Post by tenpoundhammer on Mar 25, 2013 20:51:30 GMT -5
Opening clip: 1999, Pat paddling onto the set in Hawaii: "From Waikiki, it's Wheel of Fortune. They told me they'd send a limo for me."
$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase
_ O T _ L L Y
A _ E _ O _ _
Matt solves TOTALLY AWESOME.
Matt Fiedler, Branchburg, NJ, works at corporate TV studio for a telecommunications company, hockey fan, does voiceover work for cartoons
Vishta Granados, Encino, CA (born in Iran, speaks Farsi), criminal defense attorney, married to George, expecting her first child, received an award for being one of the top attorneys in the area
Melanie Cobb, Coppell, TX, stay-at-home mom, has four kids, just wrote a children's book, likes to play softball
$2,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz
C H A R _ C _ _ R
_ C _ _ _
Matt solves CHARACTER ACTOR.
Prize on Wheel: Athens, Hotel Grande Bretagne, $9,370
Jackpot Round: Food & Drink
Category wipe: tropical fish
Matt's first stop is the Jackpot, but there's no S. Vishta picks up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with T, then buys E and A… only to give her cardboard right back to the Bankrupt next to $650.
Melanie tries O on Free Play, then finds three C's on $2500… but after finding H on $400, she hits the Bankrupt next to $650 as well. Matt tries L on $450 and K for the Wild Card, then buys the only remaining vowel, I.
_ E L _ I A _
C H O C O L A T E
C A K E
He solves BELGIAN CHOCOLATE CAKE for $1,150 and the card.
Dud: S (Matt)
Bankrupt: Vishta (½ Car tag), Melanie ($7,900)
Left behind in Jackpot: $10,350
Melanie: $0
Matt: $4,150 + WC
Vishta: $0
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Sponsor: Harrah's Council Bluffs
Mystery Round: Before & After
Vishta tries T on $800, buys E, then calls a dud R on $600. Melanie goes for N on $900, buys A, then finds two Y's on $450. Her next stop is the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW — she calls S and flips it, but unfortunately, it's a Bankrupt on the other side.
Matt calls F on $900, buys the last vowel (O), then calls C for $1,000 a pop on the other Mystery Wedge.
F A N N Y
_ A C _
O F / C O Y O T E S
He solves FANNY PACK OF COYOTES for $3,550 more.
Dud: R (Vishta)
Bankrupt: Melanie ($2,450)
Melanie: $0
Matt: $7,700 + WC
Vishta: $0
Retro Bonus Round
It's from the NFL Players week of January 19, 1998, and this team chose C D M A:
_ _ L D / T _ E
M A _ _
They did not solve HOLD THE MAYO.
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Prize Puzzle: Thing
Melanie tries T on $550, then buys E before the Bankrupt next to $650 stops her. Matt does the rest of the work: H on $450, B on $700, then purchases of A and O. He then gets the SpaFinder gift tag with C, then tries N on Free Play.
B O N _ _ _ E / O N
T H E / B E A C H
He solves BONFIRE ON THE BEACH for $4,300 (counting the tag) and a trip to Costa Rica (Si Como No, $6,050)
Bankrupt: Melanie ($300)
Melanie: $0
Matt: $18,500 + WC
Vishta: $0
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Song Title
_ A _ _ _ N G
Q _ E _ _
Melanie solves DANCING QUEEN to spoil the sweep.
Round 4: What Are You Doing?
Melanie goes for the N's on $300… but once again, it's a vowel purchase (A) followed by a Bankrupt next to $650. Matt hits the $500 next to the orange $300 for G, then buys I. After that, it's T on $300, a purchase of E, the $500 next to the pink $900 for S… then Lose a Turn just before the bells sound.
S T A _ I N G / _ N E
S T E _ / A _ E A _
Final Spin: $500 next to orange $300
Vishta: D
S T A _ I N G / _ N E
S T E _ / A _ E A D
For $1,500, she solves STAYING ONE STEP AHEAD.
Bankrupt: Melanie ($350)
Lose a Turn: Matt
End totals:
Melanie: $3,000
Matt: $18,050 + WC
Vishta: $1,500
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$100,000 Bonus Round
Matt's got his parents and sister in the audience.
He lands on the C in AMERICA'S, and he's working on a Phrase:
_ _ _ _ E / _ _ _ R
_ _ _ N _ _ N
C, D, M, O, P are looking good:
_ O _ C E / _ O _ R
O P _ N _ O N
And he solves VOICE YOUR OPINION for the Jetta + $5,000 cash (grand prize total: $27,475). End total: $45,525
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: GM8575533
At the end, Pat and Vanna show outtakes from the Sandals bumpers.
