Post by mechamind on Jan 3, 2024 10:41:27 GMT -5
Airdate: December 31, 2003
From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! A new year is coming as we continue Music Cities Week!
A new hostess isn't coming just yet. Vanna's still the best around, and only she knows how to start these Toss-Ups.
Go!
Nikki solves WALL-TO-WALL CARPETING.
Our final trio walks in:
Nikki McMullen: CSR for a cable and internet company in Lafayette, IN, also an Indy 500 Princess; from Ladoga
John Merrill: Teacher who does television and film on camera, and he's into community theatre; from Sacramento, CA
Claudia Reynolds: Legal technician for comptroller of the currency, from Maypearl, TX
Go!
John solves HASTE MAKES WASTE.
Let's not rush to finish the year, but you will have to hurry if you want that $10,000 prize! It's only here for this round!
Nikki solves THE TAJ MAHAL IN INDIA to keep the gift tag.
An exhausted John is still able to solve I GOT RHYTHM I GOT MUSIC. He hugs and kisses Pat for New Year's Eve, and Pat returns the favor.
John solves GOLDFISH BOWL OF CHILI before he can freak out, and he wins the car! No more kisses for Pat.
Go!
John solves BASEMENT AND ATTIC.
He may be at the top, but what if the $5,000 space can get Claudia off the ground?
DING DING! DING DING!
What a way to finish the year. What a time for Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $5,000 + $1,000 for $6,000 a piece! Just to make it even better...
Nikki solves CONCERT TICKET HOLDERS for a ticket to riches! Not the ticket to Bonus Land, though.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives him:
BPMA is nearly all that he needs.
From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! A new year is coming as we continue Music Cities Week!
A new hostess isn't coming just yet. Vanna's still the best around, and only she knows how to start these Toss-Ups.
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Nikki solves WALL-TO-WALL CARPETING.
Claudia | Nikki | John |
$1,000 |
Our final trio walks in:
Nikki McMullen: CSR for a cable and internet company in Lafayette, IN, also an Indy 500 Princess; from Ladoga
John Merrill: Teacher who does television and film on camera, and he's into community theatre; from Sacramento, CA
Claudia Reynolds: Legal technician for comptroller of the currency, from Maypearl, TX
John is actually a former contestant, brought back after his appearance on the May 21, 2003 show. He's still as crazy as last time.
Roll out another Toss-Up puzzle on that board, Vanna!
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John solves HASTE MAKES WASTE.
Claudia | Nikki | John |
$1,000 | $2,000 |
Let's not rush to finish the year, but you will have to hurry if you want that $10,000 prize! It's only here for this round!
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Claudia | Nikki | JOHN |
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Nikki solves THE TAJ MAHAL IN INDIA to keep the gift tag.
Claudia | Nikki | John |
$4,500 | $2,000 |
Charlie has to announce one more Wheel prize to finish the year, and we end with a trip to the 2004 CMA Music Festival in Nashville including event passes and access to artist meet and greets, CMA Celebrity Closeup Series, and exclusive performances (labeled NASHVILLE) worth $5,000.
Let's try to finish the year with a Jackpot win!
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CLAUDIA | Nikki | John |
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An exhausted John is still able to solve I GOT RHYTHM I GOT MUSIC. He hugs and kisses Pat for New Year's Eve, and Pat returns the favor.
Claudia | Nikki | John |
$4,500 | $6,300 |
We got a few seconds of music if you land on a Mystery Wedge. Do you flip it over? It could be a BANKRUPT or a Toyota Echo worth $13,245.
"...and that's fine. and no more caffeinated drinks in the contestants' room."
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| NASHVILLE: T (DUD!) | Lose A Turn! | |
| $700: S $700: L (x3) -$250: E (DUD!) | $300: M (DUD!) | $550: D -$250: O (x3) Prize?: B (He flips it... ...Toyota Echo!) $600: W $400: F (x2) -$250: I (x3) Solve: Correct! |
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John solves GOLDFISH BOWL OF CHILI before he can freak out, and he wins the car! No more kisses for Pat.
Claudia | Nikki | John |
$4,500 | $20,995 |
Just a goldfish bowl full of chili? He can go even bigger with this Toss-Up money.
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John solves BASEMENT AND ATTIC.
Claudia | Nikki | John |
$4,500 | $23,995 |
He may be at the top, but what if the $5,000 space can get Claudia off the ground?
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DING DING! DING DING!
What a way to finish the year. What a time for Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $5,000 + $1,000 for $6,000 a piece! Just to make it even better...
Nikki: C (x3!) ($18,000)
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Nikki solves CONCERT TICKET HOLDERS for a ticket to riches! Not the ticket to Bonus Land, though.
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$22,500 | $23,995 |
So much for getting off the ground. Claudia is stuck at the bottom with the $500 consolation prize.
BONUS ROUND:
That Speed-Up was exciting, but John can top that one by winning one of these:
Chevy Trailblazer
Mustang convertible
A ticket to riches ($25,000-$50,000)
A ticket to riches ($25,000-$50,000)
Or an all-access pass! ($100,000!)
"The only people I have here with me tonight are all the girls who just shouted out 'We love you, John!"." Well, it has been a long night for him. 
Time for the true final spin of the year, at the Bonus Wheel where he hits the W in WIN. Vanna's got one more puzzle:
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BPMA is nearly all that he needs.
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And still, he needed just one more. He says MARK and MARY for the first word, and he just doesn't know. He does not solve MAID MARIAN...
...and he was robbed of a $45,000 finish. John heads home with $23,995 in cash and car.
It's the end of 2003, and Pat and Vanna wish everyone a Happy New Year. Also a special day for Pat, as he's celebrating his 14th anniversary with Lesly. Now, there's Wood, Tin, Gold, and Silver anniversaries. Pat has her convinced that the 14th is a video store gift certificate, and he wants Vanna to play along.