October 7, 2002 recap

Airdate: October 7, 2002

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Welcome to Euro Tour week!

Time to fuel up with a Toss-Up:

Go!

Wade solves CLAIM TO FAME.


Today's passengers:
Wade ?: Married, information technology specialist working in Fort Lee, is from Prince George, VA
Lu Márquez (female): Married, coordinator for video on-demand, Manhattan Beach, CA
Jason Lloyd: Married, works with a health care consulting and accounting firm, Brooklyn, NY
(Source video is a little bit too fuzzy for me to catch Wade's last name)

Time to take off with the help of another Toss-Up:

Go!

Wade solves SHETLAND PONY.


The one-third $10,000 space should cover a few travel miles, if you're lucky.


Jason solves PICCADILLY CIRCUS.


Needless to say, it's Euro Tours, so how 'bout Europe? We add a Trafalgar tour (labeled EUROPE) worth $5,980

And back home, we have things like the Jackpot wedge, which is in this round only:


Jason solves YOU'LL FIND ## KEYS ON A STANDARD PIANO. Will those piano lessons pay off to the tune of $3,000?

He's stuck on C scale, guessing 52 instead of 88.


Mysteries across the pond, and some here too. There are two Mystery wedges. One has a BANKRUPT, while the other has a Ford Focus ZX 3-door worth $13,780.

The next mystery is whatever the solution is to this puzzle:


Wade solves LEONARDO DA VINCI'S MONA LISA.


All right, a little bit more time in Europe. But here's one more Toss-Up anyway:

Go!

Jason solves CLIPPING COUPONS.


With the universally loved $5,000 space on the Wheel, we're ready for another puzzle!


DING DING! DING DING!

Time to go? But first, Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, landing on $700 + $1,000 for $1,700 a piece.

Lu: L (x2) ($3,400)

Lu saves herself by solving NAIL POLISH REMOVER.






BONUS ROUND:

Jason sang off-key in Round 2, but maybe Bonus Land will tune him right with any of these prizes.
Volvo S40 (over $25,000)
Mercedes ML320 (over $42,000)
Plenty of cash (from $25K-$50K)
...but best of all, $100,000!

He also has his wife in the audience!

Now for a real final spin. Jason lands on the C, but the right letter "ding" sounds instead of the usual Bonus Round "ding". Never mind that; here's the final puzzle:

RSTLNE gives him...

Jason sings the combo of GDCA. The puzzle returns:

He figures out BOWL, but does not solve PUNCH BOWL.

...and Pat is not ready to show what's inside the envelope. The strings break...







...and a grand comes crashing down to Jason losing the $100,000! Ouch.





He will have to settle with a slightly smaller total of $14,350.