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March 18, 2002 recap Jan 26, 2023 19:50:38 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 26, 2023 19:50:38 GMT -5

Airdate: March 18, 2002

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Wheel salutes Washington, D.C. this week!

We start by pledging allegiance to a Toss-Up:

$1,000 Toss-Up

PEOPLE

Go!

PEOPLE

Doug solves ADAM AND EVE.

Olga	Herb	Doug
		$1,000

And along came this trio:
Doug Atkins: In the Navy for 28 years and counting, has been on the West Coast and did a 3-year tour of Japan; from Lakeside, CA
Olga Reed: Full-time mother of twins, from Edmond, OK (originally from Moscow)
Herb Higginbotham: Transit engineer doing bus and rail planning for agencies across the country, and getting married soon; from Sherman Oaks, CA (originally from Pittsburgh, PA)

A Toss-Up is arriving, so please stand clear of the monitors:

$2,000 Toss-Up

THING

Go!

THING

Herb solves RED BELL PEPPER.

Olga	Herb	Doug
	$2,000	$1,000

Will he be hot as a jalapeño when he grabs the peg of that Wheel?

Round 1

PROPER NAME

Olga	HERB	Doug
	$300: T (DUD!)	Free Spin: R (DUD!)

$600: S (x4) -$250: A $600: L (DUD!)	$550: K Gift Tag: P $600: C Solve: Correct!
$2,150	$1,150+

PROPER NAME

Herb solves SISSY SPACEK to keep the Gift Tag.

Olga	Herb	Doug
	$4,150	$1,000

At least you won't face eternal condemnation just from picking up our prize wedge. You're encouraged to win an Italjet Torpedo 50 Scooter (labeled SCOOTER) worth $2,599.

Keep your hands off the sparkly red Jackpot space, and say the magic words on the board to open the gates to fortune!

Round 2

PHRASE

Olga	Herb	DOUG
		$700: T (x2) $700: N (x2) -$250: A (x3) $450: G $450: S (DUD!)
		$3,000
$600: R $300: D (x4) -$250: I (x4) $300: H (DUD!)	$700: L (x2) $600: N $300: F BANKRUPT! ($2,300)	$800: W (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,550		$4,600

PHRASE

Doug solves WE DID IT BEFORE AND WE'LL DO IT AGAIN.

Olga	Herb	Doug
	$4,150	$5,600

Yeah, we'll do it again. Add a prize to the Wheel, that is. Something different, though, as it's a holiday at the Capital Hilton in the heart of our capital (labeled D.C.) worth $5,136.

Hitting the one-third $10,000 space looks like an impossible task, but the money's been won before!

Round 3

TITLE

OLGA	Herb	Doug
SCOOTER: S (x3) $500: T $900: L (DUD!)	$800: R $700: N (x2) -$250: E (x4) $600: M (x2) $400: C Solve: Correct!
$500+	$3,550

TITLE

Herb solves AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS to retake the lead.

Olga	Herb	Doug
	$7,700	$5,600

Remember that it's home videos. They won't get to see you get all tangled in those Toss-Up devices.

$3,000 Toss-Up

ON THE MAP

Go!

ON THE MAP

Herb solves THE MISSOURI RIVER. "Did you want to say Mississippi?"

Olga	Herb	Doug
	$10,700	$5,600

It turns out he did, but then he wouldn't have had the first shot at the $5,000 space.

Round 4

SAME NAME

Olga	HERB	Doug
	$300: S $500: T (x3) -$250: E (x2) $500: W BANKRUPT! ($2,050)	$300: N (DUD!)

$450: H -$250: O (x2) $550: L (DUD!)	$900: B (x2) Solve: Correct!
$200	$1,800

SAME NAME

Herb solves SWEET & BABY TOOTH. "I assume you've lost all of yours."

Olga	Herb	Doug
	$12,500	$5,600

We don't have a tooth fairy in the studio, but we still have some money for you if you want to play another round.

Round 5

AROUND THE HOUSE

Olga	Herb	DOUG
		$600: T (x2) $600: L (x2) D.C.: R (x2) -$250: E (x3) Lose A Turn!
		$2,150+
$700: D -$250: O $400: H Solve: Correct!
$450

AROUND THE HOUSE

Olga reads what's on the board to hold some money of her own.

Olga	Herb	Doug
$850	$12,500	$5,600

The prize wedge is not removed from Doug's arrow.

We got a letter that we have time for yet another round!

Round 6

PLACE

DING DING! DING DING!

The letter also says time is running out, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $900 + $1,000 for $1,900 a piece. Olga will begin.

Olga: S (DUD!)
Herb: T ($1,900)
Doug: N (DUD!)
Olga: L (DUD!)
Herb: M (DUD!)
Doug: R (x2) ($3,800)
Olga: P ($1,900)

PLACE

Olga solves A CARPORT.

Olga	Herb	Doug
$2,750	$12,500	$5,600

BONUS ROUND:

We got some good players already, and Herb was the best out of this trio! He's now going to hear about these prizes:

"The cash" ($25,000)

2002 MR2 Spyder convertible (over $25,000)

2002 BMW Z3 (over $36,000)
Lincoln Navigator 4x2 (over $47,000)
The American dream! ($100,000!)

One good spin of the Bonus Wheel, and Herb takes an envelope from the C in CASH and solves this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

RHYME TIME

RSTLNE gives him:

RHYME TIME

Well, it's something. CDYA could be better.

RHYME TIME

He instantly solves NAMBY-PAMBY...

...and we can make some dreams come true with $25,000! Herb leaves with $37,500 in cash and Gift Tag!

In the post-game chat, Vanna reminds us that we're saluting Washington, D.C. all this week. Pat says we're actually in Kuala Lumpur, which is an odd thing.