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November 24, 2006 recap May 19, 2024 11:52:12 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on May 19, 2024 11:52:12 GMT -5

Airdate: November 24, 2006

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! It's our last Aloha to Hawaii Week.

Once you solve this Toss-Up, the money's yours to keep. Nobody can take it away. Besides, we're not playing Jeopardy! here.

$1,000 Toss-Up

EVENT

Go!

EVENT

Donna solves HELICOPTER RIDE.

Sheyla	Brandon	Donna
		$1,000

Hovering over that Wheel today:
Donna Gustavson: Her husband is a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy, and she's a mother of one; from San Diego, CA
Sheyla Alkar: Senior at San Francisco State University in biology, also has a stem cell certificate
Brandon Higgins: "either A: A nuclear physicist, B: A linebacker for the Rams, or C: A writer for a comedy magazine and cartoonist", and C is correct; he's also a bartender

It's from the ground that we get the perfect view of Vanna and this next Toss-Up puzzle.

$2,000 Toss-Up

PLACES

Go!

PLACES

Donna solves VICTORIAN MANSIONS.

Sheyla	Brandon	Donna
		$3,000

It could be torture to make you guess which option is our Wheel prize today, so we won't. We'll just tell you it's a holiday at the Royal Lahaina Resort on Kaanapali Beach, Maui (labeled HAWAII) worth $7,300.

Still not as painful as just missing the one-third $10,000 space repeatedly.

Round 1

BEFORE & AFTER

Sheyla	Brandon	DONNA
		$450: R $300: S (x3) -$250: E (DUD!)
		$1,100
Gift Tag: L Wild Card: N (x3) Free Spin: B (DUD!)	$900: D -$250: A (x4) -$250: U $500: M (DUD!)	$800: Z Solve: Correct!
+	$400	$1,900

BEFORE & AFTER

Donna solves LAZY SUSAN SARANDON.

Sheyla (WC)	Brandon	Donna
		$4,900

You could be just as lazy in life if you let that Jackpot grow enough. Why not pay someone else to do all the work?

Round 2

THING

* PRIZE PUZZLE! *

SHEYLA (WC)	Brandon	Donna
BANKRUPT! ($0) (Wild Card lost)	Free Spin: T (x3) $900: H -$250: E (x3) $550: N -$250: A $600: R (x2) $3,500: D $600: V -$250: U -$250: O $450: S Solve: Correct!
	$6,200

THING

Brandon solves THE SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE. He could discover it on a holiday at The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Canada worth $6,400.

Sheyla	Brandon (FS)	Donna
	$12,600	$4,900

With his Free Spin token, he has an excuse to discover his gambling spirit, too. Why not flip that Mystery Wedge and look for that $10,000 cash prize?

Round 3

FOOD & DRINK

Sheyla	BRANDON (FS)	Donna
	$600: N (DUD!) (Free Spin used) BANKRUPT! ($0)	$300: T $600: S (x2) -$250: E (x3) $450: R (DUD!)
		$1,250
(?) $1,000: L (She flips it... ...$10,000!) $300: M (DUD!)	$800: Y HAWAII: C (x2) $700: H (x2) -$250: O $3,500: D (x2) -$250: I (x3) $600: L (Repeat)	$900: Z (x2) Solve: Correct!
+	$8,700+	$3,050

FOOD & DRINK

Donna solves CHICAGO-STYLE DEEP-DISH PIZZA. The Z's have been good to her!

Sheyla	Brandon	Donna
	$12,600	$7,950

Pat: Because it's a Toss-Up, 2 of our 3 players are holding Toss-Up devices. The third one is not.

(Brandon suddenly reaches for his Toss-Up device)

Pat: Because it's a Toss-Up, our 3 players are holding Toss-Up devices.

Perhaps we loaded this Toss-Up puzzle with Z's just for Donna? You'll have to wait and see.

$3,000 Toss-Up

AROUND THE HOUSE

Go!

AROUND THE HOUSE

Brandon solves COMFY CHAIR.

Sheyla	Brandon	Donna
	$15,600	$7,950

Because the guy who didn't know it was a Toss-Up solved the Toss-Up, we've stuck an extra $5,000 space on top of that space. Either way, it's Big Money.

Round 4

PHRASE

Sheyla	BRANDON	Donna
	$300: R $600: S (x2) BANKRUPT! ($1,500)

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

Zounds! Donna was too slow to grab the Wheel, and the time has come for Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $600 + $1,000 for $1,600 a piece.

Donna: T (x3) ($4,800)
Sheyla: D ($1,600)
Brandon: P (DUD!)
Donna: L (DUD!)
Sheyla: M (DUD!)
Brandon: N ($1,600)

Donna: H (x2) ($8,000)

PHRASE

Donna solves FINISH WHAT YOU'VE STARTED to finish it up for the trip to Bonus Land!

Sheyla	Brandon	Donna
	$15,600	$15,950

Sheyla couldn't even get started with only a few chances to actually play. She finishes with the $1,000 consolation prize.

BONUS ROUND:

That was easy enough, wasn't it? Donna now has to take a walk to Bonus Land, but it'll be worth it for a car or cash up to $100,000.

She has her father and a cousin in the audience!

She can finish the week right by spinning the best stuff on the Bonus Wheel! Our celebration starts with an envelope from the singles digit, and the next step is to solve this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

FOOD & DRINK

RSTLNE gives her:

FOOD & DRINK

FDCA doesn't give her that much.

FOOD & DRINK

(After the "ding", Pat has Vanna wait so we can clarify what letters Donna called.)

She mutters GREEN under her breath. She does not solve BROWN GRAVY...

...and straight through the heart as she sees the Mazda MX-5 Miata. Donna heads home with $15,950 in cash.

In the post-game chat, Pat talks about a great leftover recipe. You take the dressing/stuffing, put it in a bowl, pour in some vodka and rum (or whatever liquors you like) ...then you throw out the dressing and drink the gravy.