"Wheel of Fortune" 9/21

Intro Flashback Moment (5/20/11): Pat & Vanna eating the beignets at the end of the most recent New Orleans road trip

$1K T-U: Place

A _ H L E _ I C

_ L _ B

Nikki solves ATHLETIC CLUB. Here's who has come to wrap up this first week of the 30th Anniversary season:

Nikki Hagerman (Ironton, OH)- A habitat for Humanity administrative assistant married to Larry who has a tiny apartment w/ a stockpile of coupons inside
Jillian Farmer (Orlando; originally from Park Land, FL)- An event planner for the world's largest permanent ice bar
George Carter (Lexington, KY; originally from Louisa)- A worker for the state department of revenue in Frankfurt who's a fan of Country music (especially Classic & 90's)

$2K T-U: Proper Name

C H I _ _ _ _

_ _ I T _ / _ _ X

Ken "Hawk" Harrelson's best known for calling their games & George gets the CHICAGO WHITE SOX.

Last Featured Spa Trip: Shangri-La hotel in Vancouver, BC ($7,700)

IHOP Jackpot Round: Before & After

He starts w/ the call of two $300 T's, purchase of two E's & calls of two H's for $1K & the 1/2 CAR in between $450 & $300 & three N's for $1,350 extra, then he buys three I's, an A & a couple O's to wipe the vowels for this puzzle clean & proceeds to put in a $500 M for the Canadian trip. The board now...

_ _ I N _ I N _

H O M E / T H E

_ A _ O N

_ I T _

...he's BRINGING HOME THE BACON BITS for another $10,150 in cash & Canada.

PERFECT ROUND
LAST UNWON JACKPOT OF THE WEEK: $6,750

Current Scores:

Jillian: $0/George: $12,150 in cash & voyage 1/2 CAR/Nikki: $1K

Mystery Round: Thing

Nikki gets off to a $2,750 start w/ five T's, then three E's, two $600 H's, one $650 S & three O's later, she Loses a Turn. Secondly, Jillian racks up a $300 F, a pair of A's, a $400 R & a $500 N while on Free PLAY...

S T A T E / O F

T H E / A R T

T E _ H N O _ O _ _

...& she's well aware of the current STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY for an extra 50 bucks & the right to lead off in the next round.

SOLE LaT: Nikki

Current Scores:

Jillian: $1K/George: $12,150 in cash & trip 1/2 CAR/Nikki: $1K

Bonus Puzzle Blast From the Past (9/6/01)(Title; she called FCMI):

_ _ _ S

"JAWS" was solved despite all the choices being duds.

Prize Puzzle Round: What Are You Doing?

She first plugs in two $550 N's, an I & double A's before Bankrupting next to $650. Second for George are two FP E's, a $700 W, an O, an $800 G & S, the final vowel of U & a $1K R pairing...

_ _ A R _ I N G / A

N E W / _ O U R S E

...& he was CHARTING A NEW COURSE, because he solves this puzzle for an additional $2,800 & the $5.5K Caravan.com Panama Tour.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Jillian
 
Current Scores:

Jillian: $1K/George: $20,450 in cash & trips/Nikki: $1K
 
$3K T-U: Fictional Place

Y E _ L _ _ / _ _ _ _ K

_ O A _

George jumps in first w/ that YELLOW BRICK ROAD from "The Wizard of Oz" to break the $23K mark.

R4: Phrase

He spins the green $500 next to top dollar at the start & calls four T's, buys two A's, says a $500 H & two N's to throw in $1,400, then after the $1,800 R couple (w/ one at the end of this board)...

_ _ T T _ R / _ A T _

T H A N / N _ _ _ R

...BETTER LATE THAN NEVER this week, we're going to a fifth main round after he makes the $5,450 solve.

PR #2

Current Scores:

Jillian: $1K/George: $28,900 in cash & travel/Nikki: $1K

R5: Show Biz

Nikki spins first & has lit up $1,200 worth of twin S's, a $1,300 T pair, an E & dos R's to add another grand, but she then Bankrupts out next to the big one to give up $3,250. Once Jillian calls a semi-obvious $900 F, it's Speed-Up time...

_ _ S T / _ F

_ _ _ R _ _ T E R S

...& the leftover consonants pay $1,600 each. After she calls N for negative, George claims three C's...

C _ S T / _ F

C _ _ R _ C T E R S

...& he's obviously top dog amongst this CAST OF CHARACTERS w/ $4,800 more & $33,700 in cash & trips altogether! The ladies each get $1K for their efforts, making tonight's maingame total $35,700.

SOLE DUD OF THE GAME (after big bell): N (Jillian)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Nikki

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $3,300
 
Maxwell House BR #4: He gets the Bonus Wheel to stop on the first A in AMERICA'S.
 
Subject: Place

From the early looks at it, this is something you might see in ME or MA:

L _ _ _ T _ _ _ S E

I'm sorry, Mattie Jefferson, but this guy uses the trusted HGBO combination because he apparently knows said solution...

L _ G H T H O _ S E

...it's LIGHTHOUSE & he wins...


























































































































































































...the $35K & tops the week w/ $68,700 in cash & vacations, which means $110K's in the Rebuilding Together bank & we gave away a GT of $297,585 in the studio this first week!

$5K SPIN ID #5: DN0505306

EPISODE RATING: 8