"Wheel of Fortune"/"Jeopardy!" 11/30/12

WoF: This is the end of this yr.'s Secret Santa Sweepstakes.

$1K T-U: What Are You Doing?

_ H O _ _ _ N G

O N L _ _ _

Ashley knows about SHOPPING ONLINE. The last three Secret Santas at this time:

Ashley Purnell (L.A. for nine months; originally from Philadelphia)- A graphic designer for a downtown apparel company
Jason Hanscom (Savage, MD)- A Navy Chief Petty Officer stationed at Ft. Meade who's been deployed nine times over 14 countries; his sister got married to an Army War Officer in Germany (additionally, his wife Kimberly's a CPO as well) & he has a five-yr.-old daughter
Kathy Lucas (Huntington, WV)- A retired civilian from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers w/ two sons (Air Force Master Sergeant Christopher & A.F. Air Traffic Controller & Civilian Sam); she occasionally takes photos

$2K T-U: Living Thing

T I _ _ _ R

W O _ F

Ashley's a letter short by saying TIGER WOLF.

T I M _ _ R

W O _ F

Kathy steals TIMBER WOLF.

Tonight's Gift Tag: LobsterGram

Eggland's Best Jackpot R: The 90's

Kathy spins & calls a $600 N, buys two I's and calls a $700 S & a $900 T (beginning of the solution), then going down her road are four E's, a $700 H pair, an A & an $800 P...

T H E / _ _ E S H

P _ I N _ E / _ _

_ E _ - A I _

...& solves the TV show "THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR" for $950 more than what she won from the second T-U.

PERFECT ROUND
FINAL UNCLAIMED JACKPOT THIS CONTEST: $8,350

Current Scores:

Jason: $0/Kathy: $4,950/Ashley: $1K

Mystery R: Before & After

Ashley starts off this round w/ an $1,800 pair of T's and couples of O's & E's, then she's struck gold on three R's to add $1.5K to her stake & a $1,400 S double, but then she's stopped by saying P. Second, Jason calls for a C, also a negative. Third, Kathy searches & picks out a $500 H to finish the last word of the three (SHORTS), two A's (one at the very start of this puzzle) but then she spins the left Bankrupt of the MDW. After Ashley's U buy to finish the vowel section, she FPs the $500 M to round out the first word (AMATEUR) & calls a $1K B while on the MW next to FP...

A M A T E U R

B O _ E R

S H O R T S

...she then puts out her pair of AMATEUR BOXER SHORTS to take first place for the time being w/ $5,450...which could've been $14,450.

DUDS: $400 C (Jason), $350 P (Ashley)

Current Scores:

Jason: SNOW/Kathy: $4,950/Ashley: $6,450

Prize Puzzle R: Phrase

Jason leads off this crucial search w/ an $800 T & two E's, but his next spin puts him at Lose a Turn. Second, Kathy rings up triple N's for $1,650, double I's, two $700 G's & cuatro R's for $3,600 more...

G R I N N I N G / _ R _ _

E _ R / T _ / E _ R

...she & someone else will be GRINNING FROM EAR TO EAR, because she's made 6,400 more dollars & a $6,200 Rincon Beach Resort trip.

SOLE LaT: Jason

Current Scores:

Jason: SNOWBALL/Kathy: $17,550 in cash & Puerto Rico/Ashley: $6,450

$3K T-U: Occupation

_ _ S _

J _ C _ _ Y

Jason finally gets hot due to a DISC JOCKEY.

R4: Thing

He instantaneously Bankrupts next to five grand. Second for Kathy are triple the T's for $1,050 & the same number of E's, as well as the $450 H, the his/her L's for 16 extra bills and the twin I's to freeze out the rest of the vowels, but she's then frozen herself by calling M. A $5K R at the end's selected by Ashley, but next S for stop. Following Jason's dud N request, Kathy plucks the $1K P couple...

T H E / L I T T L E

_ I P P E R

...& THE LITTLE DIPPER turns into 36 more Benjamins for her.

DUDS: $650 M (Kathy), $500 N (Jason), $350 S (Ashley)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Jason

Current Scores:

Jason: $3K/Kathy: $21,150 in cash & P.R./Ashley: $6,450

Speed-Up: Rhyme Time

Consonants are each payable at...$1.5K; missed the big one by that much. Kathy's called the P...

