January 31, 2008 (Teen Best Friends Week) recap

Date: January 31, 2008 (season 25)
Theme: Teen Best Friends Week

Actress Tina Fey opens up the show by congratulating Wheel of Fortune on 25 years.

$1,000 Toss-Up: EVENT
_ H R O W _ N G
A / _ A R T Y

Cariema & Dezeray solve THROWING A PARTY.

CONTESTANTS:
Megan & Amanda: 11th graders from Diamond Bar, CA. Megan likes choir and volunteering at her church. Amanda is on the varsity swim team, loves to cook. Known each other for 12 years since kindergarten.
Cariema & Dezeray: From Lancaster, CA, 9th graders, Cariema likes basketball and making money. Dezeray likes to sing, in her school's ROTC program, likes to text message. Known each other for 3 years.
Taylor & Chris: Taylor from Thousand Oaks, CA, Chris from Oak Park, CA. Taylor is a senior in her school's choir, volunteers on the weekend at her local hospital. Chris is a tutor, he likes improv, golf, and playing guitar. They met in Africa in 2006 while doing relief work for their church.

$2,000 Toss-Up: MOVIE TITLE
I / A _
_ _ G _ _ D

Taylor & Chris solve I AM LEGEND.

Prize on the wheel: Trip to Ireland valued at $9,000.

Gift Tag on the wheel: $1,000 Newegg.com gift certificate

Round 1: SAME NAME ($10,000 wedge)
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& _ _ _ _
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Taylor & Chris: No R on $10,000

Megan & Amanda: 1 S on $550, BANKRUPT next to $900

Cariema & Dezeray: 3 T's on $2,500, 1 N on $400 next to $550, buys U, 2 D's on $300, 1 B on $800, buys E & A, 1 Y on $500

S T U D E N T
& / A U T _
B _ D Y

Cariema & Dezeray solve STUDENT & AUTO BODY for $9,050.

Megan & Amanda: $0
Cariema & Dezeray: $10,050
Taylor & Chris: $2,000


Round 2: FOOD & DRINK (Prize Puzzle/Jackpot Round/25 wedge)
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Megan & Amanda: BANKRUPT

Cariema & Dezeray: No S on WILD CARD

Taylor & Chris: 2 T's on WILD CARD, 1 L on $300/FREE SPIN, buys E, 1 M on $300, buys A, 1 P on $500, 2 C's on $500

T A C _ / C _ M _ _
P L A T E

Taylor & Chris solve TACO COMBO PLATE for $1,600 and a trip to Mexico valued at $9,000.

Megan & Amanda: $0
Cariema & Dezeray: $10,050
Taylor & Chris: $12,600 + FREE SPIN & WILD CARD

Unclaimed Jackpot total: $6,600

Round 3: PROPER NAME (Mystery & Big Money Round)
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Cariema & Dezeray: 2 T's on $600 next to $300, 3 S's on GIFT TAG, buys E, 1 N on $450, buys A, 2 R's on $550, LOSE A TURN on BIG MONEY wedge

Taylor & Chris: 1 M on $600 next to $300, 1 J on $600 next to $300, 3 B's on $600 next to $300

B A S _ E T B A _ _
S T A R
_ E B R _ N / J A M E S

Taylor & Chris solve BASKETBALL STAR LEBRON JAMES for $3,000.

Melinda & Amanda: $0
Cariema & Dezeray: $10,050
Taylor & Chris: $15,600 + FREE SPIN & WILD CARD

$3,000 Toss-Up: FUN & GAMES
G _ _ _ _ R
_ E _ _

Taylor & Chris solve GUITAR HERO.

Round 4: THING
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Taylor & Chris: 2 T's on $600, 1 S on $800, buys E, 3 N's on $800, buys O, recalls N on $900, uses FREE SPIN, 1 R on $600 next to BANKRUPT, 3 M's on $800

_ O _ E S T / _ O M M O N
_ E N O M _ N _ T O R

Taylor & Chris solve LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR for $6,900.

Round 5: PHRASE (Full Speed-Up)
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FINAL SPIN: $700+$1,000=$1,700

Megan & Amanda: 3 R's
Cariema & Dezeray: 3 S's
Taylor & Chris: 1 T
Megan & Ananda: 1 N
Cariema & Dezeray: 1 V
Taylor & Chris: E

N E V E R / _ T / _
_ _ S S / _ _ R / _ _ R _ S

Taylor & Chris solve NEVER AT A LOSS FOR WORDS for $1,700 which is bumped up to $2,000 for the team house minimum.


FINAL SCORES:
Megan & Amanda: $2,000 (team house minimum)
Cariema & Dezeray: $10,050
Taylor & Chris: $27,500 + WILD CARD




It's time for the $100,000 Bonus Round!

Chris spins the bonus wheel and lands on the 1 in $100,000.

The category is FICTIONAL CHARACTERS.

RSTLNE gives us this:

_ _ _ _ _ &
_ R _ _ _ _

Picks: C G M A
WILD CARD pick: D

_ A _ _ _ &
G R _ M _ _

Taylor & Chris fail to solve HAPPY & GRUMPY and they didn't win a pair of Pontiac G6 GT Coupes.