Post by mechamind on Jan 13, 2024 16:52:07 GMT -5
Airdate: April 8, 2005
From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! We jump to our conclusion of Lap of Luxury week.
One more day of Vanna's magic touch, and our first Toss-Up is a go!
Go!
Leah solves HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME.
Which one will get their star?
Leah Fulton: Graduated from Louisiana Tech University and moved to Los Angeles 13 years ago, now in the Big Brother/Big Sister program
Latisha Cobb: Grade 3 teacher, from Baltimore, MD
Chuck Lambrecht: In retail management for a large national chain, from Henderson, CO
Go!
Latisha solves BUSINESS TRAVELERS.
She came here for a way to maximize profits. We could do so with a $10,000 prize, though it's only a 1-in-3 chance of success.
Latisha says LINGUINE WITH WHITE CRAB SAUCE. To her surprise, that is wrong.
Chuck solves JAMIE FOXX AS RAY CHARLES.
And now would be an interesting time for the player to clam up. The Mystery Wedges return, one with a BANKRUPT, and the other with a Hyundai Accent worth $12,204.
Latisha solves SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME for lots of cash, a trip, and the lead.
Go!
Chuck solves APPLAUSE SIGN. "Which we apparently just activated once again."
We don't think we'll need a sign for when he lands on the $5,000 space.
Leah solves BILLY BOB THORNTON. The solution reveals like an unsolved bonus puzzle, albeit much faster than in the Bonus Round.
DING DING! DING DING!
Now she'll need the one and only top-dollar spin from Pat. It's our Final Spin, with consonants worth $400 + $1,000 for $1,400 a piece.
Leah: L ($2,200)
Latisha: S ($1,400)
Chuck: R (DUD!)
Leah: C (DUD!)
Latisha: D ($2,800)
Chuck: M (DUD!)
Leah: F (DUD!)
Latisha: N (x3) ($7,000)
Chuck: E (x3)
Chuck solves KNITTING NEEDLES for the house minimum.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
DMCO doesn't add nearly as much.
From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! We jump to our conclusion of Lap of Luxury week.
One more day of Vanna's magic touch, and our first Toss-Up is a go!
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Leah solves HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME.
Latisha | Chuck | Leah |
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Which one will get their star?
Leah Fulton: Graduated from Louisiana Tech University and moved to Los Angeles 13 years ago, now in the Big Brother/Big Sister program
Latisha Cobb: Grade 3 teacher, from Baltimore, MD
Chuck Lambrecht: In retail management for a large national chain, from Henderson, CO
Whoever wrote this Toss-Up could also be trying for the Walk of Fame themselves.
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Latisha solves BUSINESS TRAVELERS.
Latisha | Chuck | Leah |
$2,000 | $1,000 |
She came here for a way to maximize profits. We could do so with a $10,000 prize, though it's only a 1-in-3 chance of success.
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* PRIZE PUZZLE! *
LATISHA | Chuck | Leah |
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Latisha says LINGUINE WITH WHITE CRAB SAUCE. To her surprise, that is wrong.
Latisha | Chuck | Leah |
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Chuck solves LINGUINE WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE. That means he wins the Prize Puzzle, and he's taking a trip to Rome and stay at the Exedra Hotel with $1,000 spending cash worth $8,428.
Funny enough, Chuck is a member of the Wheel Watchers Club. The odds are against it, but if his number appears, he gets two trips. 
Latisha | Chuck | Leah |
$2,000 | $10,228 | $1,000 |
Now would be a bad time for Charlie to clam up, when we need to give away a NWA World Vacations ski holiday at Banff-Lake Louise Sunshine (labeled LUXURY) worth $7,100.
We also dish out the Jackpot space for anyone who feels like ordering linguine every day.
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Latisha | CHUCK | Leah |
| $600: S (x2) ("Non-null" cut!) Lose A Turn! | BANKRUPT! ($0) | |
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| $700: D (DUD!) | $600: L -$250: A (x4) Solve: Correct! | |
$1,650* |
A cycle including a BANKRUPT by Chuck was edited out early in the round, and they presumably meant to edit out the next cycle which actually was "null".
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Chuck solves JAMIE FOXX AS RAY CHARLES.
Latisha | Chuck | Leah |
$2,000 | $11,878 | $1,000 |
And now would be an interesting time for the player to clam up. The Mystery Wedges return, one with a BANKRUPT, and the other with a Hyundai Accent worth $12,204.
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Latisha | Chuck | LEAH |
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| LUXURY: N $600: S -$250: E (x3) $900: D -$250: A $300: Y (x2) $3,500: M (x3!) Solve: Correct! | ||
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Latisha solves SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME for lots of cash, a trip, and the lead.
Latisha | Chuck | Leah |
$21,200 | $11,878 | $1,000 |
Our next Toss-Up has come. Which of these players is the perfect match for it?
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Chuck solves APPLAUSE SIGN. "Which we apparently just activated once again."
Latisha | Chuck | Leah |
$21,200 | $14,878 | $1,000 |
We don't think we'll need a sign for when he lands on the $5,000 space.
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Leah solves BILLY BOB THORNTON. The solution reveals like an unsolved bonus puzzle, albeit much faster than in the Bonus Round.
Latisha | Chuck | Leah |
$21,200 | $14,878 | $4,950 |
Still behind, and not even a quarter of the way to the lead, she'd be happy to play another round.
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DING DING! DING DING!
Now she'll need the one and only top-dollar spin from Pat. It's our Final Spin, with consonants worth $400 + $1,000 for $1,400 a piece.
Leah: L ($2,200)
Latisha: S ($1,400)
Chuck: R (DUD!)
Leah: C (DUD!)
Latisha: D ($2,800)
Chuck: M (DUD!)
Leah: F (DUD!)
Latisha: N (x3) ($7,000)
Chuck: E (x3)
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Chuck solves KNITTING NEEDLES for the house minimum.
Latisha | Chuck | Leah |
$21,200 | $15,378 | $4,950 |
BONUS ROUND:
We've knitted a bright and colorful Bonus Wheel for Latisha, and she can spin one of these:
Chrysler Pacifica
Chevrolet Avalanche
Knit together some cash ($25,000-$50,000)
...or generate thunderous applause! ($100,000!)
She has her mother, husband, and son in the audience!
(We also find out why she guessed "crab sauce" in the first round. She's from Maryland, so of course she'd say crab.)
Someday, another grand prize win, but maybe Latisha will be the one! She spins the A in CASH, and we put together this puzzle:
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RSTLNE gives her:
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DMCO doesn't add nearly as much.
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She tries HINDKEEPER, POOLKEEPER, GROUNDSKEEPER, and INNKEEPER. She also says FREEZER after the buzzer. She does not solve WINDBREAKER...
...and she couldn't break through this one for $40,000. Latisha heads home with $21,200 in cash and trip.
In the post-game chat, Pat and Vanna remind us that the tax deadline is in a week. Vanna's all set, and so is Pat. He also tells his friends watching that if the IRS calls, they'll need to remember the business lunches he had during the year.