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March 12, 2003 recap Jan 23, 2023 0:16:23 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 23, 2023 0:16:23 GMT -5

Airdate: March 12, 2003

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! This is Lap of Luxury Week!

The beautiful Vanna will leave a mark on the board to get this Toss-Up started.

$1,000 Toss-Up

PLACE

Go!

PLACE

Tracie solves PRIVATE SCHOOL.

Tracie	Diane	Ron
$1,000

We'll learn a little about this trio:
Tracie Wilford: Student at Cal State Bakersfield studying child development and a minor in psychology, from Bakersfield
Diane Avery: Elementary school principal, and rode elephants through the rainforests of Thailand; from El Cajon, CA
Ron Hendrix: In the banking business, and hobbies include people watching and eating (if you can see his stomach, you'd know); from Reno, NV

Pat can hardly believe that "Here's Pat and Vanna!" gets only light applause, while Bakersfield gets everybody excited.

Can this Toss-Up get some applause? Actually, our contestants need to concentrate.

$2,000 Toss-Up

OCCUPATION

Go!

OCCUPATION

Diane solves ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR.

Tracie	Diane	Ron
$1,000	$2,000

We don't have an orchestra ready for when someone approaches the one-third $10,000 space, but maybe we should.

Round 1

THING

Tracie	DIANE	Ron
	$500: T $350: S -$250: I (DUD!)	$300: R (x2) $300: L $300: D -$250: E $500: M Solve: Correct!
	$600	$1,450

THING

Ron solves ROASTED RACK OF LAMB.

Pat: Before you get excited, Ron, that's just a puzzle. We're not actually serving it.

Ron: Oh, okay. Darn!

Tracie	Diane	Ron
$1,000	$2,000	$1,450

We are serving prizes, though not for eating. We advise you don't swallow a pair of watches that you could get with a Cartier gift certificate (labeled LUXURY) worth $5,000.

You might not go hungry for a long time if you can win a humongous Jackpot.

Round 2

SHOW BIZ

Tracie	Diane	RON
		$800: T $900: R -$250: E (x3) Gift Tag: D $300: S (x3) -$250: A (x4) $800: N (x2) BANKRUPT! ($4,700)

Jackpot: P (x2) $500: H -$250: I -$250: O (x2) $300: M (DUD!)	$600: B Solve: Correct!
	$600

SHOW BIZ

Diane solves SOAP OPERA HUNKS AND BEAUTIES.

And speaking of that, we have stars Peter Bergman and Michelle Stafford in the studio! Pat and Vanna say hello, and they're rather jealous that The Young and The Restless has been on for 30 years! (We won't tell them about Woolery Wheel, though we're still a little behind.)

Tracie	Diane	Ron
$1,000	$2,600	$1,450

We could use that orchestra for the Mystery Round. A contestant is going to face a tough decision, because they could end up revealing a BANKRUPT, but they might reveal a Bloomingdale's gift certificate worth $10,000!

Round 3

PROPER NAME

TRACIE	Diane	Ron
$900: T $800: R (x2) $300: S (x4) -$250: E (x3) $300: N (x2) LUXURY: P -$250: U (x3) $300: H -$250: I (x2) -$250: A (x3) $400: M BANKRUPT! ($9,000)	$3,500: G -$250: O (x3) $300: B (DUD!)	$450: L (x3) Prize?: D (DUD!)
	$3,250	$1,350
$400: C (x2) $400: J Solve: Correct!
$1,200

PROPER NAME

Tracie solves GLAMOUR & SUSPENSE AUTHOR JACKIE COLLINS. Oh, what could've been.

Tracie	Diane	Ron
$2,200	$2,600	$1,450

Those close scores also make this Toss-Up even more important.

$3,000 Toss-Up

PERSON

Go!

PERSON

Diane solves STUDENT COSMETOLOGIST.

Tracie	Diane	Ron
$2,200	$5,600	$1,450

The teacher is about to teach that Wheel a lesson!

Round 4

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

And just when she wants to do so, Pat has to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $5,000 + $1,000 for $6,000 a piece! That's where the money is!

Diane: T (x2) ($12,000)
Ron: N (DUD!)
Tracie: R (x2) ($12,000)
Diane: F ($18,000)
Ron: D (DUD!)
Tracie: S (DUD!)
Diane: O (x3) ($18,000)
Ron: L ($6,000)
Tracie: P ($18,000)
Diane: H ($24,000) (She asks to solve first.)

PHRASE

Diane solves IT THREW ME FOR A LOOP, and we're throwing her over to Bonus Land!

Tracie	Diane	Ron
$2,200	$29,600	$1,450

BONUS ROUND:

So we found some of the Big Money in that Speed-Up, but Diane wants to find more? But there are several possibilities:

Lexus SUV

Audi A4 convertible (over $46,000)
Find even more cash ($25,000-$50,000)

Or we can throw you all of it! ($100,000!)

Diane has her husband in the audience!

Reach for that Bonus Wheel and give it a spin! Diane lands on the 10,000's digit, and she's gotta solve one last puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives her:

PHRASE

PGDI might give her a good shot.

PHRASE

She says SPRING-GRIPPED, SPRING-TRIPPED, and STRING-TRIPPED. She does not solve SHRINK-WRAPPED...

...and it's the second time we've seen the $50,000 envelope. Diane's still okay with $29,600 in cash!

In the post-game, we see another one of "Vanna's properties", as Pat claims, and today is a "men's room" beside her pool (obviously, that's not what it is).