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February 7, 2003 recap Feb 3, 2014 23:04:01 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 3, 2014 23:04:01 GMT -5

Airdate: February 7, 2003

From the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, it's America's game!

We toss at you...a Toss-Up.

$1,000 Toss-Up

LIVING THING

Go!

LIVING THING

Zack solves GOLDEN EAGLE.

Zack	Paula	Tim
$1,000

Today's contestants:
Zack Bennett: Student at Middle Tennessee State University, studying mass communications, and true WoF fan! from Mount Juliet
Paula Greeving: Receptionist/greeting card designer, has the best family around, from Hendersonville
Tim Parretts: Married, is a minister, volunteer fireman, and motorcycle rider, from Hartsville

And up in the air...another Toss-Up.

$2,000 Toss-Up

AROUND THE HOUSE

Go!

AROUND THE HOUSE

Tim guesses FIREPLACE MATCH. Not another letter before Zack solves FIREPLACE MANTEL.

Zack	Paula	Tim
$3,000

No such thing as golden silence for an apt $10,000 space that wants to be freed!

Round 1

LANDMARK

ZACK	Paula	Tim
$300: T (x2) $600: H (x2) -$250: E (x2) $500: N (x2) $300: S (x2) -$250: A (x2) $900: C Solve: Correct!
$3,800

LANDMARK

Perfection! Zack solves THE ACROPOLIS IN ATHENS.

Zack	Paula	Tim
$6,800

Might as well make it a pair of prizes...or maybe not. But we've added a Maruba trip (labeled SPA) worth $5,350. Bring someone!

Oh, how one could miss that Friday Finals Jackpot value. But I digress. Let's start another round:

Round 2

SAME NAME

Zack	PAULA	Tim
	$300: N (x3) -$250: E (x2) $400: T -$250: A (DUD!)	$600: G -$250: I (x2) SPA: S (x2) $600: R (x2) $500: P (x2) Free Spin: B Solve: Correct!
	$800	$2,550+

SAME NAME

Tim solves PRINTING & BENCH PRESS.

Zack	Paula	Tim (FS)
$6,800		$7,900

More possible black and gold thanks to two Mystery Wedges. The black is a BANKRUPT, while as valuable as gold is a Ford Ranger pickup worth $13,825.

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Zack	Paula	TIM (FS)
		$300: F (DUD!)

Prize?: T (x2) (He flips it... ...Ford Ranger!) $550: S -$250: E (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!	Lose A Turn! (Free Spin used) BANKRUPT! ($0)
$300+
-$250: A (x2) $300: R -$250: O (x3) Lose A Turn!	$500: Y (x2) $900: L (DUD!)	M$500: D (x2) Solve: Correct!
$100+	$1,000	$1,000

BEFORE & AFTER

Tim solves HOT DOG STAND BY YOUR MAN.

(And it would appear that we have split the vowels and "sometimes Y" between the Same Name and Before & After puzzles. Huh?)

Zack	Paula	Tim
$6,800		$8,900

Who knows if they'll figure out this Toss-Up:

$3,000 Toss-Up

RHYME TIME

Go!

RHYME TIME

Zack solves OKEY-DOKEY.

Zack	Paula	Tim
$9,800		$8,900

With a $5,000 on the Wheel, he will happily begin this round!

Round 4

PHRASE

ZACK	Paula	Tim
$300: M -$250: I (x2) $300: S (DUD!)	$300: N (x2) $300: G
$50	$900

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

Final Spin: $400 + $1,000 for $1,400 a piece.

Paula: A (x3) ($900)
Tim: K ($1,400)

PHRASE

Tim solves I'M DRAWING A BLANK.

Back then, this was somehow one of those episodes where I didn't solve any of the main-game puzzles before the contestants. I'm older and wiser today.

Zack	Paula	Tim
$9,800		$10,300

And unfortunately, Paula's competition sealed such a contestant's fate for her. She's stuck with the $500 consolation prize.

BONUS ROUND:

Tim just barely makes it here. He has his wife and parents in the audience!

He gives that Wheel a spin, and is stuck with an envelope from the I, as well as this final puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him...

THING

He follows the not-yet-famous BGHO:

THING

Thanks to Tim solving FOGHORN, we have a perfect Bonus Round week!

Tim also has a well-deserved $25,000 extra, giving him a final total of $35,300!

We finish with an old publicity shot of Pat on the radio. Vanna thinks it's quite adorable!