Post by tenpoundhammer on Dec 11, 2013 21:54:32 GMT -5
Cold open: Vanna and Minnie get groomed backstage.
Mickey introduces Pat and Vanna from center stage, and Minnie comes out with them. Mickey and Minnie are dressed as pirates.
$1,000 Toss-Up: Event
S _ T T I N G
_ A I L
John & Mary Jo solve SETTING SAIL.
John & Mary Jo Bertrand, Syracuse, NY; she's retired but does volunteer work for Make-a-Wish; married 41 years; he's retired from a car dealership, likes to boat, and travel; they have two daughters and five grandchildren
Elaine & George Gorton, Highlands Ranch, CO; they like to play outside; married 11 years; two kids; he is a salesman at a hobby shop, plays tennis, and flies RC airplanes
Brooke & Noah Rice, Rock Hill SC; he is an opera singer; she is a middle school teacher and church music director; they have two children
$2,000 Toss-Up: Person
_ O L L E _ E
S _ _ _ _ _ T
Elaine & George solve COLLEGE STUDENT.
Prize on Wheel: Disney cruise, Bahamas + Castaway Cay, $7,328
Round 1: What Are You Doing?
Elaine & George call N on $600, but after buying I, they dud with S on $700. Brooke & Noah pick up the Wild Card with G, but give it right back to the Bankrupt on the left edge of the Million Dollar Wedge.
Mary Jo & John pick T on $800, buy A, then call L on $500 next to $2500… but their next stop is the Bankrupt next to $650, while Elaine & George follow up with Lose a Turn.
Brooke & Noah pick M on $300, then Y for the ½ Car next to the pink $900.
_ L A N N I N G
A / _ A M I L Y
G _ T A _ A Y
They solve PLANNING A FAMILY GETAWAY for $1,300 -> $2,000 and the ½ Car tag.
Dud: S (Elaine & George)
Bankrupt: Brooke & Noah ($1,000 + Wild Card), Mary Jo & John ($1,550)
Lose a Turn: Elaine & George
Elaine & George: $2,000
Brooke & Noah: $2,000
Mary Jo & John: $1,000
Chip & Dale do a bumper from a ship.
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Mystery Round: Movie Quote
Brooke & Noah once again Bankrupt on the left edge of the Million Dollar Wedge.
Mary Jo & John get the Disney cruise with T, then call N on $700. They buy O, call S on $600, buy E, then pick R on $450. Finally, they land on the Mystery Wedge next to the orange $800 and uncover three F's. They choose not to flip it over…
F _ S _ / _ R E
F R _ E N _ S
N O T / F O O _
…and solve FISH ARE FRIENDS NOT FOOD (from Finding Nemo) for $6,500. John flips it anyway to see what was on the back, and it was the Bankrupt.
Bankrupt: Brooke & Noah (½ Car tag)
Elaine & George: $2,000
Brooke & Noah: $2,000
Mary Jo & John: $14,828
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Prize/Express Round: Same Letter
Mary Jo & John pick T on $600, buy E, then call S on $700. After buying A, they get the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with R, then call L on $300. After buying O, they find the Same Letter, G, on $900.
G O R G E O _ S
G _ G A _ T _ _
G L A _ _ E R S
They solve GORGEOUS GIGANTIC GLACIERS for $7,050 and the Alaskan cruise (Disney Cruise Lines, $10,898).
PERFECT ROUND
Elaine & George: $2,000
Brooke & Noah: $2,000
Mary Jo & John: $32,776
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time
_ U N / _ _ D E R
_ H E / _ _ _
Brooke & Noah solve FUN UNDER THE SUN.
Round 4: Song Lyrics
Final Spin: $500 next to $400
Brooke & Noah: N
Mary Jo & John: T
Elaine & George: she calls R and he calls A at the same time; Pat asks them for one letter, and George decides to go with A
Brooke & Noah: R
Mary Jo & John: S
Elaine & George: P
A / S P _ _ N _ _ _
_ _ / S _ _ A R
They solve A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR for $1,500 -> $2,000.
Dud: T (Mary Jo & John)
End totals:
Elaine & George: $4,000
Brooke & Noah: $5,000
Mary Jo & John: $32,776
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$100,000 Bonus Round
They have their great-nephew Tim in the audience.
The Wheel stops on the N in WIN, and the puzzle is Living Thing:
_ R _ _ N _ _ _ _
C, D, P, O:
_ R O _ N D _ O _
She shouts out GROUNDHOG before the timer, so Pat jokingly builds up the tension. A couple seconds later, John repeats it to nab them $35,000. End total: $67,776.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: DF7091572
Donald Duck appears with Pat and Vanna in the final segment.
