The Mini Vault Split Deal's back in play today.
Lyndsie's Round (a resident adviser & freshman English teacher dressed as a ladybug): BIG BOX- SAMSUNG 55" HDTV package ($3,899)
Patricia's Round (who has 52 grandchildren & dressed as a bouquet): MV
CURTAIN #2- Dining room w/ private chef ($6,689)
Sean's Round (dressed as mostly balloons because he's the life of the party): MV- Two-way $300 split (but both he & Patricia each get another $100)
CURTAIN #3- $6K in The Bank Vault
Billie (a lady who's wearing hair rollers) plays Pair a Dice for up to $1.5K &/or the Ford Fiesta S (Curtain #1).
1. #8- 5
2. #7- DANGER ZONE ENFORCED; TURNS DOWN $200
3. #6- 6
4. #2- LOSS
4s- #1 & #5
5- #4
6- #3
As the featured couple of the day, Janey (who's wearing slightly big fake ears) & Timothy Hutchins (dressed as an elf; they've been together for three years) turn down all of this for $900:
Cape Spade purse (Jonathan)- Chocolate diamond golden necklace ($2,945 total)
SILVER ENVELOPE- Extreme crocheting getaway
BB- Five-night trip to Machaca Hill Rainforest Canopy Lodge in Belize ($8,844)
CURTAIN #2 (involves water; offered third)- Elephant in a bathtub
Kimberly (a stay-at-home mom w/ four kids & dogs dressed as Raggedy Ann) plays Go Big or Go Home for potentially the $16K FIAT 500 MT (Curtain #3). The gift card on the top row this time's from AmericanAirlines.
1. 4: $1K (Bad roll: 4)
2. 3: $750 ($1,750)(BR: 1)
3. 6: $750 ($2.5K)(needs a 3 for the FIAT, a 6 for the gift tag, but a 1 will cost her everything)- BAILOUT
4. 1: GO HOME
A tall man named Kendrick gets $1K to play the Red/Green Boxes Deal. He buys the GB for his entire grand.
RB- 3-D camcorder w/ external hard drive ($2K)
GB- Three-day trip to Fast Lane Racing School ($4,195)
PERFECT ROUND
Daniel (a guy dressed as a chicken who's going to school in the hopes of taking over a human services department) plays Guess the Trip from its Distance (Curtain #1).
Mileage from LAX: 2,345
Possible Destinations: New Orleans, Toronto & Anchorage
GUESS: N.O.
Even though he sits for a few seconds on the sure thing for this deal, $3,300 worth of patio furniture (BB), he's going on.
CURTAIN #1- Anchorage ($8,132; N.O.'s 1,671 miles away)
He also loses out on any chance of going to Big Deal Land, because Kendrick decides to go racing.
THE BIG DEAL: But Patricia WON'T be going any farther after choosing DOOR #2- rather, she'll soon be watching herself on three TVs in a deal totaling $7,700 that also includes 100 DVDs.
#1- $2,165
#3- Trip to bolongo bay in St. Thomas ($6,297) & Toyota Corolla ($17,460)
For the Quickie Deals we do see, Talina's dressed as a giant die, but she can't give Wayne a pair of regulation dice for $300; Vanessa (dressed as a construction worker) finds for Jonathan something w/ the line "Made in the U.S.A." marked on it or inside it (a book in this case) for $100.
TPiR: Thuy Le, Jason Cary, Veronica Rone & Paul Richard from the Marine Corps all hear the cue first and the first IUFB on this day's a SONY PSP package (Amber inside the clam)(current truck cue).
Paul: $789/Veronica: $750/Thuy: $650/Jason: $800
ARP: $670
Thuy, a physical therapist from Orange County, plays 1 Right Price for a SONY 3-D desktop computer system (Rachel) & a pair of Giuseppe Zonotti handbags (Amber)("Wild Ones" by Flo Rida featuring Sia).
ORP: $3,350 (Gwendolyn)
PICK: Handbags- WIN! (Computer: $2,600)
Player #5's Alyssa Perez and the second thing on the Wednesday PUFB list appears to be the Napoleon patio torches (Gwen behind splitting sign)("Someone Like You" by Adele).
