Post by mechamind on Dec 31, 2023 14:56:24 GMT -5
Airdate: November 5, 2003
From Radio City Music Hall in New York, it's America's game!
If you have a story to tell from just this Toss-Up round, it'd better be a good one.
Go!
Linda solves THE LATEST AND GREATEST.
Our latest trio (all female):
Linda DiNatale: Teacher currently on leave for her two children, from Franklin Square
Marie DiAngelo: School secretary for the NYC Department of Education, from Staten Island
Go!
Linda solves SHORT-ORDER COOK.
One $10,000 space coming up...though it's burnt on the outside.
Marie solves PLAYING TO A PACKED HOUSE for some early Big Money.
Perfection! Marie solves LIVE FROM NEW YORK IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT for her cash and Gift Tag.
Go!
Marie solves HIDDEN TALENTS.
Not so hidden, but she's talented at these puzzles. Another one comes her way!
DING DING! DING DING!
Now, is Pat talented with the Wheel? He'll give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth $300 + $1,000 for $1,300 a piece. Marie starts.
Marie: T (x2) ($2,600)
Veronica: R (x2) ($2,600)
Linda: H ($1,300) (She almost repeated the T.)
Marie: N (x3) ($6,500)
Veronica: P (DUD!)
Linda: C ($3,900)
Linda guesses THE CORNER NIGHTSTAND.
Marie: D ($7,800)
Veronica: L (DUD!)
Linda: W ($3,900)
Linda now solves THE CORNER NEWSSTAND.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
MBFA just leaves every other space to fill in.
From Radio City Music Hall in New York, it's America's game!
If you have a story to tell from just this Toss-Up round, it'd better be a good one.
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Linda solves THE LATEST AND GREATEST.
Marie | Veronica | Linda |
$1,000 |
Our latest trio (all female):
Linda DiNatale: Teacher currently on leave for her two children, from Franklin Square
Marie DiAngelo: School secretary for the NYC Department of Education, from Staten Island
Veronica Delsaro: Stepmother of two and a grandmother of two more, from River Vale, NJ
The greatest can begin with just this Toss-Up, the one that allows you to take control of the Wheel.
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Linda solves SHORT-ORDER COOK.
Marie | Veronica | Linda |
$3,000 |
One $10,000 space coming up...though it's burnt on the outside.
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Marie | Veronica | LINDA |
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Marie solves PLAYING TO A PACKED HOUSE for some early Big Money.
Marie | Veronica | Linda |
$5,300 | $3,000 |
We'll keep packing everything into that Wheel. This round, we've thrown in a Radisson Seven Seas Cruise in Tahiti aboard the Paul Gauguin (labeled CRUISE) worth $10,490.
Keep on playing, and even more cash will be packed into that Jackpot space.
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QUOTATION | |||||||||||||||
MARIE | Veronica | Linda |
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Perfection! Marie solves LIVE FROM NEW YORK IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT for her cash and Gift Tag.
Marie (FS) | Veronica | Linda |
$11,550 | $3,000 |
Not quite live, but the camera's rolling as you decide whether to flip that Mystery Wedge. It could be a BANKRUPT, or it could be a 2003 Kia Spectra worth $11,933.
Pat talks about how we pick people out of the studio audience by numbers, and Veronica is our "instant contestant" today!
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* PRIZE PUZZLE! *
Marie (FS) | VERONICA | Linda |
| $450: P (DUD!) | $400: T (x3) -$250: E (x3) $300: R (x3) -$250: I (x3) $3,500: S (x3!) -$250: A (x2) Prize?: H (x3) ("Uh, no.") CRUISE: F (x2) Prize?: M (Still no.) Solve: Correct! | |
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Linda solves MY FATHER IS HALF IRISH SETTER for her cash and cruise!
After that, she gets to hear about our round's prize! It's a Cross Country International Walking Vacation in Ireland worth $5,600.
Marie (FS) | Veronica | Linda |
$11,550 | $32,940 |
Linda is feeling lucky right now! Whose side will the luck of the letter reveals be on for this Toss-Up round?
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Marie solves HIDDEN TALENTS.
Marie (FS) | Veronica | Linda |
$14,550 | $32,940 |
Not so hidden, but she's talented at these puzzles. Another one comes her way!
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DING DING! DING DING!
(The bells sounded a little late, and Pat already asked Marie to spin.)
Now, is Pat talented with the Wheel? He'll give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth $300 + $1,000 for $1,300 a piece. Marie starts.
Marie: T (x2) ($2,600)
Veronica: R (x2) ($2,600)
Linda: H ($1,300) (She almost repeated the T.)
Marie: N (x3) ($6,500)
Veronica: P (DUD!)
Linda: C ($3,900)
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Linda guesses THE CORNER NIGHTSTAND.
Marie: D ($7,800)
Veronica: L (DUD!)
Linda: W ($3,900)
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Linda now solves THE CORNER NEWSSTAND.
Marie (...) | Veronica | Linda |
$14,550 | $36,840 |
Veronica was cornered by the other two, and she's now left with a $500 consolation prize.
Live from New York, the Free Spin token has a lot to rant about.
BONUS ROUND:
What will the local newsstand have to say about Linda? Will we report on her winning a car or some cash? How about the $100,000?
She'll give that Bonus Wheel a spin, and it will stop at the singles digit. We've got her puzzle coming right up!
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RSTLNE gives her:
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(The "dings" are somewhat quiet, likely only heard clearly in-person.)
MBFA just leaves every other space to fill in.
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(Still "dinging" quietly.)
She instantly solves LOADS OF FUN...
...and imagine what she can load in her new Eddie Bauer Ford Expedition worth $49,220! Linda leaves with another impressive total of $86,060!
In the post-game chat, Pat's impressed that we gave away 2 Expeditions in 2 days. Let's do it again tomorrow!
