"Wheel of Fortune"/"Jeopardy!" 12/7

WoF Intro Flashback Moment #44 (Fall '97): The TEENY-WEENY solve that won Angela $950 & a trip to Paris

$1K T-U: On the Map

M A _ T H A ' S

_ I N _ Y _ R _

Toni knows MARTHA'S VINEYARD. Tonight's civilians:

Toni Adair (Yucca Valley, CA)- A customer servicewoman married to Jeff w/ three children (Taylor, homecoming king/baseball captain Colt & new HS student Jade who just made a Newton Roller Coaster by hand)
Jenna Webster (Cincinnati)- A marketing specialist for a pediatric medical day treatment facility married to Mike for over a yr. w/ two boy children (Hunter & Logan)
Alex Machado (Miami, FL)- A pharmacy technician w/ five boys & two girls who's the nephew of former Cuban president Gerardo

$2K T-U: Living Thing

I R _ _ _

S E T T _ R

Toni IDs IRISH SETTER for $3K.

Final B & B Trip This Week: Sea-U Guest House ($6K)

Eggland's Best Jackpot R: What Are You Doing?

She calls a $900 T, buys two I's and an A, calls an $1,100 G couplet & the $900 N, then she has discovered that S stands for stop. Second, Jenna marks off a $300 W, a $650 H to complete the second line (WITH A) but she then Bankrupts next to top dollar after her buy of quad O's. Third, Alex calls a $2.5K R but then buys the dud vowel of E. After Toni grabs a $300 D to finish the next-to-last word (GOOD), the WC w/ a $500 K at the end & a $550 B to complete the last word (BOOK), she duds out w/ M while on the 1/2 CAR next to $900. Jenna subsequently calls the first letter of a $300 C...

C _ R _ I N G / _ _

W I T H / A

G O O D / B O O K

...& is CURLING UP WITH A GOOD BOOK to get on the board & keep spinning.

DUDS: E (Alex), M (Toni), $700 S (Toni)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Jenna
FINAL UNWON JACKPOT THIS WEEK: $13,650

Current Scores:

Toni: $3K WC/Jenna: $1K/Alex: $0

Mystery R: Same Letter

Jenna begins by picking a pair of S's for seven bills, an A, a T to double her current $450, an E at the end of word #1 out of three, a $550 N & an R while on the same MW landed on last night. At a risk of $1,200, the one she picks up in between FP & LaT has...the $10K again! Then come an I, a $900 L, four O's & two $500 H's for the same 1/2 CAR that wasn't picked up in the prior rd....

_ O _ _ O R T A _ L E

_ O _ _ H

_ _ S H I O N S

...also falling under Around the House, COMFORTABLE COUCH CUSHIONS are right for another $12,600!

PR

Current Scores:

Toni: $3K WC/Jenna: $13,600 1/2 CAR/Alex: $0

Bonus Puzzle Blast from the Past #49 (Fall '96)(Proper Name)(a bald-headed man used CDMA):

M _ _ A R T

A: MOZART

Prize Puzzle R: Places

Alex's opening letters are three top dollar N's, an I, two E's, three A's, a $500 D for the other 1/2 CAR, a $700 T & the remainder of the vowel store (two O's & a U), but he next spins the Bankrupt next to $650 to lose $10,450 & his plate. Second for Toni are the $500 W to take the Chevy Sonic out of play (& Pat does take the rest of the plates at this time), a $2,100 P trio & an $800 C, then the board...

_ N O W - C A P P E D

_ O U N T A I N / P E A _ _

...she's catching up to the other lady w/ 34 more Benjamins & a $6,100 trip to see some SNOW-CAPPED MOUNTAIN PEAKS at The Fairmont Chateau Whistler; during the description of that vacation, we hear the same music for the plug of the smart car when it's won.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Alex

Current Scores:

Toni: $12.5K in cash & trip WC/Jenna: $13,600/Alex: NIL

$3K T-U: Food & Drink

_ _ _ _ I T I O _ S

S _ A _ K

Alex fails to score by eating a DELICIOUS SNACK, while Jenna adds to her lead by taking a NUTRITIOUS SNACK.

