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May 9, 2003 recap Apr 10, 2023 14:06:31 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Apr 10, 2023 14:06:31 GMT -5

Airdate: May 9, 2003

From the San Diego Convention Center, it's America's game! We're wrapping up the Armed Forces Week tour!

But this is no time to let your guard down! Stay alert, and solve a Toss-Up for the first bit of cash.

$1,000 Toss-Up

PERSON

Go!

PERSON

Shana's almost silent, but she solves PATRIOTIC CITIZEN.

Shana	Brant	T.J.
$1,000

Our final patriots this week:
Shana Morris: Lieutenant junior grade helicopter pilot in the Coast Guard, from Fresno, CA
Brant Fryer: Captain in the Air Force based at Los Angeles AFB, from Sundown, TX
T.J. Gonzalez: Navy deck seaman on the USS Denver and based in San Diego, from Mesa, AZ

Pat noticed a modification on Shana's description as it originally said "the shortest helicopter pilot in the US Coast Guard", but now it says "one of", as a new pilot joined in who's two inches shorter. "They beat me!"

Brant actually ran into Michelle Kwan at a grocery store once...but he had just come from the gym, so he was all sweaty and didn't look real good. "If you're out there watching, Michelle, please have your people call my people, and maybe we can all do lunch." It's worth a shot.

What if Brant can do lunch with Vanna? He might need to win the money from this Toss-Up to pay for a good lunch.

$2,000 Toss-Up

PLACE

Go!

PLACE

Shana solves EXOTIC PORT OF CALL.

Shana	Brant	T.J.
$3,000

Better yet, Shana could go with Vanna on a nice trip that the $10,000 prize will certainly cover!

Round 1

THINGS

SHANA	Brant	T.J.
$300: R (DUD!)	Gift Tag: S (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,000)	$500: G -$250: E $800: L (x2) -$250: I (x2) -$250: A (DUD!)
		$1,350
$350: M (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	BANKRUPT/$10K! ($1,350)

$400: T $600: P -$250: U (DUD!)	$900: N (DUD!)	$300: H (x3) -$250: O (x3) Solve: Correct!
$750		$650

THINGS

T.J. solves HIGHLY POLISHED BOOTS.

Shana	Brant	T.J.
$3,000		$650

Nobody likes to pick up a dirty prize wedge. We've got a nice clean one that will allow you to win a Resort Quest Vacation Rental in Sanibel Island, Florida (labeled FLORIDA) worth $5,000.

Those boots will never shine like the Jackpot space.

Round 2

SONG LYRICS

Shana	BRANT	T.J.
	$300: T $3,500: H -$250: E (x3) $600: S -$250: A (x2) -$250: I (x2) Jackpot: R Solve: Correct!
	$3,650

SONG LYRICS

Perfection and JACKPOT! Brant solves I'M POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN for a quick $9,400 pot!

Shana	Brant	T.J.
$3,000	$13,050	$650

All the spinach in the world couldn't help you in the Mystery Round. It's still about luck, and you might reveal a BANKRUPT, or you might reveal a 2003 Ford Focus worth $14,090.

Round 3

EVENT

Shana	Brant	T.J.
		$300: H (x2) -$250: E (x4) -$250: I (x2) $600: T $300: N (x2) -$250: A $400: S (DUD!)
		$1,050
$300: R (x2) BANKRUPT! ($600)	$600: G -$250: O (x3) $800: F Solve: Correct!
	$1,150

EVENT

Brant solves RECEIVING THE MEDAL OF HONOR.

Shana	Brant	T.J.
$3,000	$14,200	$650

This Toss-Up might not be worth a Medal of Honor on its own, but you'll be on your way there when the next round starts.

$3,000 Toss-Up

PHRASE

Go!

PHRASE

T.J. rings in with silence.

PHRASE

...and then that happens. After the L is revealed, Shana tries to ring in, but it's a triple stumper! Nobody gets the money.

Shana	Brant	T.J.
$3,000	$14,200	$650

Not that it matters to Shana, because for solving the second Toss-Up, she starts this round anyway.

Round 4

ON THE MAP

DING DING! DING DING!

Not that it matters to Pat, because the bell sounded. He'll give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth $5,000 + $1,000 for $6,000 a piece! Two comebacks in a row?

Shana: T (x3!) ($18,000)
Brant: H (x3!) ($18,000)
T.J.: B (DUD!)

Shana: S (x2) ($30,000)

ON THE MAP

Shana solves THE NORTH & SOUTH POLES for the win! She didn't need that paltry Toss-Up!

Shana	Brant	T.J.
$33,000	$14,200	$650

BONUS ROUND:

After the Services embrace each other, Shana will take the walk to Bonus Land for a car or cash up to $100,000.

She has her husband, mother, sister, and sister's husband in the audience! The sister is also having a baby soon!

What a relief that this Bonus Wheel has only good stuff on it. Shana will take a spin and land on the I in WIN, then we'll we stare at the board one last time.

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives her:

THING

PDMI are only good for a vowel.

THING

She gets RAIN, but can only guess RAINSAW and RAINCAB. It was RAINBOW, and she's clearly kicking herself.

Pat's kicking himself that he can't give her an additional $35,000. That's close to what Shana won anyway, as she's still leaving with $33,000 in cash.

In the post-game chat, Pat says that it's been an honor to salute the men and women of the Armed Forces. Next week, we'll do College Week!