Post by genius2751 on Jan 4, 2014 20:10:49 GMT -5
Wheel Across America (Day 2)
This week centers on locales Wheel has traveled to (as Pat mentions before the 3rd Toss-Up), just like season 28's "Wheel Was Here". Vanna does some plugs from Denver, New York, Kansas City, and San Diego.
Toss-Up 1: Fun & games
P _ A Y _ _ G
C _ _ _ _ _ _ S
Timothy's surprisingly incorrect w/ PLAYING CHECKERS (that just happened to be my guess).
P L A Y I N G
C H A _ A D _ S
Rebecka steals PLAYING CHARADES. Goin' from blue to yellow here:
Rebecka Pierson: A teacher who took a break from her job b/c 9 mos. before this taping, she had a baby boy named Owen, so she stayed home w/ him; she's married to Todd and her birthday is interestingly 7/7/77; she's from Clovis, CA (near Fresno)
Timothy Sternberg: A human resources worker (I guess he runs a dental Internet website) and Florida International Univ. student who's been married to Erica for 14 yrs; he's from Aventura, FL (near Miami)
Linda Buford: A fitness center manager w/ a son named Ricky (who would be nearly 21 at the time) who's autistic and loves this show (
)! She's from Biloxi, MS.
Toss-Up 2: Person
A M _ _ _ U R
S L _ U _ H
Linda knows that Nancy Drew is an AMATEUR SLEUTH.
Wheel Across America (WAA) Trip on the Wheel: Historic Santa Fe, NM, $5,160
$10,000 Round: On the menu (the top line isn't used)
Linda
$500 - 3 T's
3 E's
$900 - 2 H's
4 I's
Orbitz - 2 R's
eBags - 1 K
Lose a Turn
Rebecka
$700 - 1 Y
$2,500 - 1 S
$300 (nearly hit top dollar) - No M
Timothy
$300 - 2 L's
$550 - 3 N's
T _ R K E Y / _ I N N E R
_ I T H / _ L L / T H E
_ I _ I N _ S
This puzzle was last used on 11/28/13, and he eats up a TURKEY DINNER WITH ALL THE FIXINGS to get on the board this time.
Wrong Letter: M (Rebecka)
Lose a Turn: Linda
Timothy: $2,250
Linda: $2,000 Toss-Up money
Rebecka: $1,000 TU money
Vanna does a plug from Washington DC.
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round: Before & after
Rebecka
$800 (nearly hit the Jackpot) - 2 R's
$550 - 2 S's
$900 - 3 T's
1 A
Free Spin - 2 L's
$900 - 1 Y
$600 - 1 N
2 I's
$300 - 1 G
WAA - No H
Uses her FS
1 E
S I L L Y
S T R I N G
_ _ A R T E T
Rebecka solves SILLY STRING QUARTET for $6,450 (could've been $12,860 cash and NM had she not dudded out and called the Q instead).
(SEMI-)DOMINATION!
Wrong Letter: H (Rebecka, she used her FS)
Unclaimed Jackpot: $9,050
Timothy: $2,200
Linda: $2,000
Rebecka: $7,450
Radisson Hotels & Resorts Mystery Round: Phrase (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Timothy
$300 - 1 T
5 E's
MW btw. $800/$300 - 1 H
Flips it...$10K!
$550 - No N
Linda
Bankrupt near $600
Rebecka
$400 - 1 S
Lose a Turn
Timothy
His own LaT, ouch
Linda
$300 - 1 M
$300 - 2 R's
2 A's
E S _ A _ E
_ R _ M / T H E
E _ E R _ _ A _
She's a little nervous (and a bit teary-eyed) at this point, but she solves ESCAPE FROM THE EVERYDAY (used on Halloween 2011) for $650 and a $6,000 trek to the Sandals Royal Bahamian in NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS.
TRIP ID: CP07443
Wrong Letter: N (Timothy)
Bankrupt: Linda
Lose a Turns: Rebecka, Timothy
Timothy: $2,250
Linda: $8,650 cash and Bahamas
Rebecka: $7,450
Vanna does a plug from Seattle before the next TU.
