EPISODE #6281: VETERANS WEEK
VTR: August 21 (taped after “Wheel Across America”)
$1K Tossup: THING
_ _ _ A _
_ _ / H _ N _ R
Sheri solves MEDAL OF HONOR. Opening American panel…
Sheri Wilson: Navy veteran who was stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and married to Gary w/ three adult children from Anthem, AZ
Chuck Simpson: third-generation Navy vet who’s been to the Persian Gulf five times and rescue swimmer who has five children and two grandchildren from Downey, CA
Domingo Payan, Jr.: Marine vet (he’s a heavy weapons specialist & occasional writer married to Lana w/ one daughter from Corona, CA
$2K Tossup: WAYD?
G _ T T I _ G / _ N
E _ R _ _ / S T A _ T
Sheri’s GETTING AN EARLY START to triple up.
FEATURED TRIP: lisbon.BUZZ worth $8,150
Mon./Wed./Fri. Gift Tag: Zappos
Round 1: PERSON
Her first call of R is no good. Second, Chuck cashes in $5K w/ two T’s, buys two E’s and an O, and picks up the Portugal trip w/ four H’s. But after the FP of two A’s, he strikes out w/ S. Domingo next chooses a $550 N, three I’s to clean out the vowels, and an L for the Zappos gift tag. Board…
L I _ H T
H E A _ _ _ E I _ H T
_ H A _ _ I O N
…he may not be a LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, but he’s right for $1,800 cash & GT.
DUDS: R (Sheri), S (Chuck)
Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER
We have an instant dud again, this time w/ Chuck and his N call on the MW near LaT. Domingo secondly calls out two FP A’s, a $500 H, but then D for dud. After a null cycle, Sheri thirdly picks off a $1K pair of L’s, one O and two E’s to rid the vowel shop, a $1,300 pair of S’s, and an $1,800 pair of F’s…
_ E S S
H A L L
O F / F A M _
…she solves MESS HALL OF FAME for $3,600.
AIRED DUDS: N (Chuck), D (Domingo)
Chuck: ZERO ★ Domingo: $1,800 cash & GT ★ Sheri: $6,600
PP/Express Round: SHOW BIZ
Domingo gets the 1/2 CAR near the orange $900 right away w/ two S’s, lights up a $900 T, but then duds out w/ an A buy. Sheri secondly misses w/ N. Third, Chuck spots a $3,500 C, three E’s, but no O. Domingo continues on w/ two L’s for the WC, two I’s, but then the BANKRUPT to toss away $2,400 and his cardboard pieces. Sheri then inserts $1,500 worth of two M’s (she called that on the useless 1/2 CAR) and a D…
L I _ E / S T E E L
D _ _ M / M _ S I C
…she’ll be hearing LIVE STEEL DRUM MUSIC at the IBEROSTAR Rose Hall Beach in JAMAICA worth $6,688.
DUDS: A (Domingo), N (Sheri), O (Chuck)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Domingo
Chuck: ZILCH ★ Domingo: $1,800 cash & GT ★ Sheri: $14,788 cash & Jamaica
$3K Tossup: PLACE
_ R _ N _ _ _ _ _ ‘ S
O _ F _ _ _
Sheri won’t be sent to the PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE since she swept the Tossups.
Round 4: RHYME TIME
She instantly duds out w/ the N. Second for Chuck are a $700 T, two E’s, and two $900 R’s but it’s S-U time…
_ R E _ _ / T _
_ _ _ R E _ _
…w/ a $1,600 FS.
Chuck: G (DUD)
Domingo: M
Sheri: 4 S’s
_ R E S S / T _
_ M _ R E S S
Sheri was ready to DRESS TO IMPRESS, so she seals the deal for another $6,400.
SOLE DUD BEFORE FS: N (Sheri)
SOLE DUD DURING S-U: G (Chuck)
FINAL SCORES
Chuck: $1K GOOSEEGG ★ Domingo: $1,800 cash & GT ★ Sheri: $24,188 cash & Jamaica
GT: $26,988
BANKRUPT TRASH (excl. Domingo’s extras): $2,400
$100K Bonus Round
In addition to the ’16 Ford Explorer, they’re also re-offering the ’16 C-MAX Hybrid. Sheri has her husband Gary, daughter Caitlin, Rob and Vanessa in the audience; she lands on the I of AMERICA’S.
Category: THING
For starters…
_ _ L _
_ _ _ T _ _ E
CDPI only adds the vowel…
_ I L _
_ _ _ T _ _ E
We won’t be seeing FILM FOOTAGE of her winning another $33K (she went way off w/ MILK CHOCOLATE and FILE CABINET).
$5K SPIN ID: PR7395048
MY RATING: 6
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 