$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase
_ O T _ L L Y
A _ E _ O _ _
Matt solves TOTALLY AWESOME.
Matt Fiedler, Branchburg, NJ, works at corporate TV studio for a telecommunications company, hockey fan, does voiceover work for cartoons
Vishta Granados, Encino, CA (born in Iran, speaks Farsi), criminal defense attorney, married to George, expecting her first child, received an award for being one of the top attorneys in the area
Melanie Cobb, Coppell, TX, stay-at-home mom, has four kids, just wrote a children's book, likes to play softball
$2,000 Toss-Up: Show Biz
C H A R _ C _ _ R
_ C _ _ _
Matt solves CHARACTER ACTOR.
Prize on Wheel: Athens, Hotel Grande Bretagne, $9,370
Jackpot Round: Food & Drink
Category wipe: tropical fish
Matt's first stop is the Jackpot, but there's no S. Vishta picks up the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with T, then buys E and A… only to give her cardboard right back to the Bankrupt next to $650.
Melanie tries O on Free Play, then finds three C's on $2500… but after finding H on $400, she hits the Bankrupt next to $650 as well. Matt tries L on $450 and K for the Wild Card, then buys the only remaining vowel, I.
_ E L _ I A _
C H O C O L A T E
C A K E
He solves BELGIAN CHOCOLATE CAKE for $1,150 and the card.
Dud: S (Matt)
Bankrupt: Vishta (½ Car tag), Melanie ($7,900)
Left behind in Jackpot: $10,350
Melanie: $0
Matt: $4,150 + WC
Vishta: $0
====
Sponsor: Harrah's Council Bluffs
Mystery Round: Before & After
Vishta tries T on $800, buys E, then calls a dud R on $600. Melanie goes for N on $900, buys A, then finds two Y's on $450. Her next stop is the Mystery Wedge next to the MDW — she calls S and flips it, but unfortunately, it's a Bankrupt on the other side.
Matt calls F on $900, buys the last vowel (O), then calls C for $1,000 a pop on the other Mystery Wedge.
F A N N Y
_ A C _
O F / C O Y O T E S
He solves FANNY PACK OF COYOTES for $3,550 more.
Dud: R (Vishta)
Bankrupt: Melanie ($2,450)
Melanie: $0
Matt: $7,700 + WC
Vishta: $0
Retro Bonus Round
It's from the NFL Players week of January 19, 1998, and this team chose C D M A:
_ _ L D / T _ E
M A _ _
They did not solve HOLD THE MAYO.
====
Prize Puzzle: Thing
Melanie tries T on $550, then buys E before the Bankrupt next to $650 stops her. Matt does the rest of the work: H on $450, B on $700, then purchases of A and O. He then gets the SpaFinder gift tag with C, then tries N on Free Play.
B O N _ _ _ E / O N
T H E / B E A C H
He solves BONFIRE ON THE BEACH for $4,300 (counting the tag) and a trip to Costa Rica (Si Como No, $6,050)
Bankrupt: Melanie ($300)
Melanie: $0
Matt: $18,500 + WC
Vishta: $0
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: Song Title
_ A _ _ _ N G
Q _ E _ _
Melanie solves DANCING QUEEN to spoil the sweep.
Round 4: What Are You Doing?
Melanie goes for the N's on $300… but once again, it's a vowel purchase (A) followed by a Bankrupt next to $650. Matt hits the $500 next to the orange $300 for G, then buys I. After that, it's T on $300, a purchase of E, the $500 next to the pink $900 for S… then Lose a Turn just before the bells sound.
S T A _ I N G / _ N E
S T E _ / A _ E A _
Final Spin: $500 next to orange $300
Vishta: D
S T A _ I N G / _ N E
S T E _ / A _ E A D
For $1,500, she solves STAYING ONE STEP AHEAD.
Bankrupt: Melanie ($350)
Lose a Turn: Matt
End totals:
Melanie: $3,000
Matt: $18,050 + WC
Vishta: $1,500
====
$100,000 Bonus Round
Matt's got his parents and sister in the audience.
He lands on the C in AMERICA'S, and he's working on a Phrase:
_ _ _ _ E / _ _ _ R
_ _ _ N _ _ N
C, D, M, O, P are looking good:
_ O _ C E / _ O _ R
O P _ N _ O N
And he solves VOICE YOUR OPINION for the Jetta + $5,000 cash (grand prize total: $27,475). End total: $45,525
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: GM8575533
At the end, Pat and Vanna show outtakes from the Sandals bumpers.