Paul: $1,002/Veronica: BUCK/ALYSSA: $1K/Jason: $1,001
Anti-terrorism officer Paul (who's been serving for 19 yrs.) wins that $1,598 prize pairing and plays the Range Game for these additional patio-themed prizes- the Summerset kitchen island and the Omaha Steaks deluxe culinary package (Amber at Door #3)("Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock). Out of a $10,600-$11,300 range, the stopper's activated at $10,773-$10,923...it's $10,923 RIGHT ON THE MONEY!
Going red second's Wendy Martins and the third GUFB's a foldable treadmill (Rachel behind GPT)("Breathing" by Jason Derulo).
WENDY: $699/Veronica: $525/Alyssa: $800/Jason: $801
ARP: $1,900
Jason, a Cal State Fullerton student from Corona, CA whose last name's repeated again because it sounds exactly the same as Drew's (without the E), plays Switcheroo (Gwen) for the Honda CR-Z (Std., Mirror, Mats)(Amber at Door #3)(MGHS theme by Edd Kalehoff for that, "Brokenhearted" by Karmin for the SPs). Board:
$19,9_1: HONDA
$_9: Manicure case
$_6: Libman cleaning system
$_5: Burburry pouch
$_7: Beverage jar
NUMBERS AVAILABLE: 1, 3, 5, 6 & 9
My guesses:
$19,911: HONDA
$69: Manicure case
$36: Cleaning system
$95: Pouch
$57: Jar
First Attempt:
$19,951 (he had the three up there first): HONDA
$39: Manicure case
$16: Cleaning system
$65: Pouch
$97: Beverage jar
ONE RIGHT
FINAL ANSWERS:
$19,991: HONDA
$59: Manicure case
$16: Cleaning system
$35: Pouch
$67: Beverage jar
WINS CLEANING SYSTEM & CASE
Other ARPs:
HONDA: $19,931 (ouch; the mats for that car cost $99)
Pouch: $95
Jar: $37
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN #1:
Jason ($1,975): Half-Dollar + 35 = $.85
Thuy ($6,620): 20 + 30 = H-D
Paul ($12,521): 75 + NICKEL = $.80
Next announced by George's Tuan Tran and the following GUFB's the quad Kodak camcorders (Amber & Rachel)(another Edd cue used).
Wendy: $901/Veronica: $600/Alyssa: $300/TUAN: $700
ARP: $758
Tuan from Orange County plays Make Your Move ("Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera) for some snowboarding goggles (Rachel), a Lamar women's snowboard (Rachel) & a four-night trip to Mammoth Lakes, CA (Manuela at Door #2). Setup:
953635647
Final Guesses:
953635647
The Peanut Gallery didn't like his original guesses of $47, $953 & $6,356 respectively...but they should like the guesses he has now, because he wins!
Next to report to the green position's Maegen Sue from the front row & Contestant's Row now needs to bid on the Le Creuset cookware (Amber at Door #5)("So Good" by B.o.B.).
Wendy: $699/Veronica: $545/Alyssa: $499/MAEGEN: $599
ARP: $801
Bad news for Veronica, but good for Wendy from Corona- she could win this edition of the Grand Game w/ $7.5 as its target price. The grocery items today ("Love You Like a Love Song" by Selena Gomez & The Scene) are the Aspercreme Heat Gel, Hidden Valley Ranch, Alka-Seltzer Plus, 10 Ghirardelli with Love Squares, Hartz Ultra Guard Reflecting Flea & Tick Collar and Gold Bond Ultimate daily moisturizing lotion w/ Vitamin E.
1. Ranch- $3.79 ($10)
2. Lotion ($8.99)
Aspercreme- $6.79
A-S- $4.22
Chocolate- $9
Collar- $5.19
Old Dominion University's Lynn Bremby will be the last selected "Price" participant today & the final IUFB's four pairs of Prada ladies' sunglasses ("A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri).
LYNN: $1,200/Veronica: $1,201/Alyssa: $900/Maegen: BUCK
ARP: $1,005
Alyssa plays That's Too Much for a '12 KIA Forte EX sedan (Rachel at Door #3).
1. $14,185
2. $16,699
3. $18,941- TAKE THAT, AUDIENCE! (ARP: $18,350)SCSD #2:
Wendy ($811): WINS ANOTHER $1K & SHOWCASE BERTH
Tuan ($5,135): 60 + Half-Dollar = OVER BY A DIME
Alyssa ($19,355): Quarter + 35 = $.60
Wendy needs to win on her Bonus Spin in order to be the Top Winner in the Showcase...$.95 won't do it, though.
