BTW, the opening animation for this week is Pat and Vanna driving the Wheelmobile.
EPISODE #6252: WHEEL ACROSS AMERICA
$1K Tossup: LANDMARK
D _ _ _ S _ _ R
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Natalie solves DINOSAUR PARK, even though Pat asked her to clarify her answer. There’s a designated spinner among this trio…
Natalie Crow: part-time movie/TV studio teacher & archer married w/ one child from Burbank
Tiger Coffman: motivational Christian speaker who has neurofibromatosis from Tomball, TX (DS: his dad Tommy)
Courtney Caldwell: a lady who has a degree in Elementary Education & is going to Canada w/ her fiance from Hillsboro, MO
$2K Tossup: AROUND THE HOUSE
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M _ G A _ _ N E S
Natalie goofs this time w/ SASSY MAGAZINES.
_ _ _ S S Y
M _ G A Z I N E S
Tiger is incorrect w/ CLASSY MAGAZINES…and Courtney doesn’t press her buzzer in time, so we have our first TRIPLE STUMPER since near the end of S31 — the answer was GLOSSY MAGAZINES.
TRIP WEDGE: BEACON Hotel in Miami
Tues./Thurs. Gift Tag: Cooper Tires
Round 1: (SONG) TITLE
I no lettered this one.
Courtney’s first letter of N stands for negative. Second, Natalie calls up four T’s for $2,800, two O’s and a U, followed by a $650 H and two M’s for the WC…
T _ _ _ / M _ / O U T / T O
T H _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ M _
…she solves “TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME” for $3,950 and a new total of $4,950.
SOLE DUD: N (Courtney)
Mystery Round: HEADLINE
Natalie’s off and running w/ two T’s for $1,300, three E’s, two H’s for the 1/2 CAR near the pink $600, two A’s, two I’s, and two FP O’s. Next up are three N’s fort the Florida trip, a $500 G, the last vowel of U, a $700 M, $550 L…a $650 B…but then the LaT to likely squander $5,200 plus that FL trip. Moving on to Tiger who says a $700 S, $500 K, $500 Y singles, but then P for phooey. After Courtney squanders her turn w/ a D, the light bulb goes on in Natalie’s head…
A / _ A _ E / B L U E
M O O N / I N / T H E
N I G H T / S K Y
…she solves “A RARE BLUE MOON IN THE NIGHT SKY” for the 52 Benjamins plus the Miami trip worth six grand.
DUDS: P (Tiger), D (Courtney)
SOLE LaT: Natalie
Natalie: $16,150 cash & Miami WC 1/2 CAR/Everybody else: $0 each
PP/Express Round: THINGS
Tiger’s first moves are two S’s for $1,200, three A’s, but then the LaT. Courtney secondly plugs in a $7K T pair, two E’s, a $650 H, and the rest of the vowels (I and three O’s). She follows w/ an $1,800 L pair, a FP G, two $600 N’s, two FP C’s…a $600 R…but then a PAINFUL LaT to let $12K go to waste…
L A _ A / R O C _ S / O N
T H E / C O A S T L I N E
…and Natalie will be seeing LAVA ROCKS ON THE COASTLINE at the Sheraton Kona in HAWAII worth $8,800.
LaTs: 2 (everyone else)
Natalie: $24,950 cash & trips WC/Everybody else: $0 each
$3K Tossup: ON THE MAP
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Tiger has nothing.
H _ N N I B A L
M I _ _ _ _ _ I
Natalie locates HANNIBAL, MISSOURI.
Speed-Up Round: FUN & GAMES
$1,500 is the consonant value (not quite to TD).
Natalie: T
Tiger: H (DUD)
Courtney: R
Natalie: 2 L’s
Tiger: 2 G’s
_ L _ _ _ _ G
L _ _ _ R / T _ G
Tiger spoils Natalie’s technical maingame sweep bid w/ PLAYING LAZER TAG for his only three grand on the night.
SOLE DUD: H (Tiger)
FINAL SCORES
Courtney: $1K GOOSEEGG/Natalie: $27,950 cash & trips WC/Tiger: $3K
GT: $31,950
NO BANKRUPTS!
$100K Bonus Round
Natalie brought along hubby Tom, mom Patty, and friend Mike. The BW stops on the N of SPIN (and as in Natalie).
Category: THING
I don’t wear one of these, but I know it already…
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CHGA and Y give her…
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_ A T C H
…she only gets the second word before going off track, so time has expired on Harry’s OVERSIZED WATCH and she loses the Winnebago Travato (as of this season, the non-Winnebago vehicle is in the studio regardless; these envelopes have the round show logo on top and the Winnebago logo on the bottom).
$5K SPIN ID: HM6635161
MY EP. RATING: 6
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 