Toss-Up 3: Living Thing
_ _ _ _ _ W
C _ _ _ R _
Linda guesses YELLOW CANARY...BULLSEYE!!!
Round 4: Place
It's a $1,600 Final Spin (and the Wheel just slipped past the big one, darn).
Linda - 1 N
Rebecka - 2 R's
Timothy - No L
Linda - No G
Rebecka - No S (null cycle left in)
Timothy - 3 T's
Linda - 1 D
Rebecka - No H
Timothy - 2 M's
T _ _ - _ _ D R _ _ M
_ _ _ R T M _ N T
There's NO GUESS from this guy.
Linda - 1 B
T _ _ - B _ D R _ _ M
_ _ _ R T M _ N T
W/ another $4,800, she solves TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENT.
Wrong Letters: L (Timothy), G (Linda), S (Rebecka), H (Rebecka)
Timothy: $2,250 (another case of fizzling out)
Linda: $16,450 cash and Bahamas
Rebecka: $7,450
Interesting that everyone's total ends in -50.
Maingame Winnings: $26,150
Bankrupt Trash: ZERO!
$100,000 Bonus Round
Linda could win an Audi A4 Convertible (Vanna plugs it).
She couldn't bring Ricky, but she did bring her best friend Carrie and lands on the W in WIN (slipped past the I).
Category: Thing
Decent RSTLNE setup - and I hope she doesn't make a certain mistake:
_ N S _ _ N _ _
Her picks: PGDA
_ N S _ G N _ A
Thank goodness for that G! B/c she avoided the INSOMNIA trap and solves INSIGNIA (a military badge) instead, she wins the $31,560 Audi! Her final total of the night is $48,010 cash and prizes! You did great, ma'am, and you absolutely deserved the win!
End of show chat: Pat and Vanna discuss the moment Linda won. She was kinda emotional.
Linda's story was featured on Changing Lives!
This week centers on locales Wheel has traveled to (as Pat mentions before the 3rd Toss-Up), just like season 28's "Wheel Was Here". Vanna does some plugs from Denver, New York, Kansas City, and San Diego.
Toss-Up 1: Fun & games
P _ A Y _ _ G
C _ _ _ _ _ _ S
Timothy's surprisingly incorrect w/ PLAYING CHECKERS (that just happened to be my guess).
P L A Y I N G
C H A _ A D _ S
Rebecka steals PLAYING CHARADES. Goin' from blue to yellow here:
Rebecka Pierson: A teacher who took a break from her job b/c 9 mos. before this taping, she had a baby boy named Owen, so she stayed home w/ him; she's married to Todd and her birthday is interestingly 7/7/77; she's from Clovis, CA (near Fresno)
Timothy Sternberg: A human resources worker (I guess he runs a dental Internet website) and Florida International Univ. student who's been married to Erica for 14 yrs; he's from Aventura, FL (near Miami)
Linda Buford: A fitness center manager w/ a son named Ricky (who would be nearly 21 at the time) who's autistic and loves this show (
)! She's from Biloxi, MS.Toss-Up 2: Person
A M _ _ _ U R
S L _ U _ H
Linda knows that Nancy Drew is an AMATEUR SLEUTH.
Wheel Across America (WAA) Trip on the Wheel: Historic Santa Fe, NM, $5,160
$10,000 Round: On the menu (the top line isn't used)
Linda
$500 - 3 T's
3 E's
$900 - 2 H's
4 I's
Orbitz - 2 R's
eBags - 1 K
Lose a Turn
Rebecka
$700 - 1 Y
$2,500 - 1 S
$300 (nearly hit top dollar) - No M
Timothy
$300 - 2 L's
$550 - 3 N's
T _ R K E Y / _ I N N E R
_ I T H / _ L L / T H E
_ I _ I N _ S
This puzzle was last used on 11/28/13, and he eats up a TURKEY DINNER WITH ALL THE FIXINGS to get on the board this time.
