EPISODE #6482: WHEEL ACROSS AMERICA
$1K Tossup: FUN & GAMES
H _ T T I _ N G
_ H _ / _ _ A D
We’ll be HITTING THE ROAD after we interview Pete who just solved this puzzle as well as everybody else…
Pete Haney: trucking co. co-owner married to Angel for 11 yrs. w/ two sons from Wells, KS
Lindsay Rivera: supervisor in contract group for medical devices married to Cruz for 11 yrs. w/ 3 daughters from Bethlehem, PA
Vickie Reece-Simeon: retired Santa Monica worker who went to bartending school and is a Packers stockholder from Reseda, CA (orig. from WI)
$2K Tossup: THING
_ / _ I T E / O F
P _ S S A G E
Vickie solves A RITE OF PASSAGE.
TRIP WEDGE: Beech Mountain Resort in NC
Tues./Thurs. Gift Tag: NOVICA
Round 1: WAYD?
She opens w/ three $550 N’s, four I’s, a G for the NC trip, a $1,300 pair of T’s, a $1,300 pair of S’s, a $900 V, and three A’s, followed by a $700 Q, two E’s, a $1,600 pair of M’s, and three U’s to clean out the vowels. We have…
V I S I T I N G / A N
A N T I Q U E
_ A _ / M U S E U M
…she solves VISITING AN ANTIQUE CAR MUSEUM for $6,950 plus that ski trip, a total of $13,146 that round.
PR
Pete: $1K/Lindsay: $0/Vickie: $15,146 cash & trip
Crossword/Mystery Round: ART ____
Pete’s up to bat w/ a $600 T, two $650 S’s, two $700 R’s, two E’s, a $600 N, but then the MDW’s right side to lose $3,650. Second, Lindsay takes a $500 H, I, a $600 Y, and an O, followed by a $1,200 L pair, A, but then M for mistake. Third, Vickie also duds out w/ P while on the Novica gift tag. Pete tries again w/ a $700 C, but then B for bad. Lindsay next says D and risks her $1,550 for what’s under the MW near LaT…$$$. But she then repeats the O she already bought. Vickie then SPINGLES for the $600 G…
| S | D | ||||||||
| G | A | R | _ | _ | N | _ | E | L | |
| L | C | ||||||||
| E | H | I | S | T | O | R | Y |
…she gets GARFUNKEL as the missing word for a $400 bonus.
DUDS: M (Lindsay), P (Vickie), B (Pete)
SOLE BANKRUPT: Pete
SOLE DQ: Lindsay’s O repeat
Pete: $1K/Lindsay: ZIP/Vickie: $16,146 cash & trip
PP/Express Round: PLACE
Lindsay insta-BANKRUPTs in the same spot Pete got early in the last round. Second for Vickie are a $1K N pair, four E’s, and R while on EXPRESS. She GOES ABOARD.
Her Bank Now: $1,750
Next Choices: S…T for trouble ($2,750 lost)
Pete thirdly strikes out w/ Y. Lindsay follows w/ a $1,200 pair of D’s, A, I, U, but then the LaT. Vickie then uncovers the C while on EXPRESS and this is the first time ever that we got to see somebody go aboard TWICE.
Next Choices: V…L…O…N…CRASH again w/ M (she loses $3,750)
After Pete BOMBS OUT w/ B while on TD…
A N
U N D I S C O V E R E D
_ E _ E L
…Lindsay’s off to AN UNDISCOVERED JEWEL — the Divi Carina Bay in ST. CROIX worth $6,028.
NON-BANKRUPT DUDS (both by Pete): Y & B
SOLE LaT: Lindsay
BANKRUPTS: 3 (Vickie 2x, Lindsay)
Pete: $1K/Lindsay: $6,478 cash & St. Croix/Vickie: $16,146 cash & NC
$3K Tossup: LANDMARK
T _ E / _ I B R A _ Y
_ _ / _ _ N _ R E _ _
Pete scores w/ THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
Speed-Up: PHRASE
$1,700 in the consonant dept. tonight.
Pete: T
Lindsay: 3 H’s
Vickie: S
Pete: W
Lindsay: L
T H _ / W H _ L _
S H _ _ _ _ _
Lindsay wasn’t even close to winning THE WHOLE SHEBANG, but she solves for $6,800.
FINAL SCORES
Pete: $4K/Lindsay: $13,278 cash & St. Croix/Vickie: $16,146 cash & NC
GT: $33,424
BANKRUPT TRASH: $9,150
$100K Bonus Round
Vickie’s married to Steve, and she’s landed on the *.
Category: THING
This is something you can shoot w/ a camera…
_ _ _ _ L E
E _ _ _ S _ R E
CGDU gives her…
D _ U _ L E
E _ _ _ S U R E
She scares us w/ DOUBLE ENCLOSURE and DOUBLE ERASER, but she barely beats the buzzer w/ DOUBLE EXPOSURE to leave w/ $50,146 cash & NC.
MY RATING: 7
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 