Speed-Up: Phrase

The Final Spin...falls just short of being worth $6K, so it's $1.5K. After Toni calls up an H, she has a chance to take her WC to Bonusland...

_ _ _ R _ T H _ N G / _ S

J _ S T / P _ _ C H _

...but she blanks on the final word w/ the extra six thou at stake. Jenna then takes the twin Y's...

_ _ _ R Y T H _ N G / _ S

J _ S T / P _ _ C H Y

...& she takes Alex's $7.5K because EVERYTHING IS JUST PEACHY.

DUDS: D (Toni), L (Toni), M (Jenna)
SOLE DQ: Toni (last word blank-out)

Final Scores:

Toni: $12.5K in cash & Canada/Jenna: $24,100/Alex: $1K GOOSEEGG
GT: $36,600

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding cardboard): $11,400

Maxwell House Regular BR #57: Jenna has to pick the P envelope.

Category: Place

Give her 1/3 the letters, Vanna:

_ _ E _ T

_ _ R _

MPCO adds just the letter at the end...

_ _ E _ T

_ _ R M

...& she missolves the second word as FIRM. That means the MINI Convertible's going to be left on a WHEAT FARM this time.

$5K SPIN ID #50: PC8098989

EPISODE RATING: 7

Jeopardy!:
Josh Frumkin (Germantown, MD)- Non-profit assistant director of donor relations
Rebecca Neese (Rosemead, CA)- School office clerk
CHAMP: Noah Rachels ($15,099)

First Half-Dozen Categories:
JUMP AROUND! JUMP AROUND!
BIBLE BOOKS BY STORY
STATE HAIKUS??
THAT'S A LAUGH!
THE KITCHEN LIBRARY
CROSSWORD CLUES "N"

The $600 Bible Book by Story having a DD inside goes to Rebecca, but she only has 400 clams compared to Noah's $1,800 & Josh's $2,400. For $1,400 or -$600:

Three friends are thrown into a fiery furnace.

"I believe it is...in Genesis?"...no- Daniel. When they have to go to break, Josh's leading Noah $3,400-$2,200.

LT (all unattempted): $2K

Scores After the Rd.:
Noah: $5K
Rebecca: $400
Josh: $8,800

Double J! Subjects:
BEHIND BARS
FRENCH COUSINE
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
THE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME
SCIENCE GRAB BAG
THAT'S MISLEADING ("Double Talk"-like clues)

Rebecca doubles her positive dough at the start of Behind Bars, but Josh hits the DD three clues later. Of his $10,800, he risks $3K.

It was closed in 1963 because it was too costly to operate; 1M gallons of water were shipped to the island each week.

"What is Alcatraz?"...he's further in LGT w/ $13,800! The $1,600 DD answer in that Science Grab Bag is grabbed by Noah w/ $5,400, but Josh's still sitting pretty at $16,600. All Noah gambles is two thou.

Teflon's an example of this type of compound that contains only the elements F & C.

He doesn't say floral carbon. The time isn't there to get to the last clue about Congressional Committees.

ATTEMPTED LT: $4,800
UNATTEMPTED LT: $9K
TOTAL DJ! LT: $13,800

Pre-Final J! Scores:
Noah: $5K
Rebecca: $800
Josh: $20,200 (LG)

CORYAT SCORES:
Noah: $7K
Rebecca: $1,800
Josh: $18,800

FJ! TOPIC #60: 20th Century Plays.

This '62 play takes place beginning at 2 A.M. in the living room of a house on a New England college campus.

Both challengers went w/ "What is Death of a Salesman?", but it was Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Rebecca bet half, Noah foolishly wagered $4,993 & leaves w/ $16,099, but Josh wins this game w/ $17,200.

EPISODE RATING: 6