Post by an007 on Nov 18, 2011 23:19:31 GMT -5
All righty, here we go w/ the finale of Wheel's 25th anniversary season! The title of this theme week is "Destination Relaxation", and it takes place on the set of "Mexico Week".
And I have a fun fact for you: all three of the players were members of the Sony Boards! That's the first time that's ever happened.
$1,000 Tossup - PLACE
_ _ K E S I D E
_ O _ T A _ E
Angela only gets the first word. That allows Katie to solve LAKESIDE COTTAGE. Let's meet them right now...
Katie Carpenter: UNLV senior studying psychology from Las Vegas
Chris Weakland: systems analyst from Fredericksburg, VA
Angela Williams: sales associate for a major telephone company from Birmingham, AL
$2,000 Tossup - TV TITLE
_ M E _ _ C A _
G _ _ D _ _ _ _ _ S
Katie's two for two w/ the now defunct NBC show "AMERICAN GLADIATORS".
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: sponsored by the movie "Kung-Fu Panda", a $5,500 trip to the Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort in St. Thomas
$10,000 Round (the last) - AROUND THE HOUSE
_ _ _ _ - _ N
A _ R / _ R E S _ E N E R
Chris turns on this PLUG-IN AIR FRESHENER for $1,900.
SOLE DUD: T (Katie)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Chris: $1,900
Angela: $0
Katie: $3K
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Jackpot Round - LANDMARK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Early on, Angela lights up two S's while on Jackpot. She picks up the Free Spin and $300 w/ an H, but has to use it immediately after calling a dud in C. She narrows things down to this...
S _ D N E _
O P E R A / H O _ S E
She solves SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE for $1,650, and will be seeing said landmark in AUSTRALIA! It's a $6,740 trip courtesy of Brendan World Wide Vacations, and she's on the board w/ $9,390 cash and trip.
DUDS: T (Chris), C (Angela)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,700
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Chris: $1,900
Angela: $8,390
Katie: $3K
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Mystery/Big Money Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
On her third spin, Angela lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the old FS location. She lights up the T's, and declines the $5,200 gamble (good move; that had the BANKRUPT). After a great deal of work, she hits LAT. Katie then decides to solve...
T _ E / G _ E A T
_ T A T E / _ _
_ N _ _ A N A
_ _ N E _
She's correct w/ THE GREAT STATE OF INDIANA JONES for the house minimum.
LAT: Angela
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Chris: $1,900
Angela: $8,390
Katie: $4K
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$3,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
_ H _ _ _ L E _ O A R D
Katie sweeps all the Tossups w/ SHUFFLEBOARD for a new total of $7K.
Round 4 - LIVING THINGS
T E _ A S / L _ _ _ _ _ R _
C A T T L E
Katie dominates and solves TEXAS LONGHORN CATTLE for $3K and the Wild Card (picked up at the end w/ the C). She now has $10K.
PERFECT ROUND!
Round 5 - PHRASE
Chris does some work before buying the only bad vowel of this puzzle (A). Angela goofs w/ the Y. Katie LATs out. After that, Chris fills in the N...
T H E / E L E _ E N T
_ _ / S _ R _ R _ S E
...and he knows this game may have THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE for $2,350 and $4,250 overall. We've got time for a rare round 6!
DUDS: A (Chris), Y (Angela)
LAT: Katie
Round 6 - THING (full $1,500 speed-up round)
C _ B _ R S _ _ C _
Katie gets out of CYBERSPACE for $6,000 and the win!
DUDS: N (Angela), L (Katie), T (Angela), M (Chris), D (Angela), H (Chris), B (Angela)
FINAL SCORES
Chris: $4,250
Angela: $8,390 cash and Australia
Katie: $16K cash and WC
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $28,640
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Bonus Round
Katie has a chance to win either a Saturn Sky Red Line or an Infiniti EX35. Her bonus spin lands her on the first zero.
Category: PHRASE
RSTLNE reveals...
_ / _ _ _ E
_ / _ _ _
This could be tricky. CDMI is called first before she makes her WC choice B. Here's what we have now...
I / M _ D E
_ / _ _ _
I MADE A VOW that we would have a win to close out the season...AND WE DO! She wins another $30,000, and leaves w/ an all-cash total of $46,000! Nicely done, Katie!
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CLOSING THOUGHTS
That wraps up one of my favorite seasons of this show! Even though there were eight $100,000 losses during the course of this season, we still had some great moments. Here are some examples...
-$1M was given away to WWC members during the month of February's "Thanks a Million!" sweepstakes
-Flashback moments during the show's history
-Many celebrities on TV gave congratulatory messages
-Five $100,000+ winners (two of which were won w/ the grand prize)
-This was also, sadly, the last night of the $10,000 prize.
Thanks to Pat and the crew for putting together a wonderful silver anniversary! The next season would begin on September 8, 2008.
