March 18, 2003 recap

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March 18, 2003 recap Jan 26, 2014 1:39:17 GMT -5

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Airdate: March 18, 2003

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Welcome to Bahamas Week!

A Toss-Up washes up along the shore. Are you lucky?

$1,000 Toss-Up

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Kristie solves SUNKEN TREASURE.

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		$1,000

Today's beachgoers:
Kristie Dillon: Recent college graduate, bachelors in history and masters in teaching, Richmond, VA
Tom Bivens: Married, account executive at advertising agency, Los Angeles, CA
Miracle Malone: Stand-up comic in San Francisco bay area, "raised two husbands", Oakland, CA

Kristie lost her name tag at first, but it was retrieved by Round 2.

Throw it back (or claim to) and await the second Toss-Up:

$2,000 Toss-Up

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Kristie solves LIFE WITH BONNIE.

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		$3,000

Any tan will pale in comparison to the one-third $10,000 space (albeit between two ugly BANKRUPT spaces) in Round 1:

The Gift Tag is incorrectly placed on $350.

Wait a minute, Kristie! Don't spin that Wheel, as the puzzle hasn't even been revealed!

Round 1

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		Gift Tag: T $600: S (x2) -$250: I (x4) $400: M (x2) -$250: O $900: N (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$3,300+

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Perfection! Kristie solves SWIMMING WITH DOLPHINS.

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		$7,300

Thank you for picking up the Gift Tag, Kristie. What may take its normal spot is the prize, a trip to the Grand Bahama Island Pelican Bay suites (labeled BAHAMAS) worth $5,700.

And what glows redder than the rising/setting sun? Maybe the Jackpot wedge. We'll see in this round.

Round 2

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TOM	Miracle	Kristie
Free Spin: T (x2) $500: N (DUD!) (Free Spin used) BANKRUPT! ($0)	$400: S (x3) $400: H (x3) -$250: E (x4) $300: P (DUD!)	$600: L (x2) $800: G $700: R (x2) -$250: I (x3) $300: M (x2) Jackpot: C (x5) Solve: Correct!
	$2,150	$3,750

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JACKPOT! Kristie solves CLAIM CHECK LIGHT STARCH SAME-DAY SERVICE for the $9,000 pot! Can she sneak $3,000 more out of Pat's pockets?

You knew she would. She answers dry cleaners.

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		$23,050

Kristie's lead might make the Mystery Wedges more valuable. One has a BANKRUPT, while the other has a Kia Rio worth $9,745.

Round 3

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	$300: T $300: H (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!
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Prize?: S (He flips it... ...Kia Rio!) $550: R (DUD!)	$600: N (x3) -$250: A (x3) $800: D (x2) -$250: O (x2) $700: F (x2) -$250: I (x2) -$250: E (x2) $300: H (Repeat)	$550: B (x2) $300: Y (x2) $400: L Solve: Correct!
+	$4,100	$2,100

Miracle's repeated H was oddly not acknowledged as a duplication.

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Kristie solves ONE IF BY LAND AND TWO IF BY SEA.

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		$25,150

At this rate, this Toss-Up had better be covered in gold.

$3,000 Toss-Up

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Miracle shouts out the answer without ringing in.

Tom breaks Kristie's streak with TALKING PARROTS.

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$3,000		$25,150

...and even Tom tries to spin the Wheel before the blanks are revealed!

There's a $5,000 space! He's in a hurry, so Round 4 now!

Round 4

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Lose A Turn!	$300: S (DUD!)	$600: R (x3)
		$1,800

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DING DING! DING DING!

Those last puzzles took a little while, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, at $5,000 + $1,000 for $6,000 a piece! Suddenly, Kristie is not guaranteed a victory.

