Retro Recap 12/4/02

Let's take a ride in the Wheel of Fortune time machine and go back to December 2002. It's Family Vacations Week and we have the contestant podia filled with 6 people wanting to win thousands of dollars in cash and prizes. Let's get things rolling!

$1000 Toss-Up
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THINGS

Bonnie and Karen are first...
HAWA_ _AN
_OLCA_OES

and maybe they're hoping they can win a trip to see some HAWAIIAN VOLCANOES. They have the first thousand. Let's meet our players.

Bonnie Malone & Karen Davey (sisters)-Las Vegas, NV: Bonnie sells kitchen tools from door-to-door and is going to college majoring in education. Karen is a stay-at-home mom.
Ray & Matthew Flores (father/son)- Los Angeles (?): Ray is married and has two children and two grandchildren. Matthew is a web developer.
Laura Lynn Anderson & Heather Howard (mother/daughter): Laura Lynn is a freelance court reporter. Heather is a graduate of ASU with a bio degree hoping to get into pharmaceutical sales.

$2000 Toss-Up
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LIVING THING

Bonnie and Karen...

_ _ANT
PAN_ _

...nail GIANT PANDA for another $2000.

Round 1
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Bonnie & Karen
$900-1 N
$800-2 D's
Buys 3 E's
$2500!-1 F

E_ _ENDED
F_ _ _ _ _

Solving time. The ladies say EXTENDED FAMILY for a tidy sum of $4750.

Pre-Round 2 Scores
Bonnie & Karen: $6750
Ray & Matthew: $0
Laura Lynn & Heather: $0

Jackpot Round (sponsored by Hot Pockets)

PRIZE: Vacation to Universal's Island of Adventure at Universal's Studios Florida

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ARTIST/SONG

Ray & Matthew
BANKRUPT

Laura Lynn & Heather
TICKETSNOW.COM GIFT TAG: 1 S
$300: 3 T's
$550: 2 R's
$550: 2 L's
$900: 3 M's
Buys 2 E's
PRIZE: Dud C

Bonnie & Karen
PRIZE: 1 Y
$300: 2 F's

_ _MMY
_ _FFETT'S
M_R_ _R_T_ _ _LLE

Bonnie and Karen certainly have enough cash to maybe take a trip to JIMMY BUFFETT'S MARGARITAVILLE. They nail it for $4881 in cash and the trip.

Unclaimed Jackpot
$7600

Pre-Round 3 Scores
Bonnie & Karen: $12,631
Ray & Matthew: $0
Laura Lynn & Heather: $0

Mystery Round Prize: Kia Rio worth $9,361
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BEFORE & AFTER


Laura Lynn & Heather
$800: 2 T's
$300: Dud R

Bonnie & Karen
$600: 1 N
Buys 1 E then a dud I


Ray & Matthew
MYSTERY! (next to $800): 2 G's; flips over the CAR!!
$300: 2 L's
Buys ALREADY CALLED I...d'oh!


Laura Lynn & Heather
$300: Dud M

Bonnie & Karen
$400-2 H's

_ _ _TL_NG
H_T/_ _G
LE_ _H

The ladies do it again solving FOOTLONG HOT DOG LEASH for an additional $900.

Pre-Round 4 Scores
Bonnie & Karen: $13,531 (sweep alert!)
Ray & Matthew: goose egg alert
Laura Lynn & Heather: goose egg alert

$3000 Toss-up
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PHRASE

H_ _ _ _
N_ _/_ _ _R

Bonnie squeals HAPPY NEW YEAR for $3000, taking them to $16,351!

ROUND 4
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AROUND THE HOUSE

Bonnie & Karen
$300-3 N's
$800-2 T's
Buys A

_ _NTAN
_ _T_ _N

Who would've guessed that Bonnie and Karen would have solved another one? They get SUNTAN LOTION for $2250.


Pre-Round 5 Scores
Bonnie & Karen: $18,601 (sweep alert!)
Ray & Matthew: goose egg alert
Laura Lynn & Heather: goose egg alert

Round 5
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PERSON

Ray & Matthew
BANKRUPT

Laura Lynn & Heather
$550: 2 L's
$900: 1 T
Buys 3 E's
LOSE A TURN


Bonnie & Karen
$800 2 R's

*ding ding; ding ding*

FINAL SPIN
$450=$1450

Bonnie & Karen
H

THR_LL
_EE_ER

And with that, they've swept the game! The ladies get THRILL SEEKER for another $3050!


Maingame Scores
Bonnie & Karen: $21,831 (maingame sweep!!)
Ray & Matthew: Thank you for being here $500
Laura Lynn & Heather: Thank you for being here $500

$100,000 Bonus Round

Bonnie and Karen swept the competition in the main game. Can they do as well in the bonus round? Let's see! There's a Winnebago Vista and a pair of Infiniti G35s up for grabs along with the $25k-$50k, and of course the $100k. The wheel lands on the N in BONUS. Now, the puzzle.

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PLACE

RSTLNE gives them...

_ _ _ _ _R_ _N_

The ladies go for DMCA; very good choices!

CAM_ _R_ _ND

Was there every any doubt? The time doesn't even start, and they've already screamed out CAMPGROUND. They're more than excited, and Pat hasn't even looked in the envelope yet. They say it doesn't matter...




















but, it might because they've just won ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!!!

Charlie: Here's what I call bringing home the bacon--one hundred thooooousand dollars!!

They've won EVERYTHING in sight! They're leaving Culver City much richer than they came with $121,831!

No doubt, this episode gets a 10/10!