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March 3, 2003 recap Jan 22, 2023 12:50:47 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 22, 2023 12:50:47 GMT -5

Airdate: March 3, 2003

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game, with a special variety week! We begin by saluting San Francisco!

We throw a variety of letters on the board, and that's our Toss-Up.

$1,000 Toss-Up

PHRASE

Go!

PHRASE

Chuck says SPEND IT WIDELY.

Lee instantly rings in to solve SPEND IT WISELY. Pat likes Chuck's attitude better.

Lee	Janina	Chuck
$1,000

Spending their interview time wisely (or widely):
Lee Patrick-Drewry: Sophomore at University of Missouri Columbia, currently "undecided"; from Mukilteo, WA
Janina Beckham: Paratransit operator (transit for the elderly and disabled), from Chicago, IL
Chuck Hester: Freelance writer who covers golf course reviews, magazine articles, etc.; he's also a blackjack dealer with his wife at a casino party company; from Yorba Linda, CA

We "widen" the Toss-Up value, meaning we double it for this puzzle:

$2,000 Toss-Up

ON THE MAP

Go!

ON THE MAP

Lee solves ALCATRAZ ISLAND.

Pat: You know, you wouldn't be interested in this, but I was- once, a seagull left a little present on my shoulder on Alcatraz Island. One of my- that's my trip story to San Francisco.

Lee	Janina	Chuck
$3,000

It's his job to free the one-third $10,000 space from its own prison and solve this puzzle:

Round 1

THINGS

LEE	Janina	Chuck
$500: S (x2) $550: T (x2) $2,500: R -$250: E (x2) -$250: A $350: P (DUD!)	$450: L $450: M -$250: O (x2) Solve: Correct!
$4,100	$650

THINGS

Janina solves VICTORIAN-STYLE HOMES.

Lee	Janina	Chuck
$3,000	$650

Charlie could do this from a Victorian style home if he wanted. He'll now tell us about a holiday at Intercontinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco (labeled SAN FRANCISCO) worth $5,250!

Winning the Jackpot won't cover a down payment on its own, but it will still help you get further in life.

Round 2

STAR & ROLE

Lee	JANINA	Chuck
	$800: S (x3) $800: R (x6) Solve: Correct!
	$7,200

STAR & ROLE

Quick perfection! Janina solves KELSEY GRAMMER AS DR. FRASIER CRANE to take the lead!

Lee	Janina	Chuck
$3,000	$7,850

If we rush our Mystery Prize to the studio, we're gonna crash! But really, we took a commercial break, and now someone can flip over either the BANKRUPT or a Kia Rio worth $9,361.

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Lee	Janina	CHUCK
		Prize?: D (He flips it... ...BANKRUPT! ($0))

$300: S $3,500: T -$250: E -$250: I (x2) Gift Tag: R $800: G (DUD!)	$700: P (x3) $300: N (DUD!)	$300: H $300: M $300: C (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$3,300+	$2,100	$1,200

BEFORE & AFTER

Chuck solves COMPUTER CHIPS & DIP.

Lee	Janina	Chuck
$3,000	$7,850	$1,200

We tinker with the puzzle board, and you grab those signaling devices for the extra money!

$3,000 Toss-Up

CLASSIC TV

Go!

CLASSIC TV

Janina solves GROWING PAINS.

Pat: Well, we've learned two things. You won $3,000, and it's...it's also pretty much time to retire that category.

Lee	Janina	Chuck
$3,000	$10,850	$1,200

Janina's still good, and her early solve gives her plenty of time for a $5,000 spin!

Round 4

THING

Lee	JANINA	Chuck
	$600: N (DUD!)	$600: T $300: S -$250: I (DUD!)
		$650
$300: R (DUD!)	San Francisco: M (DUD!)	$700: D -$250: E (x2) San Francisco: H (DUD!)
		$1,100
BANKRUPT! ($0)	San Francisco: F (x3) Solve: Correct!
	+

THING

Janina solves SEAFOOD BUFFET to keep the trip.

Lee	Janina	Chuck
$3,000	$16,100	$1,200

Don't rush off to the buffet just yet, because we have time for another round!

Round 5

RHYME TIME

Lee	Janina	CHUCK
		("Null" cut!) $350: D (DUD!)

$900: R (x2) -$250: E
$1,550

The Lose A Turn display can briefly be seen on Janina's scoreboard during Chuck's "first" spin.

RHYME TIME

DING DING! DING DING!

It's a short one, so maybe it's a good idea for Pat to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $400 + $1,000 for $1,400 a piece.

Lee: F (DUD!)
Janina: B (DUD!)
Chuck: M (DUD!)
Lee: L (DUD!)
Janina: G (DUD!)
Chuck: W (DUD!)
Lee: J (DUD!)
Janina: C ($1,400)

RHYME TIME

Janina guesses BEAR CARE, then says YEAR on the buzzer.

Chuck: T (DUD!)
Lee: P (DUD!)
Janina: A (x2) ($1,400)
Chuck: H ($1,400)

RHYME TIME

Chuck solves HAIR CARE.

(It is possible that one of the consonants in the Speed-Up was an unacknowledged repeat.)

Lee	Janina	Chuck
$3,000	$16,100	$2,600

BONUS ROUND:

Janina was just too good early on, and she has earned her trip to Bonus Land, where she can win one of...

Cadillac CTS
Infiniti QX4 (over $36,000)

You care about cash? ($25,000-$50,000)

THIS is cash! ($100,000!)

Janina has her sister-in-law in the audience!

We all care about Janina as she's ready to win a prize from our Bonus Wheel! Her spin lands on the C in CASH, and Vanna wants Janina to solve this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

OCCUPATION

RSTLNE gives her:

OCCUPATION

She'll try to fill in the other half with DBPI.

OCCUPATION

She talks it out to herself, and with three seconds left, she blurts out BROKER...

...for a well-deserved $40,000! Janina escapes with a $56,100 in cash and trip!

In the post-game chat, Pat didn't know that Sony Pictures offers tours around the place, and neither did Vanna. Another thing Pat brings up is that if he were to have a third child, a girl, he'd name her "Kaja" for the rock group. That might be nice...though she might also be terrified for the rest of her life.