Post by mechamind on Dec 31, 2022 0:24:30 GMT -5
Airdate: January 16, 2003
From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! This is Big Money Week!
Not budging? Then you're not getting any money from this Toss-Up. Just grab that device!
Go!
Lisa solves STATUE OF LIBERTY. "You gained a pretty good amount of elevation there!"
Gaining elevation? At least their scores will rise!
Lisa Hastie: Mother of two who enjoys kickboxing and running 10K races, from Powder Springs, GA
Chris Tacticos: Insurance agent, and his girlfriend is celebrating her birthday today; from Brooklyn, NY
Jill Schmidt: Studying to be a special education teacher at Cal State San Marcos, from Carlsbad
Go!
Lisa solves MONEY CLIP.
That's more than enough money for the clips she'll need, after she cashes in the $10,000 prize.
That's enough, and Jill solves MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING for the money and the Gift Tag.
Jill reads what's on the board. "Well, naturally, it would be easier for you to solve than for Chris to solve!"
Let's deliver one of our players a nice prize in the Mystery Round! There are two spaces, and if you flip one of them over, it could be a BANKRUPT, or it could be a Ford Focus worth $13,780.
Jill solves ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S TREASURE ISLAND. "You know, you have been a little lucky tonight, but that's okay. Luck is not a bad thing on this show."
Go!
Lisa solves PRESIDENTIAL SUITE.
She'll find some more "treasure" in this round!
DING DING! DING DING!
But she won't have much time to do it, because Pat has give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $700 + $1,000 for $1,700 a piece. Lisa begins.
Lisa: R ($1,700)
Chris: T (DUD!)
Jill: N (x3) ($5,100)
Jill solves DINNER AND A MOVIE.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
DMCA is not a lucky combo this time.
From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! This is Big Money Week!
Not budging? Then you're not getting any money from this Toss-Up. Just grab that device!
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LANDMARK |
Lisa solves STATUE OF LIBERTY. "You gained a pretty good amount of elevation there!"
Chris | Jill | Lisa |
$1,000 |
Gaining elevation? At least their scores will rise!
Lisa Hastie: Mother of two who enjoys kickboxing and running 10K races, from Powder Springs, GA
Chris Tacticos: Insurance agent, and his girlfriend is celebrating her birthday today; from Brooklyn, NY
Jill Schmidt: Studying to be a special education teacher at Cal State San Marcos, from Carlsbad
The value of the Toss-Up will also rise. We double it before the first round.
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Lisa solves MONEY CLIP.
Chris | Jill | Lisa |
$3,000 |
That's more than enough money for the clips she'll need, after she cashes in the $10,000 prize.
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$500: R $300: N -$250: E (x3) $600: C (DUD!) | ||
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Lose A Turn! | Gift Tag: T $300: S (DUD!) | $300: L (DUD!) |
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$350: G (x3) $800: M Lose A Turn! | $2,500: D (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
$1,850 | $5,000+ |
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That's enough, and Jill solves MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING for the money and the Gift Tag.
Chris | Jill | Lisa |
$6,000 | $3,000 |
What if it's not enough? Maybe the Big Money doesn't end here! You might as well win a holiday at the Las Vegas Hilton Resort (labeled HILTON) worth $3,500.
Winning the Jackpot is one way Chris can avoid ending up with a big fat zero.
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CHRIS | Jill | Lisa |
Free Spin: T $500: S (x2) -$250: E (x2) $800: L BANKRUPT! ($1,550) (Free Spin used) $3,500: R (x3!) $600: C -$250: A (x3) $450: Y -$250: O (x2) $800: B HILTON: F -$250: I $300: M (DUD!) | $600: P $550: N Solve: Correct! | |
$11,600+ | $1,150 |
Once Chris called M, the audience knew it wasn't up there.
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Jill reads what's on the board. "Well, naturally, it would be easier for you to solve than for Chris to solve!"
Chris | Jill | Lisa |
$7,150 | $3,000 |
Let's deliver one of our players a nice prize in the Mystery Round! There are two spaces, and if you flip one of them over, it could be a BANKRUPT, or it could be a Ford Focus worth $13,780.
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$900: S (x6) -$250: E (x5) Lose A Turn! | $350: R (x4) -$250: A (x2) $300: T (x3) $400: D $600: L (x2) $300: B $300: W (DUD!) | |
$5,150 | $3,950 | |
$600: N (x3) -$250: O (x3) Prize?: V (He flips it... ...BANKRUPT! ($1,550)) | Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
$5,150 |
The "only vowels remain" beeps sound both after the V call and after Chris loses his turn.
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Jill solves ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S TREASURE ISLAND. "You know, you have been a little lucky tonight, but that's okay. Luck is not a bad thing on this show."
Chris | Jill | Lisa |
$12,300 | $3,000 |
Solve this Toss-Up to dig up some extra cash.
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Lisa solves PRESIDENTIAL SUITE.
Chris | Jill | Lisa |
$12,300 | $6,000 |
She'll find some more "treasure" in this round!
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EVENT |
DING DING! DING DING!
But she won't have much time to do it, because Pat has give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $700 + $1,000 for $1,700 a piece. Lisa begins.
Lisa: R ($1,700)
Chris: T (DUD!)
Jill: N (x3) ($5,100)
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Jill solves DINNER AND A MOVIE.
Chris | Jill | Lisa |
$17,400 | $6,000 |
Perhaps Chris came here to go all the way, but it ended quite painfully. He's now leaving with the $500 consolation prize.
BONUS ROUND:
We might not be watching on the big screens, but we're still waiting for Jill to win one more prize! It's going to be a car or cash up to $100,000!
She has her husband and her mother in the audience!
Will we see a "feature-length" spin of the Bonus Wheel? Jill gives it her best, and she stops at the I in WIN. She won't be taking long with this puzzle:
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RSTLNE gives her:
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THINGS |
DMCA is not a lucky combo this time.
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She says BANGING PAIRS, then PANDING. She does not solve BANKING HOURS...
...and she can't drive to the bank with a new Lincoln Navigator. Jill leaves with $17,400 in cash and Gift Tag.
In the post-game chat, Pat wonders about Who Wants To Be A Millionaire...and is Regis starting to look like Meredith Vieira, or is it just his imagination?