T H _ / _ _ N

_ _ T H / T H _ / P _ _ N

...she denies THE MAN WITH THE PLAN his $3K, because she's $6K happier; Ashley left $4.5K on the table.

Final Scores:

Jason: $3K/Kathy: $27,150 in cash & trip/Ashley: $6,450
GT: $36,600

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH: $250

JASON'S SPIN ID: PS01293 (Paula S.)
ASHLEY'S SPIN ID: JR2590870 (Judyth R.)

Maxwell House Regular BR #52: Kathy's Bonus Wheel spin slides to the E in AMERICA'S at the last moment.

Category: People

The basic assistance Vanna gives us:

_ _ _ E / _ N _
 
_ _ _ S

DPGO gives her at least one D...

_ _ _ E / _ N D

_ _ D S

...& another, but she needed the F. They were WIFE AND KIDS & the $45K goes unclaimed (not sure if the TV show "My Wife and Kids" would've helped had that been used as the bonus puzzle). Still, her $27,150 in cash & vacation will be absolutely matched to a lucky WWC member.

FINAL SSS SPIN ID: AW03348 (Aplies W.)

$579,151 in cash & stuff was given away this season on the SSS!

Last to Play Jeopardy! On the Week:
Tim Norris (Knoxville)- Assistant district attorney
Karen Poole (D.C.)- Graduate student of Paleontology
CHAMP: Jason Shore (whose two-day cash winnings total $45,200)

Let's Get This Game Underway W/:
THE CDC SAYS
THEIR ORIGINAL NAMES
BEER ME!
42
TURN UP THE HEAT
IT'S CHILE IN HERE

Jason goes 4 out of 5 in 42, then SWEEPS Turn Up the Heat (but the audience doesn't applaud after it happens) to move to $5,400. Tim messed up on the last TUtH answer, but he quickly gets to a positive $200 at halftime; Jason's well in Lock Game Territory at the time w/ $6,200. On the next-to-last clue this rd. in It's Chile in Here, Karen pockets a DD & has $3,200 to Jason's $9K; Tim's back to zilch. To nearly double her current winnings, here's her $3K answer:

Chile's the world's leading producer of this metal that has been called "the salary of Chile".

"What is copper?"...$6,200. Jason finishes this board exactly at five digits ($10K).

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $400 (It's Chile in Here)
UNATTEMPTED LT: $1,600
TOTAL LT: $2K

Another 30 Clues Amongst These Topics:
DANCE COMPANIES
LETTER PERFECT
THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N. 
CLASSIFICATION IS IN
AT THE MOVIE
END OF THE LINE

Both of those DDs are left in Dance Companies & The U.S. Ambassador to the U.N...& one goes to the champ assigned to the $1,600 The U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. spot; he has $23,600 compared to Karen's $11,600. For 15 more pictures of Franklin:

This man got the assignment in 1971; he'd get to appoint two other men to the job himself.

"Who was George H.W. Bush?"...yeah indeed to get this Jason to $25,100! As this DD at the end of Dance Companies gets found...it's unfortunately also the end for Tim, as he still has a gooseegg; that last one was awarded to Karen w/ $11,400. She bets $3K, so to barely stay in the match:

During foreign tours, the Marinsky Ballet Company is known by this name.

"What is..The Moscow Ballet?"...it's all over. Correct: What is The Kirov Ballet?

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $800 (Dance Companies)
UNATTEMPTED LT: $8,400
TOTAL DJ! LT: $9,200

Head's Up Final J! Count:
Jason: $25,100 (LG!)
Karen: $8,400

CORYAT SCORES:
Jason: $25,200
Karen: $9,200

FJ! TOPIC #55: 20th Century American Writers.

A publisher's note on one of his books called him "The Terror of Typesetters" & "An Enigma to Book Reviewers".

KAREN:
Response: "Who is (Jack) Kerouac?"
Final score: BUCK

JASON:
Response: "Who is George McCarthy?" (Correct: Who was E.E. Cummings?)
Retains w/: $22,600

His three-evening total: $67,800.

EPISODE RATING FOR BOTH: 7