"Wheel of Fortune" 10/17

Intro Flashback Moment (12/4/95): Vanna's new haircut (& we hear the puzzle solve cue from back then as Vanna came out behind the puzzleboard)

$1K T-U: Proper Name

_ _ N N Y

C H E _ _ E Y

Kimberly knows the Country music artist as KENNY CHESNEY. The puzzle solvers for the night:

Kimberly Boggess (Sandyville, WV)- A worker at an aluminum processing facility married to Joe w/ six children & five grandchildren (w/ another on the way); she reportedly has 6,254 things w/ snowmen on them
Casey Radcliff (Palm Springs)- A phlebotomist married to Brook for two yrs. w/ two dogs (Winnie & Bentley); she's run one half-marathon
Gino Sartini (Sellersburg, IN)- A chef/sub shop restaurant manager engaged to Christine w/ two children (one of whom's Gino III, or G3 for short)

$2K T-U: Movie Quote

_ ' _ _  / B E

_ _ _ _

Casey says "I'LL BE BACK" like "The Terminator" did.

Featured Trip: Bienville House ($5K; NOT provided by Bed and Breakfast.com)

Eggland's Best Jackpot Round: Rhyme Time

Casey calls N for negative right away while on the Southern Living cash tag. Gino secondly claims it w/ a $500 S, followed by the right Bankrupt of the Million Dollar Wedge to snatch away his $1.5K. Third, Kimberly calls three T's at $350 each, purchases four E's, provides the calling of a $500 D for the New Orleans trip & buys two A's, then she searches & gets an $1,800 H pair & we have...

_ _ _ D S / _ _

A / _ E A T H E _

_ _ _ _ _

T _ _ E T H E _

...she nails BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER for $7,850 in cash & trip.

SOLE DUD: $500 N (Casey)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Gino
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $7,750

Current Scores:

Kimberly: $8,850 in cash & N.O./Casey: $2K/Gino: $0

Mystery Round: Food & Drink (big puzzle alert)
 
Gino leads off by saying two S's for $1,800, three top dollar R's to make that $12,300, an O, two A's & five E's, then he calls for a W on the orange $300, which is a dud. Second, Kimberly spins & calls the double D's for 14 bills, dos K's for another 18, a $500 M for that same 1/2 CAR in between $300 & $450 & two T's for an extra C-note. After she buys what's left of the vowels (three I's) & finds an $800 F...

_ _ I _ K E _ -

F R I E D / S T E A K

S M O T _ E R E D / I _

_ R A _ _

...& she smells a CHICKEN-FRIED STEAK SMOTHERED IN GRAVY to not only keep her turn, but add $5,250 to her score.

SOLE DUD: $300 W (Gino)

Current Scores:

Kimberly: $14,100 in cash & trip 1/2 CAR/Casey: $2K/Gino: ZERO

Bonus Puzzle Blast from the Past #23 (3/26/03)(Phrase)(Josh called BMPI):

_ I _ E / M E

_ I _ E

GIVE ME FIVE wasn't solved.

Prize Puzzle Round: Phrase

The current leader first lights up a $550 N at the end of the second of three lines & two T's to add $1,300 to her current bank for this round (one at the end of line #1), then she spins the Bankrupt next to top dollar to forfeit her plate & $1,850. Second for Casey are twin R's at $900 per appearance, the same number of S's for another six Benjamins, three U's but then D for dud. Gino goes third & snatches a $400 Y to fill out the next-to-last word (YOUR), but that's taken right back from his grasp by the other MDW Bankrupt. Returning to Kimberly, she calls out a $600 M & $800 P...

S U R _ / T O / P U T

_ / S M _ _ _ / O N

Y O U R / _ _ _ _

...& this is SURE TO PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE, fans- she's got 1,400 more bucks & a second holiday to The Buccaneer that's worth eight large.

SOLE DUD: $500 D (Casey)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (Kimberly & Gino)

Current Scores:

Kimberly: $23.5K in cash & travel/Casey: $2K/Gino: SCORELESS

$3K T-U: Event

_ R T S

_ E S _ I V A L

Kimberly gets ARTS FESTIVAL to leap to $26.5K.  

R4: The 90's

She rattles off three $300 R's (w/ one at the very end; the third & final word starts & ends w/ that letter, while the first word ends w/ one), E's & A's (the vowels are gone already) before the big bell goes off...

_ A _ _ E R

_ E _ A _ / R A _ _ E R

...& the other letters up for grabs are worth $1,350 apiece. When we get back to her, she calls that W...

W A _ _ E R

T E _ A S / R A _ _ E R

...& she IDs the TV show "WALKER, TEXAS RANGER" to keep her $3,100 in additional dough.

SOLE DUD (during Speed-Up): M (Gino)

Final Scores:

Kimberly: $29,600 in cash & vacations/Casey: $2K/Gino: $1K GOOSEEGG
GT: $32,600

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (plate not included): $3,750

Maxwell House BR #21: After we get a shot of Joe, Kimberly spins the E envelope from GAME.

Category: Phrase

Starters:

_ L _ _ E / _ N _

_ _ _ _ _ N _

DHMA gives her...

A L _ _ E / A N D

_ _ _ _ _ N _

...today would've been my late dad's birthday & I really wish he was ALIVE AND KICKING to see Kimberly win...


































































































































































































































































 ...THE $100K (Jimmy: "Money needs no introduction...")- HOW SWEET IT IS!!!!!!! A FITTING END FOR A GREAT CHAMP & SHE'S THE BIGGEST SOLO WINNER SINCE THE FIRST $1M WINNER W/ $129,600 IN CASH & TRIPS!!!! And let's not forget there's $132.5K in the Rebuilding Together bank, either! 

$5K SPIN ID #23: DP9327709

EPISODE RATING: 10