Post by mechamind on Jan 14, 2024 11:35:53 GMT -5
Airdate: September 23, 2005
For the lonely man who's late for his meetup with the pizza man, it's America's game! We snuff out the torches for Tiki Time week.
A quick Toss-Up round like this could foreshadow another seven-round game, but our puzzle writers are losing their minds.
Go!
Flora solves SINGAPORE SLING.
Time for just three more this week:
Flora Vance: Retired information technology director after 35 years, from Tucson, AZ
Neha Pariq (?): Works in marketing at a health care company, from Chicago, IL (originally from Houston, TX)
Scott McGraff: Recently married, formerly in the Navy for 11 years, and is now a general manager for a major party supply retailer; from Medford, MA
Go!
Neha solves CHINOOK SALMON.
Neha solves CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT.
Flora solves BEING SERENADED BY A MARIACHI BAND ...which could happen on a spa-quest.com holiday at Marquis Los Cabos on the Sea of Cortez worth $7,200.
We can't wait to serenade the player who finds our Mystery Prize, and today it's $10,000 in cash!
Flora solves BUFFALO & THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS.
Go!
Flora solves THE PARTHENON.
Her wings spread to play another round!
DING DING! DING DING!
But watch out for that ship! We're hauling Pat over to give the Wheel a Final Spin! Consonants are worth $300 + $1,000 for $1,300 a piece. Flora begins.
Flora: R (DUD!)
Neha: S (DUD!)
Scott: T (DUD!)
Flora: N (x2) ($2,600)
Neha: C ($1,300)
Scott: M (DUD!)
Flora: L (x3) ($6,500)
Neha: A (DUD!)
Scott: D (DUD!)
Flora: I (x3) ($6,500) (She wants to say something but cuts herself off.)
Neha: P (x3) ($5,200)
Scott solves PUBLIC OPINION POLL.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
CMPA gives her just a little in each word.
For the lonely man who's late for his meetup with the pizza man, it's America's game! We snuff out the torches for Tiki Time week.
A quick Toss-Up round like this could foreshadow another seven-round game, but our puzzle writers are losing their minds.
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Flora solves SINGAPORE SLING.
Flora | Neha | Scott |
$1,000 |
Time for just three more this week:
Flora Vance: Retired information technology director after 35 years, from Tucson, AZ
Neha Pariq (?): Works in marketing at a health care company, from Chicago, IL (originally from Houston, TX)
Scott McGraff: Recently married, formerly in the Navy for 11 years, and is now a general manager for a major party supply retailer; from Medford, MA
Our puzzle writers can't wait much longer for retirement. It makes giving away Toss-Up money sound like the easy part.
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Neha solves CHINOOK SALMON.
Flora | Neha | Scott |
$1,000 | $2,000 |
We seem to be stuck in a rut here. Neha wins this round, preferrably with the $10,000 prize, and then Scott wins the next.
No matter how things turn out, we've got our Wheel prize right now! They're playing for a holiday at The Luxury Collection Princeville Resort in Kauai (labeled HAWAII) worth $7,324.
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Flora | NEHA | Scott |
| $900: S -$250: E (x5) -$250: A (DUD!) | BANKRUPT! ($0) | |
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| Lose A Turn! | $400: T (x2) -$250: I $800: R (x2) -$250: O $550: N (x2) $400: D $300: M $900: Y $600: C Solve: Correct! | |
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Neha solves CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT.
Flora | Neha | Scott |
$1,000 | $7,600 |
Technically, Pat and Vanna are celebrities, so we only need one of them to endorse the upcoming Jackpot win.
Don't forget Charlie, whom Pat asks to say "Tiki Time" one more time. 
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* PRIZE PUZZLE! *
Flora | Neha | SCOTT |
| $300: N (x3) $300: T (DUD!) | ||
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| $800: R (x2) -$250: E (x4) $900: S -$250: A (x5) HAWAII: L (DUD!) | $400: F (DUD!) | $500: M $900: K (DUD!) |
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| $300: D (x3) -$250: I (x3) $300: H $900: G Solve: Correct! | ||
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Flora solves BEING SERENADED BY A MARIACHI BAND ...which could happen on a spa-quest.com holiday at Marquis Los Cabos on the Sea of Cortez worth $7,200.
Flora | Neha | Scott |
$12,050 | $7,600 |
We can't wait to serenade the player who finds our Mystery Prize, and today it's $10,000 in cash!
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FLORA | Neha | Scott |
| $900: T (x2) $300: H (x2) -$250: E (x3) BANKRUPT! ($2,150) | $900: N (x3) -$250: O BANKRUPT! ($2,450) | $600: L $800: R (DUD!) |
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Flora solves BUFFALO & THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS.
Flora | Neha | Scott |
$16,650 | $7,600 |
We've got another Toss-Up to help one of these players fly higher than an eagle.
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Flora solves THE PARTHENON.
Flora | Neha | Scott |
$19,650 | $7,600 |
Her wings spread to play another round!
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DING DING! DING DING!
But watch out for that ship! We're hauling Pat over to give the Wheel a Final Spin! Consonants are worth $300 + $1,000 for $1,300 a piece. Flora begins.
Flora: R (DUD!)
Neha: S (DUD!)
Scott: T (DUD!)
Flora: N (x2) ($2,600)
Neha: C ($1,300)
Scott: M (DUD!)
Flora: L (x3) ($6,500)
Neha: A (DUD!)
Scott: D (DUD!)
Flora: I (x3) ($6,500) (She wants to say something but cuts herself off.)
Neha: P (x3) ($5,200)
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Scott solves PUBLIC OPINION POLL.
Flora | Neha | Scott |
$19,650 | $12,800 |
With a sweep already out of the question, consensus is that we wanted to see Scott win something. Instead, he's stuck with the $1,000 consolation prize.
BONUS ROUND:
At the very least, fans of the red player would love to see her win a bonus prize. Flora is playing for a car or cash up to $100,000!
She has her husband and son in the audience!
Regardless of whether we want it, she must spin the Bonus Wheel. She lands on the S in CASH, and we must give her a bonus puzzle.
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CMPA gives her just a little in each word.
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She says MOVIE, MULCH, MUNCH, and MOIST FEATHER. She does not solve MUGGY WEATHER...
...and her trip to the Honda Element gets rained out. Flora leaves with $19,650 in cash and trip.
In the post-game chat, Vanna comments that they don't get a lot of muggy weather in California, compared to the east and the northwest.