"Wheel of Fortune" 10/3

Intro Flashback Moment ('97): The end-of-show chat where Vanna talks about wearing a foundation/girdle

$1K T-U: On the Map

_ _ N I C E

B E A C _

Darryl IDs VENICE BEACH in CA. Now, let's see where these three folks come from:

Darryl Thomas (Raleigh, NC)- A city water flow worker married to Pat w/ daughter Nicole & grandson James who's working on his third novel
Dorlene Wiseman (La Quinta, CA)- A marketing specialist for one of the world's biggest beauty companies who's married to Terry w/ son Connor; she just took up golf
Phyllis Rider (Milton, WV)- A 7th Grade Science teacher at Barboursville Middle School w/ a college boy named Dylan & children Corten & Cage; she goes Geocatching

$2K T-U: Fun & Games

F _ I _ S / A N D

C _ _ _ _ H E E L S

Phyllis can't do some FLIPS AND CARTWHEELS just yet, but she's on the board & has control.

Featured Trip: Durango Mountain Resort ($5,125)

meineke Jackpot Round: What Are You Doing?

She gets $2K & the Dick's Sporting Goods gift card right away w/ four N's, then she spins Lose a Turn as well as Darryl. Then, Dorlene calls the obvious $300 G at the end of the first word (of three) but then L for loss. Phyllis gets to spin again after opting to buy three I's; she then calls a baddie of C. After Darryl's second spin, he gets the Wild Card & $1K w/ two R's, an A, a $500 Jackpot T (next-to-last letter of the solution), a pair of O's, the $400 S at the end & the double E's to finish the vowels off. The layout now...

E A R N I N G

_ R O _ N I E

_ O I N T S

...he's EARNING BROWNIE POINTS to the tune of $1,150 & also starts the next puzzle.

DUDS: $800 C (Phyllis), $400 L (Dorlene)
LaTs: 2 (Phyllis & Darryl)
FINAL UNWON JACKPOT TOTAL: $8,400

Current Scores:

Dorlene: $0/Phyllis: $2K/Darryl: $2,150 WC

Mystery Round: Same Name

He gets this puzzle started w/ a $400 N, a $650 D, the A (finishing the obvious AND as the second word of four), a $300 T & an E, then he lands on the Mystery Wedge next to the Million Dollar Wedge & calls three $1K S's (but the $10K was on the back) before saying a dud of M. Second, Dorlene makes the call of two C's while on Free PLAY for $1K, the purchase of dos I's but then runs into Bankrupt trouble next to top dollar to lose $750. Third, Phyllis retrieves the 1/2 CAR in between $350 & $900 courtesy of a $1K S pairing...

H _ C _ E _ / A N D

_ I S H

S T I C _ S

...& correctly speaks HOCKEY AND FISH STICKS.

SOLE DUD: $600 M (Darryl)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Dorlene
 
Current Scores:

Dorlene: $0/Phyllis: $3K 1/2 CAR/Darryl: $2,150 WC

Bonus Puzzle Blast from the Past #13 (Fall '02)(Thing)(Jon called DPMO):

M _ N _ _ _ N

He couldn't get MINIVAN.

Prize Puzzle Round: Quotation

Dorlene starts her bank for this round at $1.5K by calling three N's, but then comes the LaT. Second, Phyllis calls four S's to claim that MDW but she then gets her second LaT of the match. Third, Daryl Bankrupts out next to top dollar to give up that WC. Dorlene follows by lighting two G's for 16 bills, an I, a $650 M, an A couplet & a couple of $500 S's for the other 1/2 CAR, then two E's, a $600 H & the leftover quadruple O's. Two $500 S's later...

A / _ O L L I N G

S T O N E

G A T H E _ S

N O / M O S S

...she remembers the Publius Syrus line "A ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS" to get out of gooseegg territory & take the lead w/ $5,350 & a trip to the Tequila Sunrise The Villa worth $9,280.

LaTs: 2 (women)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Daryl
 
Current Scores:

Dorlene: $14,630 in cash & Caribbean/Phyllis: $3K/Daryl: $2,150
 
$3K T-U: Proper Name

_ A N C E

_ R M _ _ _ _ _ G

Darryl solves the now-disgraced LANCE ARMSTRONG to jump to $5,150.

Speed-Up: Fictional Characters

That was a $1,700 Final Spin. After Phyllis calls out an N...

S N _ _ _ _ / &

_ _ _ _ S T _ _ _

...she solves "Peanuts" characters SNOOPY & WOODSTOCK; Daryl left behind $3,400.

Final Scores:

Dorlene: $14,630 in cash & trip/Phyllis: $4,700/Daryl: $5,150
GT: $24,480

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding cardboard): $750

Maxwell House BR #11: Dorlene spins the E in AMERICA'S.

Subject: Thing

The second word should be obvious at the start, I think:

_ _ _ E

R E _ _ R _

CMPA adds...

_ _ _ E

R E _ A R _

...she doesn't win the HUGE REWARD of the FIAT & leaves w/ her PP Round earnings.

$5K SPIN ID #13: CC5453652 

EPISODE RATING: 6