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March 13, 2002 recap Jan 29, 2023 17:54:23 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 29, 2023 17:54:23 GMT -5

Airdate: March 13, 2002

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! This is Spring Fling Week!

Pat needs to calm down a little if he thinks the category for the first Toss-Up is always the same.

$1,000 Toss-Up

PHRASE

Go!

PHRASE

Greg solves SAVED BY THE BELL.

Steve	Greg	Eve
	$1,000

Putting this trio on the spot:
Greg Johnson: Delivers bread to your local grocery store, from Temecula, CA
Eve Wall: Grade 4 school teacher, and wants to win a new convertible today; from Marietta, GA
Steve Daly: Office manager, also a part-time motorcycle rider; from Brooklyn, NY

Greg also has an unusual dietary thing, but it's not the bread. It's that he doesn't eat vegetables or condiments.

Greg: I just don't like- they're gross!

Pat: Children are watching at home!

Greg: Well, I'm healthy!

Pat: What do you eat?

Greg: Uh, meat. Sweets. Sodas. Candy.

Pat (after laughing): That's good! I like that!

(Greg shows off his body)

Pat: May I ask your age?

Greg: 27.

Pat: That's good. If you had said like 14, then I would've said maybe-

Greg: If I said 50!

Pat: I would've said maybe you should change your diet.

Possibly to make it better, a Grade 4 teacher admits to eating only a few veggies. Steve just likes to eat everything.

Pat needs to eat healthy so he can remember that the category changes for each Toss-Up.

$2,000 Toss-Up

THINGS

Go!

THINGS

Steve solves FRUITS & NUTS. "See? Greg knew that before you, but he wouldn't even say the word."

Steve	Greg	Eve
$2,000	$1,000

A little exercise is also healthy, and Steve will work his arm by spinning that Wheel.

Round 1

ON THE MAP

STEVE	Greg	Eve
$450: D (DUD!)	$300: T (DUD!)	$500: N $350: L (x2) $300: C $500: F $300: R (x2) -$250: A (x2) -$250: O -$250: I (x2) $300: G (DUD!)
		$1,850
$450: B Solve: Correct!
$450

ON THE MAP

Steve solves BERKELEY CALIFORNIA for the house minimum.

Steve	Greg	Eve
$2,500	$1,000

We wonder if Greg is just as picky about his prizes. We'll try to give him a Yahoo! Travel trip to Miami (labeled YAHOO! TRAVEL) worth $3,500.

If he is picky, we could just give him a Jackpot prize to spend however he wants after the show.

Round 2

TITLE

Steve	GREG	Eve
	$450: T (x4) $700: H (x4) -$250: E (x2) -$250: A -$250: O (x3) Solve: Correct!
	$3,850

TITLE

Perfection! Greg solves THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO. After playing our game, the "candidate for future Scurvy" might be a late night guest someday.

Steve	Greg	Eve
$2,500	$4,850

Pat promises to get off the subject, and we promise to offer another prize. Eve can finally spin again and try for a Meade computer-controlled telescope (labeled TELESCOPE) worth $4,995.

Could she be saved by a near-impossible $10,000 spin?

Round 3

SAME NAME

Steve	Greg	EVE
		$600: N (x4) $300: S (x2) -$250: A (x2) -$250: E (x4) TELESCOPE: C (DUD!)
		$2,500
$500: D (x2) -$250: I (x4) Gift Tag: P (x3) $300: R Solve: Correct!
$1,050+

SAME NAME

Steve solves DENTIST & PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT to keep the Gift Tag.

Steve	Greg	Eve
$4,550	$4,850

"Ready for another Toss-Up? No, you're not!" They need to get their devices first! "Now, you are." Pay attention, everyone.

$3,000 Toss-Up

RHYME TIME

Go!

RHYME TIME

Greg solves HANKY-PANKY.

Steve	Greg	Eve
$4,550	$7,850

So the Rhyme Time category still has at least some mileage, but the $5,000 space remains strong year after year, and decade after decade!

Round 4

PLACE

Steve	GREG	Eve
	$600: T (x2) $300: S (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,800)	$900: N (x2) $450: R $550: C BANKRUPT! ($2,800)

$900: G $300: Y (DUD!)	$900: L Solve: Correct!
$900	$900

PLACE

Greg solves MEN'S CLOTHING STORE. Just remember not to dress better than the host, Greg.

Steve	Greg	Eve
$4,550	$8,750

Eve also knew how things work now, so she still has another round to win some money.

Round 5

PEOPLE

Steve	Greg	EVE
		$450: S $800: N (x2) -$250: I (x2) TELESCOPE: R
		$1,800+

PEOPLE

DING DING! DING DING!

Eve will also know what happens after the bell. Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth $400 + $1,000 for $1,400 a piece.

Eve: G (DUD!)
Steve: D (DUD!)
Greg: T ($1,400)

PEOPLE

BATON TWIRLERS- never mind.

Eve: M ($3,200+)
Steve: A (x3)

PEOPLE

Steve beats the buzzer ...though he solves LATIN AMERICANS for only the house minimum.

Steve	Greg	Eve
$5,050	$8,750

For a teacher, this round might have been a good comeback. Too bad it didn't come back to Eve, so now she's going home with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Greg's probably going to keep Wheel in his daily routine, especially if he wins the Bonus Round for one of these:

"The cash" ($25,000)
Volkswagen Cabrio (over $23,000)
2002 Volvo C70 convertible (over $49,000)
Lexus convertible (over $62,000)

A special cash delivery! ($100,000!)

If he does win the $100,000, Greg promises that he'll at least try to eat a Brussels sprout. He can't spit it out. He has to swallow it.

For now, we can talk him into spinning our Bonus Wheel! He lands on the 10's digit, and we can talk Vanna into revealing a puzzle.

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives him:

PHRASE

MCHA gives him a couple of helpful consonants.

PHRASE

He says LUCKY, but he does not solve HOW LUCKY. We won't make him eat veggies...

...but we won't be able to give him the $25,000, either. Greg heads home with $8,750 in cash.

In the post-game chat, we see that Greg was almost in "Brussels Sprout Zone" because the $100,000 envelope was over at the 1,000's digit. What could've been, but he still had to solve the puzzle.

Vanna likes Brussels sprouts, and Pat loves his vegetables, though we don't get to hear what Pat doesn't like.