EPISODE #5728: HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Opening Flashback Clip (Nov. 17, 2000): During a Pot of Gold sweepstakes week, Pat points out that he has an identical twin named Paul Sajak in the audience
$1K Toss-Up: THINGS
_ R E C I O _ S
_O M _ _ _ _
Deryk tries to blurt out the answer, but it’s Lindsay who buzzes in first and solves PRECIOUS MOMENTS. Let’s meet her and the male opposition…
Lindsay Pemberton: Morehead State Univ. senior studying history/philosophy and a part time title clerk at an Ohio title agency married w/ one son & two stepsons from Cattlesburg, KY
Joe Sampson: elementary school principal married to Julie for nine years w/ two kids from Charleston, SC
Deryk Detz: security guard and a full-time film major at Santa Monica College who wants to be a filmmaker from North Hollywood, CA (orig. from MA)
$2K Toss-Up: ON THE MAP
T O _ _ _ A
_ _ _ _ _ _
Deryk was about to go w/ / TACOMA, WASHINGTON, but he knows he blew it.
T O _ _ _ A
K _ _ _ _ _
Joe locates TOPEKA, KANSAS.
FEATURED $5K PRIZE: yowza!!
Jackpot Round: AROUND THE HOUSE
The first letters from Joe are three $800 R’s, two E’s, and two O’s before he BANKRUPTs near $650 to give back $1,900. Second, Deryk says a single $400 S, three $2,500 T’s, three A’s, and a $2,400 M trio. We have…
_ R O _ R A M M A _ _ E
T _ E R M O S T A T
He solves PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTAT for $10,050.
SOLE BANKRUPT: Joe
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $9,500
Holiday Greeting of the Night: Contestant Department Coordinators
Mystery Round: MOVIE QUOTE
Our early leader begins this big puzzle w/ two $450 R’s, six E’s and a worthless vowel of O while on FP. After that minor roadblock, he inserts a $350 V, an obvious Y for that MDW (the first word’s EVERY) and three A’s before the other normal BANKRUPT takes away $750 and the MDW. From here, Lindsay goes for a quick solve after selecting two $900 T’s and four I’s…
E V E R Y / T I _ E/ A
_ E _ _ / R I _ _ _ / A _
A _ _ E _ / _ E T _
_ I _ / _ I _ _ _
…she recites “EVERY TIME A BELL RINGS, AN ANGEL GETS HIS WINGS” from “It’s a Wonderful Life for $1,550.
SOLE DUD: O (Deryk)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Deryk
Bonus Puzzle Flashback (September 22, 2003): PHRASE
Phyl was in great shape after calling GCPA…
A / P A S S _ N G
_ A N C _
…and she solved A PASSING FANCY for a Honda S-2000 roadster!
Lindsay: $2,550/Joe: $2K/Deryk: $10,050
Prize Puzzle Round: LIVING THING
Getting Lindsay started are four $450 N’s, five A’s, the obvious $650 D, and two E’s, after which she says a $900 R trio, a single I, two $400 G’s, two FP O’s, and two U’s to clean out the vowel shop. But next is the BANKRUPT near top dollar to burn up her leftover $3,550. Joe next picks up the WC w/ a trio of S’s and puts up a $3,500 P before deciding to solve instead of using the WC…
_ O U _ A N S
P A R R O _ S / A N D
G R E E N / I G U A N A S
In addition to another $5K, he’ll see TOUCANS, PARROTS, AND GREEN IGUANAS on the $6K caravan.com COSTA RICAN TOUR.
SOLE BANKRUPT: Lindsay
Lindsay: $2,550/Joe: $13K cash & tour WC/Deryk: $10,050
$3K Toss-Up: PLACE
_ _ _ L _ R
_ H O _
Joe has nothing.
_ _ _ L O R
_ H O _
The same goes for Deryk.
T A _ L O R
S H O P
Lindsay gets TAILOR SHOP to move to $5,550.
Round 4: PHRASE
The sole lady of the panel first says two $550 S’s and E for error. Joe secondly puts up an $800 T, but we hear the dinging…
_ _ _ _ _ S / _ _ S T
_ _ _ _ S
…and the Final Spin value is set at $1,350.
Joe: L
Deryk: R
Lindsay: M
Joe: 2 A’s
Deryk: D
_ A M _ _ S / L A S T
_ _ R D S
Deryk gets FAMOUS LAST WORDS, but still loses by the cost of a vowel.
SOLE AIRED DUD (before Final Spin): E (Lindsay)
FINAL SCORES
Lindsay: $5,550/Joe: $13K cash & tour WC/Deryk: $12,750
GT: $31,300
BANKRUPT TRASH (MDW excluded): $6,200
$100K Bonus Round
Joe has nobody in the audience w/ him, but he gets that G envelope.
Category: PHRASE
Going up first in this big puzzle are…
_ / _ _ _ E / R _ N _ E
_ _ / _ _ T _ _ N S
CDMA and G give him…
A / _ _ D E / R A N G E
_ _ / _ _ T _ _ N S
After looking at A WIDE RANGE OF OPTIONS from the ULB, he doesn’t even say the first line, so he’s not the second VW Bug winner. Bad playing by him, IMO.
$5K SPIN ID: HB4463578
MY RATING: 5
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 
If $1,500 speed-up, could've tiebreakgame.
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