Wrong Letter: M (Rebecka)
Lose a Turn: Linda
Timothy: $2,250
Linda: $2,000 Toss-Up money
Rebecka: $1,000 TU money
Vanna does a plug from Washington DC.
Eggland's Best Jackpot Round: Before & after
Rebecka
$800 (nearly hit the Jackpot) - 2 R's
$550 - 2 S's
$900 - 3 T's
1 A
Free Spin - 2 L's
$900 - 1 Y
$600 - 1 N
2 I's
$300 - 1 G
WAA - No H
Uses her FS
1 E
S I L L Y
S T R I N G
_ _ A R T E T
Rebecka solves SILLY STRING QUARTET for $6,450 (could've been $12,860 cash and NM had she not dudded out and called the Q instead).
(SEMI-)DOMINATION!
Wrong Letter: H (Rebecka, she used her FS)
Unclaimed Jackpot: $9,050
Timothy: $2,200
Linda: $2,000
Rebecka: $7,450
Radisson Hotels & Resorts Mystery Round: Phrase (PRIZE PUZZLE)
Timothy
$300 - 1 T
5 E's
MW btw. $800/$300 - 1 H
Flips it...$10K!
$550 - No N
Linda
Bankrupt near $600
Rebecka
$400 - 1 S
Lose a Turn
Timothy
His own LaT, ouch
Linda
$300 - 1 M
$300 - 2 R's
2 A's
E S _ A _ E
_ R _ M / T H E
E _ E R _ _ A _
She's a little nervous (and a bit teary-eyed) at this point, but she solves ESCAPE FROM THE EVERYDAY (used on Halloween 2011) for $650 and a $6,000 trek to the Sandals Royal Bahamian in NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS.
TRIP ID: CP07443
Wrong Letter: N (Timothy)
Bankrupt: Linda
Lose a Turns: Rebecka, Timothy
Timothy: $2,250
Linda: $8,650 cash and Bahamas
Rebecka: $7,450
Vanna does a plug from Seattle before the next TU.
Toss-Up 3: Living Thing
_ _ _ _ _ W
C _ _ _ R _
Linda guesses YELLOW CANARY...BULLSEYE!!!
Round 4: Place
It's a $1,600 Final Spin (and the Wheel just slipped past the big one, darn).
Linda - 1 N
Rebecka - 2 R's
Timothy - No L
Linda - No G
Rebecka - No S (null cycle left in)
Timothy - 3 T's
Linda - 1 D
Rebecka - No H
Timothy - 2 M's
T _ _ - _ _ D R _ _ M
_ _ _ R T M _ N T
There's NO GUESS from this guy.
Linda - 1 B
T _ _ - B _ D R _ _ M
_ _ _ R T M _ N T
W/ another $4,800, she solves TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENT.
Wrong Letters: L (Timothy), G (Linda), S (Rebecka), H (Rebecka)
Timothy: $2,250 (another case of fizzling out)
Linda: $16,450 cash and Bahamas
Rebecka: $7,450
Interesting that everyone's total ends in -50.
Maingame Winnings: $26,150
Bankrupt Trash: ZERO!
$100,000 Bonus Round
Linda could win an Audi A4 Convertible (Vanna plugs it).
She couldn't bring Ricky, but she did bring her best friend Carrie and lands on the W in WIN (slipped past the I).
Category: Thing
Decent RSTLNE setup - and I hope she doesn't make a certain mistake:
_ N S _ _ N _ _
Her picks: PGDA
_ N S _ G N _ A
Thank goodness for that G! B/c she avoided the INSOMNIA trap and solves INSIGNIA (a military badge) instead, she wins the $31,560 Audi! Her final total of the night is $48,010 cash and prizes! You did great, ma'am, and you absolutely deserved the win!
End of show chat: Pat and Vanna discuss the moment Linda won. She was kinda emotional.
Linda's story was featured on Changing Lives!
When was the last time we saw someone winning two Gift Tags BTW?
