"Wheel of Fortune" 11/8

Intro Flashback Moment ('98- British Isles Week): A contestant being jumped on by his wife after winning a Land Rover in the BR w/ Pat & Vanna's end-show chat

We're on the Fun & Fit set tonight, meaning there are two cheap rides available- the Ford Fiesta S & FIAT 500c.

$1K T-U: On the Map

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_ _ R T H / D A K _ _ A

Kim's right w/ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. Here's tonight's gang:

Kim Crown (Sherwood, OR)- A Worldwide Company Managing Apartments worker married to Brad w/ four children
Felicia Gretah (Hollywood, FL)- A pre-med student by day, bartender by night & newlywed who rebuilds cars w/ her dad
Nick Dietz (Cleveland)- A recent Ohio State University graduate in Turf Grass Science who's training to be a craps dealer at a casino & just completed his first 40-mile charity bike ride; he even wants to be a golf course superintendent

$2K T-U: Person

_ E _ U L _ R

C U _ T O M _ R

Felicia proves to be a REGULAR CUSTOMER at least for the moment.

Featured Trip: Ireland from Aer Lingus ($5.5K)
Tonight's Gift Tag: HomeGoods

UnitedHealthcare Jackpot Round: Food & Drink

Felicia leads off by saying a $900 S at the end, a top dollar T, three E's & an A, then she goes Bankrupt next to $650 to give up $2,900. Second, Nick takes out three N's for $1,950, FPs three O's but then calls a dud of R. Third, Kim calls three times the D's for $2,100 but then spins the other natural Bankrupt. Once Felicia gets the same Bankrupt she first got, Nick calls the double Z's for 13 bills...

O N E / D O Z E N

_ _ A Z E D

D O _ _ _ N _ T S

...& he smells what Krispy Kreme has been cookin' for a living, ONE DOZEN GLAZED DOUGHNUTS, to retain control of the wheel & be already on the board w/ the early lead to boot.

SOLE DUD: $650 R (Nick)
BANKRUPTS: 3 (two by Felicia, Kim)
LEFT BEHIND IN JACKPOT: $11,550

Current Scores:

Kim: $1K/Felicia: $2K/Nick: $3,250

Mystery Round: Occupation

He begins w/ the $500 R & the WC, but then saying S does him no good. Second, Kim spots two T's while on the MW next to the MDW & tries to turn $2K into 10...no, both ladies each have two Bankrupts so far this evening. Third, Felicia inserts an $800 N but then buys a bad vowel of E following her purchase of two I's. As Nick regains control, he loses it quickly once more by calling F. Kim then hits the normal Bankrupt next to top dollar for the second time this game (& 3rd overall), after which Felicia calls for three L's at $650 each & a $900 B...

_ _ T / _ I R

B _ L L _ _ N

_ I L _ T

...& makes a $3,150 solve of HOT AIR BALLOON PILOT to move into first place herself.

DUDS: E (Felicia), $450 F (Nick), $500 S (Nick)
BANKRUPTS: 2 (both by Kim)

Current Scores:

Kim: $1K/Felicia: $5,150/Nick: $3,250 WC

Bonus Puzzle Blast from the Past #39 ('84)(Person)(she called NTRLSE):

_ _ L E

_ _ R T E R

COLE PORTER was solved for a new Mazda.

Prize Puzzle Round: Song Lyrics (big puzzle alert)

Kim duds out right away w/ R. Second, Felicia rattles off three T's for $1.5K, seven E's, tres H's for $1,050 additional & a $10.5K trio of S's, then she goes to the vowel department & buys the rest of its contents (two O's, an A at the end, two I's & a U) prior to calling a $650 F (finishing the fourth word of FISHES; the last word's SEA), a $700 L & D, a $550 B (which means the next-to-last word's BLUE), a $500 N, a $500 P for the gift card but she then speaks a stopper of M. Moving on, Nick Bankrupts next to top dollar to lose his WC...

_ O _ / T O / T H E

F I S H E S / I N

T H E / D E E P

B L U E / S E A

...after which Kim solves Three Dog Night's "JOY TO THE FISHES IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA" for a $5,700 vacation to The Mill RESORT & SUITES.

DUDS: $300 M (Felicia), $300 R (Kim)

Current Scores:

Kim: $6,700 in cash & Aruba/Felicia: $5,150/Nick: $3,250

$3K T-U: Around the House

C L O S _ _

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Kim grabs a CLOSET ORGANIZER to be three bills shy of $10K in cash & trip.

Speed-Up: What Are You Doing?

Pat Final Spins the biggie, so we're pretty much in Sudden Victory! After a W...

B _ R _ _ N G / _ _ / T _ _

W R _ N G / T R _ _

...both ladies have $30K each in their banks & Kim wins hers by BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE! Nick just had the $6K at the time.

SOLE DUD: S (Nick)

Final Scores:

Kim: $39,700 in cash & travel/Felicia: $5,150/Nick: $3,250
GT: $48,100

TONIGHT'S BANKRUPT TRASH (excluding WC): $7K

Maxwell House Regular BR #36: After we see her hubby in the audience, newly-"Crowned" champ Kim spins that &.

Prompt: Thing

1/3 the letters:

_ _ N _ _

R _ N _

GCDI gives her another 1/3...

_ I N _ _

R I N G 

...& she might be wearing her PINKY (wedding) RING w/ Brad in their new 500c, which also means we have a FOUR-DAY BR SWEEP! That brings her final winnings in cash & stuff to $66,650 & $145K's in the Rebuilding Together bank!

$5K SPIN ID #39: EB2650154

It's reported at the end that Vanna's daughter adopted a mouse (even though Vanna already owns a cat). We can also say $298,014 was given away in-studio during that four-episode period!

EPISODE RATING: 8