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September 24, 2003 recap May 3, 2023 19:03:53 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on May 3, 2023 19:03:53 GMT -5

Okay, one more recap, and then I'll truly be bowing out of the upload rush. Besides, one of the puzzles during this game is actually quite appropriate for my situation.

Airdate: September 24, 2003

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

Will our trio pick up those Toss-Up devices as dramatically as Pat and Vanna introduce themselves?

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Mike solves SEASONED TRAVELERS.

Christa	Mike	Joseph
	$1,000

Our seasoned solvers:
Mike Powell: Accountant, from Lewisville, TX
Joseph Olemoros (?): Radio DJ and producer for a radio company, and a Spanish radio artist, also at the Navy reserve; from Miami, FL
Christa Jones: Works in pharmaceutical sales, also engaged; from Ottawa, IL

Pat will need some prescriptions for his dramatic behavior from earlier. While we medicate him, how about another Toss-Up?

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Mike solves HAWAII FIVE-O.

"Should I say it? Book 'em, Vanno!"

Christa	Mike	Joseph
	$3,000

He'll capture that $10,000 prize and bring it home with him! Well, not the space itself, or Pat would have to book him.

Round 1

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Christa	MIKE	Joseph
	BANKRUPT/$10K! ($0)	$600: R (x2) -$250: A (x2) $300: S (x2) -$250: O $350: T (x2) -$250: E (DUD!)
		$1,750
Gift Tag: N (x2) $300: H Solve: Correct!
$300+

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Christa solves NATURAL HOT SPRINGS for a little cash and a Gift Tag.

Christa	Mike	Joseph
$1,300	$3,000

He's a natural for announcing. Charlie could make even the worst prizes desirable, but here's something good: a holiday at Maruba Resort Jungle Spa (labeled BELIZE) worth $5,150.

Our Navy reservist can't reserve that Jackpot space! He can only land on it and solve immediately.

Round 2

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BEFORE & AFTER

Christa	Mike	JOSEPH
		$700: R -$250: A BANKRUPT #1! ($450)

BANKRUPT #2! ($0)	BANKRUPT #3! ($0)	$550: N (x2) $300: D (x2) -$250: E (x2) $600: S (x2) $400: T (x4) -$250: O (DUD!)
		$4,000
$400: H (x3) BANKRUPT! ($1,200)	$900: G (x2) $300: K BANKRUPT! ($2,100)	$300: W (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$4,600

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Joseph solves THE WEST WING THIGH AND DRUMSTICK, pausing after WING but completing it soon after.

Christa	Mike	Joseph
$1,300	$3,000	$4,600

More mysterious than the eleven herbs and spices is our pair of Mystery Wedges! It's purely a guess which one has a BANKRUPT and which one has a 2003 Kia Spectra worth $11,933.

Round 3

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CHRISTA	Mike	Joseph
$900: R (DUD!)	$300: T (x5) $400: S (x3) -$250: I (x2) -$250: A (x2) $3,500: H (x2) $3,500: C (DUD!)	BELIZE: N $300: M -$250: E (x2) Prize?: G (He flips it... ...Kia Spectra!) $800: D -$250: O (x6) $300: B (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$9,200	$1,200+

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Joseph solves IT'S A TOUGH JOB BUT SOMEONE HAS TO DO IT to win ~~the Showcase~~ some cash, a trip, and a car!

Christa	Mike	Joseph
$1,300	$3,000	$22,883

The tough job is done...unless picking up that Toss-Up device will break Joseph's back.

$3,000 Toss-Up

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Mike guesses DUNE BUGGY, but that's not it.

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Joseph solves MISS PIGGY. Mike had a "fictional vehicle".

Christa	Mike	Joseph
$1,300	$3,000	$25,883

There's nothing fictional about the $5,000 space. Joseph could soon buy an extra car and trip with the extra money!

Round 4

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Christa	Mike	JOSEPH
		$700: R (x2) Lose A Turn!
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Lose A Turn!	$300: T
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DING DING! DING DING!

This isn't some fictional world where we can stop time and keep playing. Someone has to give the Wheel a Final Spin! Pat will do it, and consonants will be worth $350 + $1,000 for $1,350 a piece.

Mike: N ($1,650)
Joseph: S (x2) ($4,100)
Christa: G (DUD!)
Mike: C (DUD!)
Joseph: L (DUD!)
Christa: D ($1,350)
Mike: F (DUD!)
Joseph: P ($5,450)

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Joseph solves AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES.

Christa	Mike	Joseph
$1,300	$3,000	$31,333

Christa did win something, but Pat still feels bad for her, so he gives her a pair of high-heel shoes to take home.

BONUS ROUND:

Joseph has been hogging this ride all to himself since just before the first break. Now he's taking a ride to Bonus Land for one of:

Volvo SUV

Honda S2000
Splash into some cash ($25,000-$50,000)

...or reach the tip top! ($100,000!)

Joseph will amuse himself with one more spin, but at our Bonus Wheel. He lands on the blue space, and he's ready for one last puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

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The first word was obvious, but MPBI (he accidentally said M again for his third pick) gives him an extra letter on the side.

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He starts with I'M BOSS, then he almost says I'M BASE, before "beating the buzzer" with I'M BUSH...which results in laughter from the audience!

"Y'know, just because you finished boot camp does not make you commander in chief, all right?"

That out of the way, he does not solve I'M BUSY...

...but we'd still be too busy to give him the $25,000 as we calm down the audience. Pat can still make him feel better, because if his spin went one peg further to the N in WIN ...he would've missed out on $100,000.

Joseph still leaves with a good total of $31,333 in cash and prizes!

In the post-game chat, Pat and Vanna are proud of Joseph's accomplishments on our show. Vanna wants to do it again! Pat asks if tomorrow is good.

Last Edit: May 4, 2023 8:24:48 GMT -5 by mechamind

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September 24, 2003 recap May 3, 2023 19:13:07 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on May 3, 2023 19:13:07 GMT -5

Finally, both I'M BUSH and QUICK AS A WINK are covered. You really can't have one without the other.

Now that I know they tape multiple shows a day, I find it even funnier that Pat had to endure the laughter from the audience both times.

Last Edit: May 3, 2023 19:22:36 GMT -5 by mechamind

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September 24, 2003 recap May 4, 2023 17:36:00 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on May 4, 2023 17:36:00 GMT -5

I'm actually going to start covering this season over the weekend.

I'M BUSH?! No wonder why the audience was drowning in laughter with that pathetic guess. Good thing it wasn't the big one.

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.