
James McLaughlin: Works for the Post Office and separates mail into the correct ZIP codes, from Chicago
Mable Benton: Administrative assistant for "the greatest real estate company in Illinois", from Chicago

Whose kind of Toss-Up is this?

$2,000 Toss-Up

EVENT

Go!

EVENT

Bryan solves A BOAT CRUISE.

Bryan	James	Mable
$3,000

Bryan now cruises towards the Wheel, and he's ready to spin!

Round 1

PHRASE

BRYAN	James	Mable
$400: S $600: N (DUD!)	$500: T $600: P (x2) $2,500: H (x2) $450: B (DUD!)	$800: M $500: D Solve: Correct!
$400	$6,700	$1,300

PHRASE

Mable solves HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.

Bryan	James	Mable
$3,000		$1,300

Perhaps she likes a holiday? We could offer this as a Wheel prize: a downtown Chicago getaway including a stay at the Ritz-Carlton with fine dining, plus a $1,500 Marshall Field shopping spree (labeled CHICAGO) worth $4,396.

It's not our kind of Jackpot yet until it starts growing!

Round 2

PLACES

Bryan	JAMES	Mable
	$900: T (x2) Gift Tag: P Free Spin: L (x2) $900: M BANKRUPT! ($3,700) (Free Spin used) $400: N (x2) $400: H (x2) $400: R (x3) $300: S (x2) $300: F (DUD!)	$3,500: G (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$3,400	$7,000

PLACES

Mable excitedly solves LUXURY HIGH-RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS.

Pat: I have one question to ask: Can I get a witness?

Bryan	James	Mable
$3,000		$8,300

If you're still interested in traveling, we can now offer you a Yahoo! Travel trip to London (labeled YAHOO! TRAVEL) worth $5,000.

That's a nice $10,000 prize, but those dark little things really spoil the view.

Round 3

SHOW BIZ

Bryan	James	MABLE
		$3,500: T (x2) -$250: E (x3) -$250: I (x3) $600: N (DUD!)
		$6,500
Lose A Turn!	Yahoo! Travel: B $900: R (x4) $10,000!: C (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$3,600+

SHOW BIZ

James solves FILM CRITIC ROGER EBERT to take the extra cash and trip!

It's so crazy, and Pat throws both wedges and his cards all over the place.

Bryan	James	Mable
$3,000	$18,600	$8,300

Does this Toss-Up puzzle get two thumbs up?

$3,000 Toss-Up

RHYME TIME

Go!

RHYME TIME

James solves SUPER-DUPER.

Bryan	James	Mable
$3,000	$21,600	$8,300

He gets the thumbs up to spin the Wheel.

Round 4

SAME NAME

DING DING! DING DING!

On second thought, we weren't paying attention. Pat needs to give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth $600 + $1,000 for $1,600 a piece. James still starts this round.

James: M ($1,600) (He tries to call G after that.)
Mable: T ($1,600)
Bryan: C ($1,600)
James: R (DUD!)
Mable: K (DUD!)
Bryan: S ($3,200)

SAME NAME

Bryan impressively solves COFFEE- & SOUL MATE.

Bryan	James	Mable
$6,200	$21,600	$8,300

BONUS ROUND:

That was a great show, but only one could finish in first, and it was James! He's now playing for a car or cash, and there's a $100,000 prize somewhere!

But where could it be? James might find out after he spins the Bonus Wheel and stops on the green space. We'll find out what the bonus puzzle is right now.

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

His choices of MPGA could be helpful.

THING

He says DREAM LARGE and DREAM BARGE, and he does not solve BREAD DOUGH...

...so we knead the Toyota Sequoia back into our Bonus Wheel. James goes home with $21,600 in cash and trip.

In the post-game chat, Pat comments that since he grew up in Chicago, some early jobs were in the area. He revisits a radio station called WEDC, where his career would lead him to...standing across the street from that building. He also visits the Palmer House Hilton where he worked at the front desk, though he thinks he screwed it up in some way. As a former employee, he thinks he's allowed to check people in, so he tries it out.