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April 6, 2004 recap Jan 7, 2024 10:04:55 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 7, 2024 10:04:55 GMT -5

Airdate: April 6, 2004

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Welcome to Great Outdoors Week!

If you're interested in money, you'd better keep an eye on that board and a hand on that Toss-Up signal.

$1,000 Toss-Up

OCCUPATION

Go!

OCCUPATION

Natay solves SKI LIFT OPERATOR.

Natay	Kelly	Joe
$1,000

To the top of Money Mountain they go!
Natay Hanrahan: Mother of four who in her spare time loves investing in real estate and spending time with girlfriends and their husbands ("but together, not alone"), from Wheaton, IL
Kelly Hornbaker: Accountant and newlywed, from Waxhaw, NC
Joe Lambell: Retired franchise consultant, from Plainfield, IL

Missed it? Don't worry, you can just catch this next Toss-Up.

$2,000 Toss-Up

CLASSIC TV

Go!

CLASSIC TV

Natay solves JOHN BOY WALTON.

Natay	Kelly	Joe
$3,000

Now for a double diamond challenge. Natay has no excuse to ignore that one-third $10,000 space as the only one with money!

Round 1

LIVING THINGS

NATAY	Kelly	Joe
$900: T (DUD!)	$800: N $450: R (DUD!)	$300: S $300: C (x2) -$250: E (x3) $300: L -$250: A (x3) $600: D $10,000!: G -$250: I (DUD!)
	$800	$1,050+
$550: F (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,100

LIVING THINGS

Natay solves FLOCK OF CANADA GEESE.

Natay	Kelly	Joe
$4,100

Our staff have an eye on Charlie so no geese invade his space. Who else could announce a ski holiday at Smugglers' Notch Vermont (labeled VERMONT) worth $6,250?

Try to pick up that Jackpot space, and it will bite. You're better off just solving the puzzle right there.

Round 2

BEFORE & AFTER

Natay	KELLY	Joe
	$3,500: N (x2) $300: T (x2) -$250: O (x2) $300: S (x2) -$250: E (x2) $600: B Solve: Correct!
	$8,300

BEFORE & AFTER

Perfection! Kelly solves SECURITY BLANKET OF SNOW.

Natay	Kelly	Joe
$4,100	$8,300

A pair of Mystery Wedges have flown in, but only one of them will bite, as that one has a BANKRUPT on it. The other one is hiding a Toyota Echo worth $13,245.

Round 3

HEADLINE

Natay	Kelly	JOE
		$600: S (x4) $300: T (x2) -$250: E (x7) $800: R -$250: A $450: N (x2) -$250: I (x3) $300: D $600: Y (x2) -$250: O $550: F (DUD!)
		$5,200
$550: M (x2) Prize?: L (x2) (She declines.) Solve: Correct!
$2,100

HEADLINE

Natay solves DISNEY CELEBRATES MICKEY'S MILESTONE.

She doesn't want to see what's underneath the wedge, but Pat will look anyway. He also asks the audience to sit in silence. It was the Toyota Echo. And now Natay's mad at Pat.

Natay	Kelly	Joe
$6,100	$8,300

Our player in the middle can celebrate a 5-digit milestone if she solves our Toss-Up puzzle.

$3,000 Toss-Up

RHYME TIME

Go!

RHYME TIME

Kelly solves SHAKE 'N BAKE.

Natay	Kelly	Joe
$6,100	$11,300

There's still a chance for someone to shake up this game with a $5,000 space added to the Wheel.

Round 4

PERSON

Natay	KELLY	Joe
	$300: N $600: T BANKRUPT! ($900)	$300: R (x2) -$250: E (x4) $300: C Solve: Correct!
		$650

PERSON

Joe solves MASTER OF CEREMONIES.

Natay	Kelly	Joe
$6,100	$11,300	$650

Also the master of our Wheel, Pat confirms we have time for another round.

Round 5

LANDMARK

Natay	Kelly	JOE
		$600: R $300: T -$250: E (DUD!)
		$650
Lose A Turn!	Gift Tag: L $600: H
	$600+

LANDMARK

DING DING! DING DING!

But is Pat really the master of our Wheel? We'll make sure by letting him have a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $5,000 + $1,000 for $6,000 a piece! He sure is!

Kelly: P ($6,600+)

LANDMARK

Kelly solves PLYMOUTH ROCK for the cash and the Gift Tag.

Natay	Kelly	Joe
$6,100	$18,900	$650

BONUS ROUND:

Kelly has reached the highest point on the Money Mountain, and now she takes a trip to Bonus Land for...

Volkswagen Passat

Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo
Another mountain of cash ($25,000-$50,000)

...or an out-of-this-world win! ($100,000!)

She has her husband, brother, and a good friend in the audience!

Another spin, now at the Bonus Wheel. Kelly's spin stops on the H in CASH, and her bonus puzzle is ready.

Bonus Puzzle

PERSON

RSTLNE gives her:

PERSON

CBMA will be good for the second word.

PERSON

She has MAKER, but she does not solve TROPHY MAKER...

...and she can't fill a trophy with $35,000. Kelly leaves with $18,900 in cash and Gift Tag.

In the post-game chat, Pat talks about the lovely pine trees in the background. They're real! But you know? They're rentals! Pat didn't know you could rent trees.