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January 21, 2002 recap Jan 29, 2023 12:14:50 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 29, 2023 12:14:50 GMT -5

Airdate: January 21, 2002

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! We book a European Holiday this week!

And this Toss-Up has booked a few seconds with us.

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Go!

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Andre solves THE WEST WING.

Erin	Andre	Gary
	$1,000

Looking "east" to our players:
Andre Grenier: Student at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine ("big name"); from Hollywood, FL
Gary Stewart: Computer programmer for the state of Louisiana, and is a member of the Louisiana Army National Guard...and a certified tuba player; from Baton Rouge
Erin Fernandez: Newlywed, and a bartender, plus into golf, swimming, and scuba diving; from Hawthorne, CA

Andre was recently married to his new wife Jennifer who's in the audience, and based on her "Woo!", Pat says she got the electric seat.

More seriously, Andre had to leave his grandmother at home, and he always watches the show with her. He's gonna try and win for her!

It's just the seat. It's not the Toss-Up devices that shock you. Grab them for some more money!

$2,000 Toss-Up

THINGS

Go!

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Erin solves NUTS & BOLTS.

Erin	Andre	Gary
$2,000	$1,000

She's ready to spin the Wheel and hoping the bad spaces don't drive her nuts.

Round 1

AROUND THE HOUSE

ERIN	Andre	Gary
$800: N $350: S (DUD!)	$450: T (DUD!)	$800: R (x2) $900: C -$250: E $500: H (DUD!)
$800		$2,250
-$250: A (DUD!)	$400: P (x5) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$550	$2,000

AROUND THE HOUSE

"Is it a POPCORN POPPER?" Yes it is, Andre.

Erin	Andre	Gary
$2,000	$3,000

How can we hear the prize copy over all that popcorn? You'll just have to see that you can win a Yahoo! Travel trip to Paris (labeled YAHOO! TRAVEL) worth $4,500.

How can we hear the winner of this round over all those Jackpot fireworks?

Round 2

BEFORE & AFTER

Erin	ANDRE	Gary
	$400: T (x3) BANKRUPT! ($1,200)	$900: R Gift Tag: S (x4) -$250: E (x2) -$250: A (x3) $550: L $550: C (x2) -$250: U (x2) $550: P Solve: Correct!
		$2,350+

BEFORE & AFTER

Gary solves CUSTER'S LAST STAND-UP COMEDIAN to win the Gift Tag.

Erin	Andre	Gary
$2,000	$3,000	$3,350

Instead of adding a second prize to the Wheel, we use the time to promote the new Hershey's Hugs And Kisses Sweepstakes. A home viewer can win $25,000, a pair of $10,000 shopping sprees, or two Ford Thunderbirds.

Other prizes include Princess cruises, $500 Sony gift cards, and Hershey's gift baskets. The Sweepstakes begin on January 31!

We'll give Pat some time to practice a stand-up comedy routine, and we'll give our staff time to add the $10,000 prize to the Wheel.

Round 3

PHRASE

Erin	Andre	GARY
		Yahoo! Travel: R (DUD!)

$300: T (x4) -$250: O (x4) $300: N (x2) -$250: I (x2) Lose A Turn!	$700: D $450: H $300: W (x2) $600: K (x2) $600: M Solve: Correct!
$1,300	$3,550

PHRASE

Andre solves I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF IT. We don't know what to make of him blanking before his M call.

Erin	Andre	Gary
$2,000	$6,550	$3,350

Nor do we know what to make of the randomness with these Toss-Up puzzles.

$3,000 Toss-Up

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Go!

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Erin solves A SIXTH SENSE.

Erin	Andre	Gary
$5,000	$6,550	$3,350

There's a little-known seventh sense, and it has to do with being attracted to the $5,000 space on our Wheel.

Round 4

PROPER NAME

ERIN	Andre	Gary
$450: S $450: T (DUD!)	$300: R (x2) $700: N $300: M (DUD!)	$700: L $300: H -$250: A $600: K (DUD!)
$450	$1,300	$750
$800: W $300: D Solve: Correct!
$1,550

PROPER NAME

Erin solves WOODY HARRELSON.

Erin	Andre	Gary
$6,550	$6,550	$3,350

A tie score is a good excuse to play another round.

Round 5

OCCUPATION

DING DING! DING DING!

And no more than that. Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth $300 + $1,000 for $1,300 a piece. This close to a possible three-way tie.

Andre: S (DUD!)
Gary: R ($1,300)
Erin: N ($1,300)
Andre: T (x2) ($2,600)
Gary: L ($2,600)
Erin: A (x2) ($1,300)
Andre: G ($3,900)

OCCUPATION

Andre quickly calls the G and solves TRAVEL AGENT to break the tie!

He jumps for joy and gives a reluctant Pat a hug. "Looks like a Discovery Channel special, doesn't it? When they give me a hug? And then in the dead of winter, these two giant mammals..."

Erin	Andre	Gary
$6,550	$10,450	$3,350

Wheel plugs the Sweepstakes one more time before the Bonus Round, and Vanna has a "puzzle" on the board.

BONUS ROUND:

"By the way, if you're wondering, in case we do end in a tie, at the end of a regular round, we have...arm wrestling."

We reward the contestant who breaks the tie with a trip to Bonus Land, and Andre could take home a car or some cash. Why not all the cash? We have a $100,000 prize in our vault!

Andre is more than ready to give that Bonus Wheel a spin, but it is ready for him? He lands on the S in CASH, and here's the last puzzle.

Bonus Puzzle

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RSTLNE gives him:

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With CDMI, he at least reveals more than the obvious.

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He says A PINT and A FIND. He does not solve A WINK...

...and we don't know if Andre will feel like winking anymore after what's about to happen. Pat's in pain right now, because Andre misses out on...

$100,000.

That'll break Andre's heart. But Pat must remind us that Andre is still going home with a good total of $10,450. "Now, you can hug me, Andre!"

In the post-game chat, Pat asks if Vanna is a good winker, and she doesn't know. We point the camera at her, and she gives it a try...but Pat wants to wait until she gets that thing out of her eye. Pat, on the other hand, gives a good wink, though he insists it wouldn't attract a cat. We'll see you tomorrow.