Mickey introduces Pat and Vanna from center stage, and Minnie comes out with them. Mickey and Minnie are dressed as pirates.
$1,000 Toss-Up: Event
S _ T T I N G
_ A I L
John & Mary Jo solve SETTING SAIL.
John & Mary Jo Bertrand, Syracuse, NY; she's retired but does volunteer work for Make-a-Wish; married 41 years; he's retired from a car dealership, likes to boat, and travel; they have two daughters and five grandchildren
Elaine & George Gorton, Highlands Ranch, CO; they like to play outside; married 11 years; two kids; he is a salesman at a hobby shop, plays tennis, and flies RC airplanes
Brooke & Noah Rice, Rock Hill SC; he is an opera singer; she is a middle school teacher and church music director; they have two children
$2,000 Toss-Up: Person
_ O L L E _ E
S _ _ _ _ _ T
Elaine & George solve COLLEGE STUDENT.
Prize on Wheel: Disney cruise, Bahamas + Castaway Cay, $7,328
Round 1: What Are You Doing?
Elaine & George call N on $600, but after buying I, they dud with S on $700. Brooke & Noah pick up the Wild Card with G, but give it right back to the Bankrupt on the left edge of the Million Dollar Wedge.
Mary Jo & John pick T on $800, buy A, then call L on $500 next to $2500… but their next stop is the Bankrupt next to $650, while Elaine & George follow up with Lose a Turn.
Brooke & Noah pick M on $300, then Y for the ½ Car next to the pink $900.
_ L A N N I N G
A / _ A M I L Y
G _ T A _ A Y
They solve PLANNING A FAMILY GETAWAY for $1,300 -> $2,000 and the ½ Car tag.
Dud: S (Elaine & George)
Bankrupt: Brooke & Noah ($1,000 + Wild Card), Mary Jo & John ($1,550)
Lose a Turn: Elaine & George
Elaine & George: $2,000
Brooke & Noah: $2,000
Mary Jo & John: $1,000
Chip & Dale do a bumper from a ship.
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Mystery Round: Movie Quote
Brooke & Noah once again Bankrupt on the left edge of the Million Dollar Wedge.
Mary Jo & John get the Disney cruise with T, then call N on $700. They buy O, call S on $600, buy E, then pick R on $450. Finally, they land on the Mystery Wedge next to the orange $800 and uncover three F's. They choose not to flip it over…
F _ S _ / _ R E
F R _ E N _ S
N O T / F O O _
…and solve FISH ARE FRIENDS NOT FOOD (from Finding Nemo) for $6,500. John flips it anyway to see what was on the back, and it was the Bankrupt.
Bankrupt: Brooke & Noah (½ Car tag)
Elaine & George: $2,000
Brooke & Noah: $2,000
Mary Jo & John: $14,828
====
Prize/Express Round: Same Letter
Mary Jo & John pick T on $600, buy E, then call S on $700. After buying A, they get the ½ Car next to the orange $300 with R, then call L on $300. After buying O, they find the Same Letter, G, on $900.
G O R G E O _ S
G _ G A _ T _ _
G L A _ _ E R S
They solve GORGEOUS GIGANTIC GLACIERS for $7,050 and the Alaskan cruise (Disney Cruise Lines, $10,898).
PERFECT ROUND
Elaine & George: $2,000
Brooke & Noah: $2,000
Mary Jo & John: $32,776
====
$3,000 Toss-Up: Rhyme Time
_ U N / _ _ D E R
_ H E / _ _ _
Brooke & Noah solve FUN UNDER THE SUN.
Round 4: Song Lyrics
Final Spin: $500 next to $400
Brooke & Noah: N
Mary Jo & John: T
Elaine & George: she calls R and he calls A at the same time; Pat asks them for one letter, and George decides to go with A
Brooke & Noah: R
Mary Jo & John: S
Elaine & George: P
A / S P _ _ N _ _ _
_ _ / S _ _ A R
They solve A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR for $1,500 -> $2,000.
Dud: T (Mary Jo & John)
End totals:
Elaine & George: $4,000
Brooke & Noah: $5,000
Mary Jo & John: $32,776
====
$100,000 Bonus Round
They have their great-nephew Tim in the audience.
The Wheel stops on the N in WIN, and the puzzle is Living Thing:
_ R _ _ N _ _ _ _
C, D, P, O:
_ R O _ N D _ O _
She shouts out GROUNDHOG before the timer, so Pat jokingly builds up the tension. A couple seconds later, John repeats it to nab them $35,000. End total: $67,776.
$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: DF7091572
Donald Duck appears with Pat and Vanna in the final segment.
The Bertrands really cleaned up, getting 2 cruises, but I'm glad the other couples got their share. And the Bertrands' total ($67,776) is a palindrome, believe it or not! They played their BR really well.