EPISODE #5683: TEACHERS WEEK
Opening Flashback Clip (May 31, 2001): After Lou solves a puzzle for $4,600, he wanted to look like Pat because of the matching suits they wore.
$1K Toss-Up: PLACE
_ O _ _ U T _ R
_ A _
Mike solves COMPUTER LAB, and let’s meet Wednesday’s educators…
Mike Mazzarella: 10th/12th grade math teacher at Annandale HS who graduated from the Univ. of Maryland and was their university’s mascot (Testudo the Turtle) from Annandale, VA
Lindsay Gale: just finished her first year of teaching first grade at Turbotville Elementary married to Matt w/ three sons from Bloomsburg, PA
Daydra E. Wilks: Special Ed teacher at Guilford Preparatory Academy who’s also a part of their handbell choir & has been asked to be part of the Bennett College for Women’s alumni from Greensboro, NC (orig. from St. Louis)
$2K Toss-Up: PROPER NAMES
S _ _ _ A _ E S
_ N _ / _ _ _ T O
They are two famous philosophers and Mike’s two for two w/ SOCRATES AND PLATO.
FEATURED PRIZE (sponsored by “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”): a Sony Home Entertainment System worth $5,305
Jackpot Round: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
It’s all Mike this round — three N’s for the WC, a $300 G, two I’s, six E’s, and a $1,200 T pair.
_ E _ _ I N G
_ E T _ E E N
T _ E / _ I N E _
He’s READING BETWEEN THE LINES for $2,500 — PR.
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $6,400
Mystery Round: QUOTATION
Lindsay leads off w/ seven $350 T’s, and two H’s for the home entertainment package. But after buying a single A, she BANKRUPTS on the MDW’s left side to forfeit $8,505 cash and entertainment. Daydra secondly picks up the 1/2 CAR next to the pink $900 w/ a Q. After a $900 N pair and a $7K worth of double S’s…
T _ / _ _
_ _ / N _ T / T _ / _ _
T H A T / _ I S / T H _
Q _ _ S T _ _ N
She solves “TO BE, OR NOT TO BE, THAT IS THE QUESTION” from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” for $8,400.
SOLE BANKRUPT: Lindsay
Mike: $5,500 WC/Lindsay: $0/Daydra: $8,400 1/2 CAR
Bonus Puzzle Flashback (Sept. 19, 2002): THING
Carrie McAdams chose MDPO…
P O _ O / S T _ _ _
…and she hopped away w/ the victory on this POGO STICK for $50K.
Prize Puzzle Round: THINGS
Daydra opens w/ two $550 S’s, a $900 R, two A’s, and three E’s (a null cycle was cut out here), followed by a $450 G, O, a $500 C, three N’s for the Pilot cash gift tag, and two FP W’s (she tried to pick said wedge up before Pat stopped her!). Here’s what we have now…
A W E – _ N S _ _ R _ N G
O C E A N / _ _ E W S
After banking $5,700 cash and gift tag, she’ll have some AWE-INSPIRING OCEAN VIEWS at the Anacaona Boutique Hotel on the island of ANGUILLA worth $6,025 for a total of $11,725 that round.
TECHNICAL PR
UNAIRED DUD: T (Lindsay, as evidenced by Pat’s comment in R4: “This time, there is a T”)
Mike: $5,500 WC/Lindsay: $0/Daydra: $20,125 cash & prizes
$3K Toss-Up: PEOPLE
The puzzleboard didn’t reveal the letters right away.
S T U _ E N T
_ _ _ _ _ _ L
Lindsay gets some help from the STUDENT COUNCIL to finally get off the schneid.
Round 4: PHRASE
First from Lindsay’s mouth are a $350 T and an R for roadblock. Secondly, Daydra says L for loss of turn. Third, Mike does most of the work ($500 N, $400 D, four A’s, S, and twin E’s and O’s) before hitting LaT. Lindsay next inserts two M’s for $1,600…
A / _ A M E / O _
_ A T / A N D / M O _ S E
…and she’s playing A GAME OF CAT AND MOUSE for $1,950.
DUDS: R (Lindsay), L (Daydra)
SOLE LaT: Mike
Mike: $5,500 WC/Lindsay: $4,950/Daydra: $20,125 cash & prizes
Speed-Up: FUN AND GAMES
Consonant’s are worth $1,350 apiece. Daydra tried to spin the wheel, but Pat stopped her.
Daydra: 2 T’s
Mike: 2 N’s
Lindsay: 2 R’s
T _ R _ _ _ N _
_ _ T _ R / _ _ _ _ _ _ N _
Lindsay’s kids love THROWING WATER BALLOONS, as she quickly solves this puzzle for $2,700.
FINAL SCORES
Mike: $5,500/Lindsay: $7,650/Daydra: $20,125 cash & prizes
GT: $33,275
BANKRUPT TRASH: $8,505 cash and electronics
$100K Bonus Round
Nobody’s in the audience w/ Daydra, but she lands on the C.
Category: THING
To get her started…
_ R _ E _
L _ _ _ _ E R
HDMI only gives her the vowel…
_ R I E _
L _ _ _ _ E R
After a BRIEF LAYOVER in her “Wheel” journey, she doesn’t come close w/ her guesses ending in LEATHER. That costs her $30K, and she leaves w/ $20,125 cash and trip.
$5K SPIN ID: SN9756635
MY RATING: 6
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 
R3: Great round for Daydra!
My Rating: 7
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Shouldn’t the BR be Event?
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Not very bad on this episode, although the BR was kinda tricky that focusing on one word and not both can sometimes be their undoing. The most hilarious part is where eventual winner Daydra tried to pick up the Free Play wedge (that LED wedge was glued to the wheel template, we dunno if that is battery powered or by electricity, as said by Pat when she try to shock us all LMAO)
All five BR puzzles that week in this dreadful week all happened to be THING, that’s no wonder why some long-time fans in the three-category rule that choosing THING is a rather risky move after all (and that dreaded orange text highlighter).
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