And I have a fun fact for you: all three of the players were members of the Sony Boards! That's the first time that's ever happened.
$1,000 Tossup - PLACE
_ _ K E S I D E
_ O _ T A _ E
Angela only gets the first word. That allows Katie to solve LAKESIDE COTTAGE. Let's meet them right now...
Katie Carpenter: UNLV senior studying psychology from Las Vegas
Chris Weakland: systems analyst from Fredericksburg, VA
Angela Williams: sales associate for a major telephone company from Birmingham, AL
$2,000 Tossup - TV TITLE
_ M E _ _ C A _
G _ _ D _ _ _ _ _ S
Katie's two for two w/ the now defunct NBC show "AMERICAN GLADIATORS".
PRIZE ON THE WHEEL: sponsored by the movie "Kung-Fu Panda", a $5,500 trip to the Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort in St. Thomas
$10,000 Round (the last) - AROUND THE HOUSE
_ _ _ _ - _ N
A _ R / _ R E S _ E N E R
Chris turns on this PLUG-IN AIR FRESHENER for $1,900.
SOLE DUD: T (Katie)
Pre-Round 2 Scores
Chris: $1,900
Angela: $0
Katie: $3K
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Jackpot Round - LANDMARK (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Early on, Angela lights up two S's while on Jackpot. She picks up the Free Spin and $300 w/ an H, but has to use it immediately after calling a dud in C. She narrows things down to this...
S _ D N E _
O P E R A / H O _ S E
She solves SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE for $1,650, and will be seeing said landmark in AUSTRALIA! It's a $6,740 trip courtesy of Brendan World Wide Vacations, and she's on the board w/ $9,390 cash and trip.
DUDS: T (Chris), C (Angela)
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $8,700
Pre-Round 3 Scores
Chris: $1,900
Angela: $8,390
Katie: $3K
========
Mystery/Big Money Round - BEFORE AND AFTER
On her third spin, Angela lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the old FS location. She lights up the T's, and declines the $5,200 gamble (good move; that had the BANKRUPT). After a great deal of work, she hits LAT. Katie then decides to solve...
T _ E / G _ E A T
_ T A T E / _ _
_ N _ _ A N A
_ _ N E _
She's correct w/ THE GREAT STATE OF INDIANA JONES for the house minimum.
LAT: Angela
Pre-Tossup #3 Scores
Chris: $1,900
Angela: $8,390
Katie: $4K
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$3,000 Tossup - FUN AND GAMES
_ H _ _ _ L E _ O A R D
Katie sweeps all the Tossups w/ SHUFFLEBOARD for a new total of $7K.
Round 4 - LIVING THINGS
T E _ A S / L _ _ _ _ _ R _
C A T T L E
Katie dominates and solves TEXAS LONGHORN CATTLE for $3K and the Wild Card (picked up at the end w/ the C). She now has $10K.
PERFECT ROUND!
Round 5 - PHRASE
Chris does some work before buying the only bad vowel of this puzzle (A). Angela goofs w/ the Y. Katie LATs out. After that, Chris fills in the N...
T H E / E L E _ E N T
_ _ / S _ R _ R _ S E
...and he knows this game may have THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE for $2,350 and $4,250 overall. We've got time for a rare round 6!
DUDS: A (Chris), Y (Angela)
LAT: Katie
Round 6 - THING (full $1,500 speed-up round)
C _ B _ R S _ _ C _
Katie gets out of CYBERSPACE for $6,000 and the win!
DUDS: N (Angela), L (Katie), T (Angela), M (Chris), D (Angela), H (Chris), B (Angela)
FINAL SCORES
Chris: $4,250
Angela: $8,390 cash and Australia
Katie: $16K cash and WC
TOTAL MAINGAME WINNINGS: $28,640
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Bonus Round
Katie has a chance to win either a Saturn Sky Red Line or an Infiniti EX35. Her bonus spin lands her on the first zero.
Category: PHRASE
RSTLNE reveals...
_ / _ _ _ E
_ / _ _ _
This could be tricky. CDMI is called first before she makes her WC choice B. Here's what we have now...
I / M _ D E
_ / _ _ _
I MADE A VOW that we would have a win to close out the season...AND WE DO! She wins another $30,000, and leaves w/ an all-cash total of $46,000! Nicely done, Katie!
========
CLOSING THOUGHTS
That wraps up one of my favorite seasons of this show! Even though there were eight $100,000 losses during the course of this season, we still had some great moments. Here are some examples...
-$1M was given away to WWC members during the month of February's "Thanks a Million!" sweepstakes
-Flashback moments during the show's history
-Many celebrities on TV gave congratulatory messages
-Five $100,000+ winners (two of which were won w/ the grand prize)
-This was also, sadly, the last night of the $10,000 prize.
Thanks to Pat and the crew for putting together a wonderful silver anniversary! The next season would begin on September 8, 2008.