Kristie: T (DUD!)
Tom: L (DUD!)
Miracle: H (DUD!)
Kristie: F ($7,800)
Tom: N ($6,000)
Miracle: Y ($6,000)
Kristie: O (x3) ($7,800)
Tom: U (x2) ($6,000)
Miracle: D (DUD!)
Kristie: C ($13,800)
Tom: K ($12,000)
Miracle: D (Repeat)
Kristie: B (x2) ($25,800)

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Kristie solves MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK for a massive total!

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$3,000		$50,950

While Tom could leech, Miracle couldn't; she will receive the $500 consolation prize.

BONUS ROUND:

Kristie has her mother and brother in the audience!

She gives the Bonus Wheel a spin and stops on the H. Kristie's good, but can she get the final puzzle?

Bonus Puzzle

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...but she does not solve KEYBOARD. Oddly, Pat does not open the bonus envelope!

But what we do know is that Kristie leaves with an almighty $50,950!

In the post-game, Vanna says "Didn't you forget something?" to Pat. We see that she couldn't take the $25,000.

Last Edit: Feb 10, 2023 16:51:22 GMT -5 by mechamind

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tenpoundhammer Made It and Played It VIP "Can she give it to me?" "No. Hush." GOURMET CUPCAKES Posts: 6,849 Airdate: 12/08/2017 Winnings: $45,353	March 18, 2003 recap Jan 26, 2014 2:43:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tenpoundhammer on Jan 26, 2014 2:43:22 GMT -5 I remember Pat forgetting to open the envelope from the first time this aired. Struck me as odd. That second Toss-Up sure hasn't aged well, has it? When's the last time anyone heard of that show?
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wheelfan9893 Posts: 57	March 18, 2003 recap Jan 26, 2014 12:40:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wheelfan9893 on Jan 26, 2014 12:40:22 GMT -5 I think I saw this episode on its original broadcast, and Pat did open the envelope during the closing chat, I think it was $25k, but I can't be too sure, though.

tenpoundhammer Made It and Played It VIP "Can she give it to me?" "No. Hush." GOURMET CUPCAKES Posts: 6,849 Airdate: 12/08/2017 Winnings: $45,353	March 18, 2003 recap Jan 26, 2014 13:32:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tenpoundhammer on Jan 26, 2014 13:32:55 GMT -5 ^ I think you're thinking of a more recent episode. I caught this one on the rerun, and I'm almost 100% sure that he just plain never opened the envelope.
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mechamind VIP Wheel! Archivist! Aspiring recappers just need a little spark. Posts: 5,215	March 18, 2003 recap Jan 26, 2014 15:32:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mechamind on Jan 26, 2014 15:32:33 GMT -5 I do remember two episodes from around this point where Pat did not open the envelope. In one of them, he did open the envelope during the final segment, and another he didn't.
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genius2751 VIP Something big will happen eventually. Posts: 5,552	March 18, 2003 recap Jan 26, 2014 19:27:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by genius2751 on Jan 26, 2014 19:27:57 GMT -5 TBH I don't think Kristie cared about the envelope, she was already $50 shy of $51K, virtually all cash (she has a gift tag)! I would've liked to see what was in the envelope though.
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March 18, 2003 recap Jan 26, 2014 22:42:16 GMT -5

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Post by tenpoundhammer on Jan 26, 2014 22:42:16 GMT -5

Jan 26, 2014 15:32:33 GMT -5 mechamind said:

I do remember two episodes from around this point where Pat did not open the envelope. In one of them, he did open the envelope during the final segment, and another he didn't.

September 14, 2006 is the only other episode I know of where he forgot to open the envelope. In that one, he did show it in the final segment.

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Post by tenpoundhammer on Jan 26, 2014 2:43:22 GMT -5

Post by wheelfan9893 on Jan 26, 2014 12:40:22 GMT -5

Post by tenpoundhammer on Jan 26, 2014 13:32:55 GMT -5

Post by mechamind on Jan 26, 2014 15:32:33 GMT -5

Post by genius2751 on Jan 26, 2014 19:27:57 GMT -5

Post by tenpoundhammer on Jan 26, 2014 22:42:16 GMT -5