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January 25, 2002 recap Jan 29, 2023 14:42:41 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 29, 2023 14:42:41 GMT -5

Airdate: January 25, 2002

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! We're ready to return from our European Holiday.

Who knows how often we have to remind the contestants that even our Toss-Up money is real money?

$1,000 Toss-Up

PHRASE

Go!

PHRASE

Marilyn solves FOLLOW YOUR HEART.

Marilyn	Gina	John
$1,000

Following the Big Money for one day:
Marilyn Davis: Retired controller from an industrial fabrics firm, now does bowling, gardening, puzzle games, and cards; from Las Vegas, NV
Gina Clayton: Substitute teacher with a long-term goal of becoming a film producer; from Los Angeles, CA (originally from Virginia)
John Baker: Firefighter paramedic for the L.A. County Fire Department, from Glendora, CA

Listen to your heart. Do you want the Toss-Up money, or do you feel the need to sit out this one?

$2,000 Toss-Up

THING

Go!

THING

John solves A BRILLIANT IDEA.

Marilyn	Gina	John
$1,000		$2,000

Buzzing in was a great idea, because by solving, John now gets to spin the Wheel!

Round 1

PEOPLE

Marilyn	Gina	JOHN
		$600: R $700: S (x2) $300: T (DUD!)
		$2,000
$800: N $600: C (DUD!)	$400: D Free Spin: K -$250: I (x2) $300: H -$250: E $700: M (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $2,500: W Solve: Correct!
$800	$2,700

PEOPLE

Gina solves DOWNHILL SKIERS.

Marilyn	Gina	John
$1,000	$2,700	$2,000

Just remember how to stop. Here in the studio, you might be hoping that the Wheel comes to a stop at a Yahoo! Travel trip to Rome (labeled YAHOO! TRAVEL) worth $4,500.

You're gonna have to stop spinning once you hit that Jackpot space if you want the money.

Round 2

CLUE

MARILYN	Gina	John
$600: "T!!!" (x6) $300: S (x5) Lose A Turn! (She tries to call H.)	$450: H (x4) -$250: A (x5) $600: N -$250: I (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,900)	$300: "B as in boy." (x2) -$250: O (x2) $450: M -$250: E (x3) Solve: Correct!
$5,100		$550

CLUE

John solves YOGI BEAR BOASTS THAT HE'S SMARTER THAN THIS. How smart is John, really? Can he take the $3,000 bonus by answering the clue?

He quickly says the ranger (causing the audience to groan), then changes to the answer of the average bear. Sadly, we have to take his first guess. To be fair, though, he's smarter than the ranger in the cartoon.

Marilyn	Gina	John
$1,000	$2,700	$2,550

You might not feel so smart trying to hit the one-third $10,000 space, but if you do, it will take you ahead!

Round 3

SAME NAME

Marilyn	GINA	John
	$300: T (DUD!)	$450: R BANKRUPT! ($450)

$300: N (DUD!)	$300: S (x2) -$250: E -$250: A (x2) $600: D $550: N (Repeat)	$800: L -$250: I (x2) $600: M -$250: U $300: C (x3) Solve: Correct!
	$700	$1,800

SAME NAME

John solves MUSICAL & DECK CHAIRS.

Marilyn	Gina	John
$1,000	$2,700	$4,350

Some of us are listening to the Toss-Up music in our comfy chair. Maybe a deck chair?

$3,000 Toss-Up

PLACE

Go!

PLACE

Marilyn solves TREE-LINED STREET.

Marilyn	Gina	John
$4,000	$2,700	$4,350

That's some important Toss-Up cash for her, and there's an even more important $5,000 space on the Wheel.

Round 4

EVENT

MARILYN	Gina	John
$800: "T!!!" (x5) -$250: E (x3) -$250: O (x3) $400: H $600: G (x2) $550: N $400: R (x2) $300: F -$250: I -$250: U (DUD!)	$400: S $900: D (DUD!)
$6,250	$400

EVENT

DING DING! DING DING!

Is the last word really going to be trouble? Let's ask Pat to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $600 + $1,000 for $1,600 a piece.

John: L ($1,600)

EVENT

John solves FORGETTING TO SET THE ALARM.

Marilyn	Gina	John
$4,000	$2,700	$5,950

BONUS ROUND:

Well, that's a quiet end to the week...unless John can win one of these prizes in Bonus Land!

"The cash" ($25,000)

2002 Volvo S60 sedan (over $30,000)
2002 Lexus RX 300 (over $37,000)
Mercedes-Benz sports coupe (over $27,000)
Don't forget the big one! ($100,000!)

We should finish with John winning that last one, but it will come down to one spin of the Bonus Wheel. He lands on the S in CASH, and we set up our last puzzle of the week.

Bonus Puzzle

LIVING THING

RSTLNE gives them:

LIVING THING

The rest will come down to HGDA.

LIVING THING

He think DOG, JOG, and BOW for the first half. He does not solve BOBCAT...

...and we can't finish with a $25,000 win. Pat almost does this before opening the envelope, but he reveals the envelope at the H in CASH ...and that one had the $100,000.

After all that, John is heading home with $5,950 in cash.

In the post-game chat, Pat reminds us that every show is special. Vanna asks why, and she says "Because it is!" because that's how it really is. "Because that's the kind of people we are."