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March 4, 2003 recap Jan 22, 2023 13:53:41 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 22, 2023 13:53:41 GMT -5

Airdate: March 4, 2003

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! It's our variety week, and we're now in South Florida!

Grab that device, invest some time into this Toss-Up, and you might end up a little richer.

$1,000 Toss-Up

PHRASE

Go!

PHRASE

Hilda solves READY WHEN YOU ARE.

Matt	Bob	Hilda
		$1,000

Ready to talk?
Hilda Zacharias: Works at Cal Poly State University, helps women start their own businesses, and was Hispanic Businessperson of the Year; from Santa Maria, CA
Matt Schnelly: Newlywed, works with his dad in the construction business, and wants to win money to "soup up" his Mustang; from Mesa, AZ
Bob Boyd: Account executive with a coffee company, from Arlington Heights, IL

And Vanna's ready with our next Toss-Up when you're ready to win some additional money!

$2,000 Toss-Up

CLASSIC TV

Go!

CLASSIC TV

Matt quickly solves THE LOVE BOAT.

Matt	Bob	Hilda
$2,000		$1,000

We "soup up" the Wheel with a $10,000 prize so Matt can get started!

Round 1

EVENT

MATT	Bob	Hilda
Free Spin: N $600: G -$250: A (x2) -$250: I $600: R (DUD!)	$600: S (DUD!)	$400: T (x2) $400: C (DUD!)
$100		$800
$900: L (DUD!)	$300: D -$250: O $500: P (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$100	$1,050

EVENT

Bob solves ADOPTING A PET.

Matt (FS)	Bob	Hilda
$2,000	$1,050	$1,000

Our studio has adopted a prize wedge, and if you solve with it, you can win a holiday at Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa (labeled SPA) worth $4,273.

Maybe you need time to think about the Jackpot space. It would be better, as it needs the time to grow.

Round 2

QUOTATION

Matt (FS)	BOB	Hilda
	SPA: S (DUD!)	$300: T $800: H -$250: E (x2) $500: R (x2) $600: L (x4) -$250: I -$250: O (x4) Solve: Correct!
		$3,750

QUOTATION

Hilda solves FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD.

Matt (FS)	Bob	Hilda
$2,000	$1,050	$4,750

It might be Goodbye Yellow Brick Road depending on how our Mystery Round goes. One contestant will flip over a BANKRUPT, or they will flip over a Kia Spectra GS worth $11,890.

Round 3

SAME NAME

Matt (FS)	Bob	HILDA
		$300: R (x2) Gift Tag: S -$250: E (x4) -$250: A (x2) $300: C (x2) $800: V -$250: I (x3) $900: N (x2) $600: P -$250: U $450: T (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$4,300+

SAME NAME

Perfection! Hilda solves DATING & UNITED PARCEL SERVICE to win the cash and the Gift Tag.

Matt (FS)	Bob	Hilda
$2,000	$1,050	$10,050

A puzzle is delivered to the studio, but which of these contestants will it pick?

$3,000 Toss-Up

OCCUPATION

Go!

OCCUPATION

Bob solves PHYSICAL THERAPIST.

Matt (FS)	Bob	Hilda
$2,000	$4,050	$10,050

As long as he's feeling good, he can take the Wheel and try for a $5,000 spin.

Round 4

PLACE

Matt (FS)	BOB	Hilda
	$5,000: T (x2) $600: R -$250: I (x2) -$250: E (x2) BANKRUPT! ($10,100)	$500: S (x2) $300: L (x2) -$250: A (x2) SPA: F (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$1,350+

PLACE

Hilda solves SELF-STORAGE FACILITY to win the spa vacation.

Matt (FS)	Bob	Hilda
$2,000	$4,050	$15,673

We had another puzzle in storage in case it came to this.

Round 5

LIVING THINGS

Matt (FS)	Bob	HILDA
		$700: R $5,000: S -$250: E (DUD!)
		$5,450
$350: N (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $500: L (x2)
$1,000

LIVING THINGS

DING DING! DING DING!

Matt used his Free Spin just in time, because now we ask Pat to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $500 + $1,000 for $1,500 a piece.

Matt: G ($2,500)

LIVING THINGS

Matt solves ALLIGATORS.

Matt	Bob	Hilda
$4,500	$4,050	$15,673

BONUS ROUND:

Just for Hilda, we're taking some prizes out of our storage and bringing them to Bonus Land. She can win one of these:

Jeep Liberty SUV
Lexus convertible
Snap some cash ($25,000-$50,000)

But can we deliver the best? ($100,000!)

Hilda has her daughter and son in the audience!

She's ready to grab that Bonus Wheel! One good spin stops at the B in BONUS, and one good puzzle solver faces the board:

Bonus Puzzle

THINGS

RSTLNE gives her:

THINGS

CHMA helps with one side.

THINGS

We don't even need to start the timer, as she already solves CHUBBY CHEEKS...

...and she's filling up with an additional $25,000! Hilda's leaving us with $40,673 in cash and prizes!

In the post-game chat, Pat asks if Vanna had a nickname in school, and it was "Vanna Banana". Pat challenges Vanna to guess his nickname...and she says "Pat the Rat". She didn't mean that, though. The troubling thing? She's correct.