"Wheel of Fortune" 9/26

International Intro Greeting: Spain

$1K T-U: The 80's

E _ _ _ P _ A N

_ A _ _ _ _ _ N

Mark solves "National Lampoon's EUROPEAN VACATION". This is the first time this season we've had two male players against a female:
 
Mark Cerroni (White Plains, NY; originally from Black River, NY)- An account executive for a large marketing firm in Manhattan who's a NY Giants fan
Katie Loeb (Sandy, OR; originally from Boring, OR)- A Portland State University graduate w/ a degree in Psychology & Criminology who's applying for grad school this Fall; she's married to Lance & has a two-year-old daughter named Lanie (furthermore, Katie looks like the Wendy's fast food character)
John Culver (Louisville, KY)- Works at a major manufacturer for 38 yrs. & is married to Debbie

$2K T-U: Living Thing

M _ _ N T _ _ N

L I _ N

John catches a MOUNTAIN LION.

Wednesday's Featured Trip: Vayama.com trip to Istanbul w/ Turkish Airways airfare ($6,700)

meineke Jackpot Round: Rhyme Time

He calls a $500 H after instantly spinning that Jackpot, buys four E's & six A's, makes the calls of two T's for $1,200...

A _ / A _ _ _ E / A

_ A _ / _ E E _ _ / T H E

_ _ _ T _ _ / A _ A _

...& keeps it w/ the saying "AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY".

PERFECT ROUND
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $6,100

Current Scores:

John: $3,200/Mark: $1K/Katie: $0

Mystery Round: Same Letter

The man in the middle first gets himself a $500 S (at the very end) for the Wild Card, four E's but then loses his turn w/ T. Second, Katie calls up two R's for a C-note & the 1/2 CAR in between $350 & $900, the SL of four G's for an added $2,400 & three N's for $1.5K more, after which she buys an I & duds out w/ P. Following that is John saying a $900 D & an $800 L before...

G R E E N

G _ R D E N I N G

G L O V E S

...picking up the pair of GREEN GARDENING GLOVES to again slightly add on to his early leading score, this time for $1,700.

DUDS: $600 P (Katie), $500 T (Mark)

Current Scores:

John: $4,900/Mark: $1K WC/Katie: ZILCH

Bonus Puzzle Blast From the Past #7 ('98)(Phrase; Florence's calls were MGKA):

_ / _ R E _

A / _ L A N K

She nailed "I DREW A BLANK".

Prize Puzzle Round: Song Lyrics

Katie's off to a $1,200 start this puzzle w/ a pair of H's, then come quad T's for a $2,800 addition, two I's but then a negative of R while on top dollar. Second, John lights a $700 W at the beginning of the second-to-last word, an O, twin U's, a $1,050 S set, a $700 P & tres A's. But after his Bankrupt hit next to top dollar to forfeit $1,700, Mark goes on & claims the $900 N, the E & a $500 D, followed by L for lose. That gives Katie a chance to go from zero to possible hero...

S H A _ E / I T / U P

_ A _ _

T W I S T / A N D

S H O U T

...& she's on her way to doing that by reciting "SHAKE IT UP, BABY, TWIST AND SHOUT" originally from The Top Notes for $3,750 & a stay at the Rincon Beach Resort worth $6,200.

DUDS: $500 L (Mark), $3.5K R (Katie)
SOLE BANKRUPT: John

Current Scores:

John: $4,900/Mark: $1K WC/Katie: $9,950 in cash & Puerto Rico

$3K T-U: Proper Name

K _ _ I N

S _ A C _ Y

The aired episode after Byron Pope's big win in '03, this was solved in the BR for a Lincoln Town Car Signature & Mark quadruples his money w/ KEVIN SPACEY.

R4: Phrase

He loses the WC immediately to the Bankrupt w/ top dollar next door. Second up for Katie are a $1K T pair (first & last letter of this board), a $700 S, the purchase of trip I's, a $650 R, the E but then the same Bankrupt to take $1,850 away from her. John's following letter choice is the N threesome...

T I _ E / I S

R _ N N I N _ / _ _ T

...TIME IS RUNNING OUT & he gets $2,700 closer to first place.

BANKRUPTS: 2 (Mark & Katie)

Current Scores:

John: $7,600/Mark: $4K/Katie: $9,950 in cash & P.R.

Speed-Up: Thing

Consonants are payable at $1,350 each; anyone's game. Late in this round, after a B's called...

A / T H R _ _ _ N G

B _ S _ N E S S

...partly because he's assumingly working at A THRIVING BUSINESS, John has taken the title w/ a $5,400 win! Everyone else misses out on $4,050 each.

DUDS: C (Katie), D (John), L (John), M (Mark), P (Katie)

Final Scores:

John: $13K/Mark: $4K/Katie: $9,950 in cash & trip
GT: $26,950

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding WC): $3,550
 
Maxwell House BR #6: W/ his daughter Morgan watching, this John spins the I in AMERICA'S.

Subject: Thing

Not bad help to start:

_ E R _ _ L

_ _ E _

CPMO...sends him home w/ $13K. The answer was AERIAL VIEW (he needed the A's or I's) & he loses the 30 thou.

SPIN ID #8: JT8917236

EPISODE RATING: 6