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April 5, 2004 recap Jan 6, 2024 18:49:34 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 6, 2024 18:49:34 GMT -5

Airdate: April 5, 2004

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! We're spending some time in the Great Outdoors!

Of course, Vanna has to spend her whole day at the puzzleboard. She may as well begin our Toss-Up round.

$1,000 Toss-Up

FICTIONAL PLACE

Go!

FICTIONAL PLACE

Amelia solves THE LAND OF OZ.

Amelia	Calvina	Jeff
$1,000

Presented in color:
Amelia Doulton: Library page, and a belly dancer (who will do a dance if she wins the Big Money); from Portland, OR
Calvina King: Just recently left the printing industry and is now a receptionist for a non-profit organization, from Boston, MA
Jeff Orant: Student at University of Missouri Kansas City studying business with an emphasis in finance, from Blue Springs, MO

There's no place like Wheel! They've made themselves at home here, so they should be ready for another Toss-Up.

$2,000 Toss-Up

PERSON

Go!

PERSON

Calvina solves FINICKY EATER.

Amelia	Calvina	Jeff
$1,000	$2,000

Why must that $10,000 wedge be so finicky about where we land?

Round 1

BEFORE & AFTER

Amelia	CALVINA	Jeff
	$600: S (x2) $450: R (DUD!)	Gift Tag: T Lose A Turn!
	$1,200	+
$450: N (x2) -$250: E (x3) $300: B -$250: I (x2) Solve: Correct!
$700

BEFORE & AFTER

Amelia solves SPELLING BEE STING.

Amelia	Calvina	Jeff
$1,700	$2,000

Leave all the spelling to the board itself. You don't have to spell what's on our prize wedge for a trip to St. Lucia and stay at Ladera Resort (labeled ST. LUCIA) worth $7,989.

Boy, would it sting if you realized the answer just one turn after passing on a Jackpot spin.

(Before we start, Jeff said he's thirsty, so Pat gives him a bottle of water to drink from.)

Round 2

OCCUPATION

Amelia	Calvina	JEFF
		BANKRUPT! ($0)

Jackpot: T (x3) $900: S -$250: E (x4) BANKRUPT! ($650)	$450: R (x5) -$250: U (x3) -$250: O $600: F -$250: I (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$2,100

Pat just gives Jeff the whole bottle of water after his first spin.

OCCUPATION

Calvina solves ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORER.

Amelia	Calvina	Jeff
$1,700	$4,100

Next, we furnish the Wheel with a pair of Mystery Wedges. One of them is really a BANKRUPT, and the other is a 2003 Hyundai Accent worth $12,742.

Round 3

PHRASE

* PRIZE PUZZLE! *

AMELIA	Calvina	Jeff
Prize?: S (She flips it... ...BANKRUPT! ($0))	$450: T (x3) -$250: I -$250: A $300: R $900: N -$250: E (x3) $300: H -$250: O -$250: U (x2) $300: M (DUD!)	$3,500: J Solve: Correct!
	$1,600	$3,500

PHRASE

Jeff solves IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE. It's a Prize Puzzle in here! For him, we've got a trip to Central Americaand stay at Maruba Resort Jungle Spa worth $5,350.

Amelia	Calvina	Jeff
$1,700	$4,100	$8,850

It would especially sting if they let this Toss-Up puzzle go unsolved, but that rarely happens.

$3,000 Toss-Up

AROUND THE HOUSE

Go!

AROUND THE HOUSE

Amelia solves CHEWABLE VITAMINS.

Amelia	Calvina	Jeff
$4,700	$4,100	$8,850

That $5,000 space is not for chewing, even if it has any nutritional value.

Round 4

THINGS

AMELIA	Calvina	Jeff
$600: T (x2) $400: N (x2) -$250: I BANKRUPT! ($1,750)	$600: G $800: L (DUD!)	$900: R (x3) -$250: E (x3) -$250: A (x4) $300: D (DUD!)
	$600	$2,200
$400: S (x2) Solve: Correct!
$800

THINGS

Amelia solves GUARANTEES & WARRANTIES.

Amelia	Calvina	Jeff
$5,500	$4,100	$8,850

We are guaranteed another puzzle after that solve.

Round 5

PLACES

Amelia	CALVINA	Jeff
	$300: R $800: T (x3) -$250: E (x2)
	$2,450

PLACES

DING DING! DING DING!

We are not guaranteed a top-dollar spin from Pat, but let's see how the Final Spin goes. Consonants are worth $900 + $1,000 for $1,900 a piece.

Calvina: N (x2) ($6,250) (The "ding" sounds for both.)
Jeff: S (x2) ($3,800)

PLACES

Jeff solves POINTS OF INTEREST.

Amelia	Calvina	Jeff
$5,500	$4,100	$12,650

BONUS ROUND:

The only thing that interests Jeff right now is the Bonus Round. He'll play for one of these prizes:

Saturn Vue

Mercedes convertible (over $41,000)

Interesting cash amounts ($25,000-$50,000)

...or the one you really care about! ($100,000!)

He has his dad in the audience!

We've guided him to the Bonus Wheel where he will give it a single spin. It hits the S in BONUS, and one more spelling test awaits.

Bonus Puzzle

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

RSTLNE gives him:

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Will he recognize it from CMDI?

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

He just says ZORRO, SPACEMAN, and SUPERMAN for fun before finishing with MARX BROTHERS. does not solve MARY POPPINS...

...so he can't sing about winning $25,000. Jeff finishes with $12,650 in cash and trip.

In the post-game chat, Vanna says it was nice of Pat to give a contestant water. He might start keeping Twinkies and things for people who need stuff. Maybe a Slurpee machine so they can be refreshed. He has a soft side after all.