Post by mechamind on Feb 2, 2023 23:11:00 GMT -5
Airdate: April 7, 2003
From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Wheelin' back into NASCAR Week!
And Vanna speeds to the puzzle board! The Toss-Up can't wait!
Go!
Appropriately, Kurt races to the buzzer and solves SPEED RACER.
First contestants racing to the Wheel:
Kurt Edelhauser: Student at Cal State Fullerton majoring in radio/TV/film, from Seattle, WA
Eva Steele: Mother of one with one on the way, also a police officer; from Manteca, CA
Go!
Eva shouts VERBAL AGREEMENT.
That Wheel can tolerate a lot of screaming. Can the one-third $10,000 space tolerate Eva's spinning?
Eva continues to scream as she solves CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG. She wins the cash and the Gift Tag.
Michael solves HOW CAN I EVER THANK YOU? and is ever thankful for some money.
The Mystery Round isn't really a good way to say thank you, because we've got one space with a BANKRUPT. However, you will thank us if you find the Ford Ranger pickup worth $13,825.
Go!
Eva solves FILM EDITOR.
She's still full of energy, and we wish we could edit in a $5,000 spin just for her...but she has to do it herself.
DING DING! DING DING!
Pat's in luck, as we'll vote two people off the show after this round ends. Time for a Final Spin, and consonants are worth $900 + $1,000 for $1,900 a piece.
Michael: P ($2,750)
Michael calls the P, asks to solve before it lights up, and solves WEST PALM BEACH before Vanna touches the letter.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Wheelin' back into NASCAR Week!
We are greeted by three racers on video! Say hello to Tony Stewart, Mark Martin, and Ricky Rudd!
The race car driven by Tony Stewart is in the studio right now!
And Vanna speeds to the puzzle board! The Toss-Up can't wait!
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Appropriately, Kurt races to the buzzer and solves SPEED RACER.
Eva | Michael | Kurt |
$1,000 |
First contestants racing to the Wheel:
Kurt Edelhauser: Student at Cal State Fullerton majoring in radio/TV/film, from Seattle, WA
Eva Steele: Mother of one with one on the way, also a police officer; from Manteca, CA
Michael Ventimiglia ("Well done, Pat!"): Food service manager who feeds about 10,000 people a day (and they're starving right now because he's trying to win some money here), from Palm Beach Gardens, FL
And that's our cue to award some more Toss-Up money right away!
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Eva shouts VERBAL AGREEMENT.
Eva | Michael | Kurt |
$2,000 | $1,000 |
That Wheel can tolerate a lot of screaming. Can the one-third $10,000 space tolerate Eva's spinning?
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EVA | Michael | Kurt |
| $400: R (DUD!) | $500: N (x2) -$250: O (DUD!) | $900: G (x2) -$250: O (Repeat) |
$750 | $1,550 | |
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Eva continues to scream as she solves CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG. She wins the cash and the Gift Tag.
Eva | Michael | Kurt |
$5,350 | $1,000 |
Let's put a space with loud colors on the Wheel! Someone will yell as us if we can't award an AOL for Broadband home computer system featured by Jeff Green (labeled AOL) and worth $3,750!
That's the kind of energy we'd like to see when you hit that Jackpot space!
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| $700: R BANKRUPT! ($700) | $300: T -$250: A (x2) $300: D (DUD!) | |
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| Lose A Turn! | $3,500: C Solve: Correct! | |
$3,500 |
Michael tried to reach for the prize wedge before calling an R...except that prize was in front of the red arrow. 
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Michael solves HOW CAN I EVER THANK YOU? and is ever thankful for some money.
Eva | Michael | Kurt |
$5,350 | $3,500 | $1,000 |
Mark Martin leads us into the commercial break.
The Mystery Round isn't really a good way to say thank you, because we've got one space with a BANKRUPT. However, you will thank us if you find the Ford Ranger pickup worth $13,825.
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| $400: T Prize?: S (x4) (He declines.) -$250: A -$250: E (x2) $3,500: N (DUD!) | ||
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Kurt solves STICKER SHOCK ABSORBERS.
Just for curiosity, Pat wants to take a look at the Mystery Wedge that Kurt landed on ...and it was the Ford Ranger. Oops. Pat feels like one of the cruel hosts from the 50's now.
Eva | Michael | Kurt |
$5,350 | $3,000 | $2,900 |
Jeff Gordon leads into the break.
Pat: Y'know, I kinda like that cruel stuff! After the next round, we're gonna vote someone off the show. 
That would've given Kurt a big lead, but this Toss-Up will still give him a small one.
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Eva solves FILM EDITOR.
Eva | Michael | Kurt |
$8,350 | $3,000 | $2,900 |
She's still full of energy, and we wish we could edit in a $5,000 spin just for her...but she has to do it herself.
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DING DING! DING DING!
Pat's in luck, as we'll vote two people off the show after this round ends. Time for a Final Spin, and consonants are worth $900 + $1,000 for $1,900 a piece.
Michael: P ($2,750)
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Michael calls the P, asks to solve before it lights up, and solves WEST PALM BEACH before Vanna touches the letter.
Eva | Michael | Kurt |
$8,350 | $5,750 | $2,900 |
BONUS ROUND:
Our first contestant racing to Bonus Land this week is Eva! And check out the prizes!
Ford F-350
Dodge Intrepid SE
Absorb some more cash ($25,000-$50,000)
Absorb some more cash ($25,000-$50,000)
Or win the Wheel cup! ($100,000!)
She has her husband and parents in the audience!
There's only one more wheel that she needs to think about right now, and she's about to spin it! We'll take the envelope from the S in BONUS, and she'll solve this puzzle:
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She won't get too much from PDCA.
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After saying HANDKOK, that guess leads her to the correct answer of BANGKOK! An impressive solve...
...sending her towards a Dodge Intrepid worth $23,245! Eva speeds off with a grand total of $31,595!
In the post-game chat, Vanna says that's "a really cooooooool car over there", looking at Tony Stewart's car. He had a great season in 2002, and we watch a clip from the Winston Cup.