May 1, 2003 recap

San Diego will need to recover from yesterday's $100,000 loss. How will this game turn out? The recap begins right now...

Airdate: May 1, 2003

From the San Diego Convention Center, it's America's game!

Let's get to the Toss-Up:

Go!

Pablo solves YOGA INSTRUCTOR.


Today's contestants:
Pablo Bravo: Mechanical engineer for custom fabricating company (and I'll leave it at that), from Bonita
Kara Lundstedt Teschner: Newlywed, middle school counselor, from Chula Vista
Richard Fox: Photographer for school portraits, yearbooks and weddings, from San Diego

Maybe a little more energy! Time for another Toss-Up:

Go!

Kara solves GOOD INTENTIONS, although part of that money may need to go towards a new signaling device. In excitement, she jumped and accidentally tore it right off the cord!


Cash from the one-third $10,000 space might help! So maybe she should solve this puzzle.

...and guess who spins first?


Richard solves LOW-FLYING PELICANS.


Down low on the land, we have a trip to Laguna Beach (labeled LAGUNA) worth $3,320.



Richard solves DIANE & LEFT TURN LANE.


Two wedges. One BANKRUPT. One 2003 Ford Focus worth $14,090:


Kara solves A QUIET EVENING STROLL ALONG THE BOARDWALK.


The signaling device has been fixed. We still have our eye on you, Kara, during this Toss-Up:

Go!

Richard solves SET DECORATORS.


The equipment is spared for another few minutes, so we can easily play another round.

DING DING! DING DING!

And immediately, Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin. It's $300 + $1,000 for $1,300 a piece. Richard will start:

Richard: T ($1,300)
Pablo: N (x2) ($2,600)
Kara: S (DUD!)
Richard: V ($2,600)

Richard quickly solves NEVER A DULL MOMENT.






BONUS ROUND:

Richard seems ready for Bonus Land after that solve.

He gives the Wheel of gold a spin. He's taking it out from the 1,000's digit. His final puzzle is revealed:

(And the post-wheel cue plays over itself for a few seconds.)

RSTLNE gives him...

GPMO gives him a good shot at this one:

Still, he gets stumped by the first word, to the shock of the audience. The answer was LIVING PROOF...

...and he loses $35,000. He will be leaving with $15,450.