WAYS TO RELAX SHOWCASE (using an Edd Showcase cue for the first two prizes only):
Door #1- Round Beachcomber Hot Tub (Rachel)
Door #3- Home theater room (Amber)
Near Door #4- Eight-day FineFoodandWineCuisine.com cruise to Tahiti (using the current main trip cue)
JASON PASSES TO WENDY; WENDY BIDS $22.5K ON FURNITURE/CRUISE SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR FURNITURE/CRUISE SHOWCASE: $23,333
JASON'S FOOD TRUCK SHOWCASE ("Stronger" by Kelly Clarkson):
Right of Door #2 (The Grilled Cheese Truck's inside it for now)- Judge's seat at 10th Annual Bread-Butter-Cheese-Victory! The Grilled Cheese Festival (Amber & Gwen; also includes a catered party from said food truck for 50 friends) and a six-night trip to The Roosevelt Hotel in NYC (Amber; only the NYC trip of this prize package counts towards the ARP of this Showcase)
Inside- Chevrolet Colorado (Gwen drives it out)
JASON BIDS 23 G's ON TRIP/TRUCK SHOWCASE
MY BID FOR TRIP/TRUCK SHOWCASE: $25,565
SHOWCASE ARPs:
Wendy: $26,536 (Difference: $4,036)
Jason: $25,357 (Difference: $2,357)(I would've WSD'ed)
Jason could've gone home w/ $47K+ in merchandise, but he still leaves w/ $27,332 of that; Wendy leaves w/ $1,811 in cash & cookware.
TODAY'S PG RECORD: 4-2
TOTAL WINNINGS: $72,774
WoF: This is one of those nights where Pat refers to Jim Thornton as Jimmy.
$1K T-U: Person
_ _ _ E _ D L Y
_ _ _ E _ _ _ R D
Andy nails FRIENDLY LIFEGUARD. Before we get back to this beach, we need to meet these people:
Andy Frankhart (Bristow, VA)- A project manager for an I.T. services company who's a huge Washington Nationals fan (incidentally, MLB begins its new season tonight)
Temi Ademuwagun (Jamaica, NY for 16 yrs.; originally from Nigeria)- A third-year student at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in the City
Ashley Worth (El Cajon, CA)- A 9th & 10th Grade English teacher at Santana High School in Santee
$2K T-U: Things
_ A _ U L O U S
_ _ I _ E S
Temi takes too long on the second word, so Ashley could be on her way to a "Fortune" in FABULOUS PRIZES.
Wednesday's Beach Vacation: Holualoa Inn in Hawaii from Bed and Breakfast.com ($6,590)
Gorton's Jackpot Round: What Are You Doing?
Ashley's off & running w/ a $1K N's couple, five E's, a $300 G, a $1,600 pair of P's & two I's, then she calls five T's to add $12.5K to her stake and the $400 K at the start, Free PLAYS an A & picks up the green 1/2 KIA courtesy of a $1K H couplet. After adding two $500 S's, we have...
K E E P I N G / _ P
_ I T H / T H E
_ A T E S T / T _ E N _ S
...her KEEPING UP WITH THE LATEST TRENDS for a $17,300 solve!
PERFECT ROUND
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: 11 big onesCurrent Scores:
Ashley: $19,300 (1/2 KIA)/Andy: $1K/Temi: $0
Mystery Round: Same Letter
Andy hits $3.5K right away & calls two T's (one at the end of the second & third words), then he spins the Mystery Wedge in between FP & Lose a Turn & calls two $1K R's (Bankrupt was back there) before lighting three E's, an A, a $300 N, a $1K L while on the other MW & the remaining vowels of two O's...
_ E R _ O N A L
_ E T
_ R O _ E _ T
...and he gets this PERSONAL PET PROJECT finished for a $9,550 payoff (which might've been $18,550 had he possessed the grapefruits).
PERFECT ROUND #2
Current Scores:
Ashley: $19,300 (1/2 KIA)/Andy: $10,550/Temi: $0
Prize Puzzle Round: Fun & Games
Temi takes the other 1/2 KIA w/ a $500 T, then she puts up two S's for an additional $1,600, three E's, two A's, a $1,200 R pairing, a $1.5K H set & the rest of the vowels (three O's & U's, plus an I singleton). Following that are an $800 N but then a critical dud of C, giving Ashley a free chance at solving this...
