March 13, 2003 recap

Airdate: March 13, 2003

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Welcome to Lap of Luxury week!

This Toss-Up should help you feel good:

Go!

Mimi solves SCENTED CANDLES.


Today's contestants:
Mimi Sohui: A para-legal, has three younger siblings, from San Francisco, CA
Sunny Trinh: Married, is an engineering manager, Calabasas, CA (originally from Vietnam)
Carol Woods: Singer and cook, has two children, from Jamaica, NY

Another Toss-Up shouldn't spoil too much:

Go!

Mimi solves FASHION BOUTIQUE.


The one-third $10,000 is not all that glitters, but it is valuable! So is time, therefore we begin this round.


Mimi looked at the wrong arrow after buying the I, and thought she landed on BANKRUPT.

Perfection! Mimi solves SITTING ON A GOLD MINE.


Will this prize be perfect? It's a Shop California spree (labeled SHOP) worth $3,500.

The contestants may have hit the Jackpot already, but this should ice the cake.


Sunny solves ALIAS SUPERSPY JENNIFER GARNER to keep his Shop California spree.


Thankfully, the Mystery Wedge will not put your luxury in jeopardy (Pat even remarked after the $1,000 Toss-Up about "house money"). You may take that risk, and flip other a BANKRUPT, or a Mediterranean Cruise worth $16,310!


Mimi solves THE CLEAR ALTERNATIVE TO CELLULAR. The $3,000 bonus will be determined by a choice. Is it Cingular Wireless, AT&T, or Sprint PCS?

She correctly identifies it as Sprint PCS.


But they're "stuck" with this. $3,000 more just by solving a Toss-Up:

Go!

Sunny solves HEARST CASTLE.


You've got the luxury, but the $5,000 still leaves a mark! Try to claim some in this round!


Carol solves ICED TEA WITH LEMON.


Carol seems very excited. Maybe she can do it again, as we have time for another round!

DING DING! DING DING!

Not much time though, so Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin. This one is $300 + $1,000 for $1,300 a piece. Carol begins:

Carol: R (x2) ($2,600)
Mimi: N (DUD!)
Sunny: T ($1,300)
Carol: L ($3,900)
Mimi: P ($1,300)

Mimi says PEARL OYSTER, but it's just one letter short...

Sunny: Y ($2,600)

Sunny solves PEARL OYSTERS.


We have a tie! What shall we do about it? A tiebreaker Toss-Up! This one is for a trip to the Bonus Round, while Carol sits and watches...

Go!

Sunny solves TENNIS LESSONS for the victory!






BONUS ROUND:

So little could lead to a lot, with a lot of prizes available in Bonus Land.

Sunny will give the Bonus Wheel a spin, and it stops on the purple space. Another important puzzle awaits:

RSTLNE gives him...

Sunny selects CDPA, which itself fills in half the puzzle:

Before the timer even starts, he solves TAPIOCA PUDDING. After the envelope is opened...

...he's $30,000 richer! He will leave with a grand total of $41,900 in cash and prizes!