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March 15, 2002 recap Jan 30, 2023 1:21:06 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 30, 2023 1:21:06 GMT -5

Airdate: March 15, 2002

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! This Spring Fling Week has gone on long enough.

Even on the last show of the week, everybody has to start with just a quick Toss-Up.

$1,000 Toss-Up

PROPER NAME

Go!

PROPER NAME

Muretta solves LEONARDO DICAPRIO.

Pat: Are you excited about winning or about him? Which is it, exactly?

Muretta: A little of both.

Daniel	Kristi	Muretta
		$1,000

Our final trio (all students!):
Muretta Moss: Majoring in public policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and has also done acting; from Snellville
Daniel Brown: Lifeguard in Camp Pendleton, and has saved several lives (which is a good feeling for him), and he's doing pre-med at Miramar College; from San Diego, CA
Kristi Belcher: Paralegal by day and 3rd year evening law student, from Los Angeles, CA

Make that two Toss-Ups, because...extra money. Who can complain about extra money?

$2,000 Toss-Up

PHRASE

Go!

PHRASE

Muretta solves TIME IS MONEY.

Daniel	Kristi	Muretta
		$3,000

Why waste time? Muretta wants to spin for some of that Big Money!

Round 1

THING

Daniel	Kristi	MURETTA
		$300: N (DUD!)

$600: T (DUD!)	$600: R $400: M $400: S -$250: A -$250: E (x2) $300: F (x3) $400: D (DUD!)	$300: G -$250: O (x2) $600: C -$250: U -$250: I (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$1,800	$150

THING

Muretta solves A MUG OF IRISH COFFEE for the house minimum.

Daniel	Kristi	Muretta
		$3,500

Put down that coffee, Charlie! It's time for our Wheel Prize, a Yahoo! Travel trip to Maui (labeled YAHOO! TRAVEL) worth $3,500!

We have to make him do that and plug our Jackpot round? He's earned that coffee!

Round 2

QUOTATION

DANIEL	Kristi	Muretta
Free Spin: S (x2) $400: N Jackpot: T (x4) $300: R $3,500: L -$250: E (x4) $300: Y Solve: Correct!
$4,250

QUOTATION

Perfection! Daniel solves SEVEN EIGHT LAY THEM STRAIGHT to vault straight into first!

Let's get straight to our secret! He has a chance to score an additional $3,000 if he can answer a bonus question.

What line directly precedes that?

He says "five six pick up the sticks", but he wasn't precise. It was just "five six pick up sticks" with no "the" in it. Pat feels bad about this one.

Daniel (FS)	Kristi	Muretta
$4,250		$3,500

As we try to pick up the pieces from that last ruling, we can make Daniel feel better if he wins an all-seasons game room with air hockey table and 14-foot shuffleboard (labeled GAMES) worth $5,935.

But we start with Kristi, and she could surprise even herself by picking up the $10,000 prize!

Round 3

ON THE MAP

Daniel (FS)	KRISTI	Muretta
	$300: N (x5) $550: S (x2) $600: T $300: H -$250: E (x2) -$250: A (x4) $550: D Solve: Correct!
	$3,550

ON THE MAP

Double perfection! Kristi solves THE SCANDINAVIAN PENINSULA.

Daniel (FS)	Kristi	Muretta
$4,250	$3,550	$3,500

It's "big thumb, big hand" with our last Toss-Up!

$3,000 Toss-Up

EVENT

Go!

EVENT

Kristi solves AN OFFICE PARTY to reach the top of the pyramid.

Daniel (FS)	Kristi	Muretta
$4,250	$6,550	$3,500

She's at the top for now, and the $5,000 space can help her stay at the top!

Round 4

BEFORE & AFTER

Daniel (FS)	KRISTI	Muretta
	$550: L $600: F (DUD!)	$5,000: N (DUD!)
	$550
$700: T (DUD!) (Free Spin used) Gift Tag: M (DUD!)	-$250: A $700: P (DUD!)	$550: D (DUD!)
	$300
$500: Y (x2) $550: Z -$250: O (x3) $800: B (x2) $550: H Solve: Correct!
$3,450

BEFORE & AFTER

Daniel reads what's on the board to reclaim the lead.

Daniel	Kristi	Muretta
$7,700	$6,550	$3,500

Boy, do we have extra time to fill in. Let's play another round!

Round 5

LIVING THINGS

Daniel	Kristi	MURETTA
		$300: N (DUD!)

BANKRUPT! ($0)	$600: S (x2) $400: R
	$1,200

LIVING THINGS

DING DING! DING DING!

We can keep aging, or Pat can speed things up by giving the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $300 + $1,000 for $1,300 a piece.

Kristi: T ($2,900)
Muretta: C (DUD!)
Daniel: M (DUD!)
Kristi: A ($2,900)

Muretta: L (x2) ($2,600)

Only vowels left!

LIVING THINGS

Muretta solves EASTER LILIES, but with no more consonants to help her win.

Daniel	Kristi	Muretta
$7,700	$6,550	$6,100

BONUS ROUND:

Daniel can truly redeem himself in Bonus Land! Forget the small bonus from earlier, and think about the cars and cash we have. He might just pick up the $100,000 envelope without even knowing it!

It all depends on what happens at the Bonus Wheel on the last day of the week. He spins and lands on the H in CASH, then he must solve this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THINGS

RSTLNE gives him:

THINGS

DMPA gets him past the halfway mark.

THINGS

He instantly solves SPARK PLUGS, and he grabs the envelope after looking at it...

...to show the crowd that he's just won $25,000! After Pat takes back the envelope, Daniel can depart with $32,700 in cash!

In the post-game chat, Pat and Vanna relax on the Spring Fling chairs. All the food on the set is fake. Even the iced tea is fake, but everything looks real! Vanna puts the shell to her ear, and Pat thinks she can hear the sound of Sony executives leaving. It's actually the sound of the ocean. Pat thinks he looks really stupid wearing a suit and tie on a chaise lounge.