R O _ A _ / _ _ U S H
_ U _ _ / H O U S E
T H R E E / O _
A / _ I N _
...& she does get ROYAL FLUSH, FULL HOUSE THREE OF A KIND for the $5K Mandalay Bay trip courtesy of Vegas.com & Hotwire.com.
SOLE DUD: $500 C (Temi)
TONIGHT'S SPIN ID: JW9418594 (James W.)
Current Scores:
Ashley: $24,300 in cash & Vegas/Andy: $10,550/Temi: NIL
WHEEL Deals! Wednesday Offer of the Week: 25 shutterfly greeting cards for half the original $40 price; use that SonyCard & the price goes down to $18
$3K T-U: Rhyme Time
Y _ _ / S N O O _ E
_ _ U / _ _ _ _
Andy says the "Cram" slogan "YOU SNOOZE, YOU LOSE" to move to $13,550.
R4: Phrase
His base letter call of T's a dud while on $5K (so the audience had a reason not to clap when he landed on it). Second for Temi are two $900 N's, four $500 S's, trip I's, a $400 G at the end & the B at the start of both lines for $1,600 extra...
B _ S I N _ S S / I S
B _ _ _ I N G
...& at long last for her, BUSINESS IS BOOMING for $5,550 & control.
SOLE DUD: $5K T (Andy)
Current Scores:
Ashley: $24,300 in cash & L.V./Andy: $13,550/Temi: $5,550
R5: Event
After she starts w/ a $300 T, we go right to Last Chance Mode...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / T _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
...w/ a $1.5K Final Spin. Ashley later calls three N's...
_ R _ S S _ N _ / T H _
_ _ N _ S H / L _ N _
...& she's CROSSING THE FINISH LINE in first place as far as we're concerned w/ nine more grand! Temi left $4,800 on the table.
Final Scores:
Ashley: $33,300 in cash & trip/Andy: $13,550/Temi: $5,550
GT: $52,400
NO BANKRUPT TRASH THIS EVENING
Big Money Round #135: The single-star is where the Bonus Wheel halts for Ashley.
Subject: Phrase
Another decent RSTLNE beginning here:
_ N / T _ E / S _ _ E
_ _ _ E
PMHO gives her at least one more letter in the all-important bottom word...
O N / T _ E / S _ M E
P _ _ E
...ON THE SAME PAGE in her "Wheel" diary, she will proudly say this bonus puzzle was "Worth" $40K to her, making her the show's biggest winner to date this year w/ $73,300 in cash & trip!
RG: This episode has a title of "Johnnie Don't Know", because of this particular game:
JOHNNIE (woman):
Age: 48
Hometown: Anderson, IN
Vehicle: Grey '03 Nissan Sentra
Intel: Favorite food's corn on the cob
Host: Tom
1. What N.W.A./Easy-E song shares its title w/ a John Singleton movie?
Guess: "Easy" (A: "Boyz in Da Hood")
2. How many legs does a spider have?
Guess: Eight
3. How many times does the letter T appear in the word "tattoo"?
Guess: Two
4. What animal competes w/ humans in Olympic Equestrian events?
Guess: Hors
Final Question: What political party represented by a donkey does President Barack Obama belong to?
Guess: Democrat- PAID!
PAMELA:
Impound Lot Game
Age: 37
Vehicle: Yellow '01 Escape
Intel: Not a big salad eater
Host: Tom
TOTAL REPO
MERARI:
Age: 37
Hometown: Lindenwold, NJ
Vehicle: Black '05 BMW 528i
Intel: Yay boobs!
Host: Josh1. What's the central religious text for Islam?
Guess: "The Koran"
2. "She's a very kinky girl..." is a lyric in what Rick James hit (that also served as the tune to a famous commercial for the NBC version of "The Weakest Link", which has now ended in the U.K.)?
Guess: "Superfreak"
3. Which of the seven days of the week has the longest name?
Guess: Wednesday- SWEEP!
Millionaire Wednesday:
Conclusion of W. John Jameson's Game
Game 2
Start of Game 3
(Also: Joey Falco retained his "Jeopardy!" title w/ $20K tonight, $23,999 for two days.)
Episode ratings:
9: "Wheel of Fortune"
8: "Repo Games"
7: "Jeopardy!" & "The Price is Right"
6: "Let's Make a Deal"
5: "Millionaire"