EPISODE #7998: 💰BIG MONEY💰
$1K Tossup: PHRASE
(The chime didn’t sound.)
T A _ E / T H E / _ _ N E Y
A _ _ / _ U _
Jessica and her opposition are here to TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN…
Jessica Huffman: married to Brian (their moms were best friends growing up and neighbors and their backyards touched) with three kids and wants enough money to buy a minivan with sliding doors from Moore, OK
Venetia Brown: will be turning 50 in 20 days with three children and says she feels like Danny Glover in “Lethal Weapon” from Tobyhanna, PA
Paul Dodson: married to Rachel for almost a decade with two children (Venetia and Pat trade places when interviewing him 
) from Aurora, OH
$2K Tossup: AROUND THE HOUSE
C R _ _ T A _
C _ A N D _ _ I E R
Venetia might not have a CRYSTAL CHANDELIER, but she’s right anyway.
Round 1: PLACE
Venetia: BANKRUPTS NEAR $650
Paul: Two T’s ($600), R ($650), four E’s, S ($700), two A’s, I
Jessica: N (WC), three O’s (NMV), F ($700), two H’s ($550)
A _ E S O _ E
_ E A _ H F R O N T
H O T E _
She wins $2,050 and might stay in an AWESOME BEACHFRONT HOTEL if she wins tonight’s Prize Puzzle.
AARP Mystery Round: BEFORE & AFTER
Paul: Two T’s (TD), three S’s ($900), A
Jessica: R ($550)
Venetia: L (DJ IN BEWEEN $650/$800), three I’s, N ($650)
Paul: E, two C’s ($900), two P’s ($900), O (NMV), K (DJ)
P O P S I C L E
S T I C K
S _ I _ T
He controls a POPSICLE STICK SHIFT for $13,550.
Paul: $13,550 DJ$Jessica: $3,050 WC$Venetia: $2K
PP/Express Round: OCCUPATION
Jessica: Two T’s ($650), E
Venetia: SAME BANKRUPT
Paul: MDW’s LEFT SIDE
Jessica: Two R’s ($700), O, C (TD), U, two N’s ($500), G ($850), two S’s ($900), three I’s, M (EXPRESS)
Venetia: W ($650)
Paul: L (MDW; NMC)
S _ I L I N G
I N S T R U C T O R
He might see a SAILING INSTRUCTOR on his trip to The Springs Resort & Spa in COSTA RICA worth $10K.
Paul: $23,550 cash & trip MDW$Jessica: $3,050 WC$Venetia: $2K
Triple Tossup: LIVING THING
1.
W I L _ / H O _ S E
All of these start w/ “wild”; Paul solves WILD HORSE.
2.
W I L D / _ O _ S E
Paul also WILD GOOSE…
3.
_ I L D _ L O _ _ R
...and he smells a WILDFLOWER for the Triple Tossup sweep!
Speed-Up: FOOD & DRINK
Final Spin Amount: $1,500
Paul: Two F’s
Jessica: Two N’s
Venetia: L
Paul: R
Jessica: SOLVE ATTEMPT B
_ / B _ _ _ L _ / _ F
F _ N _ / _ _ N _
She drinks A BOTTLE OF FINE WINE for $4,500.
| PENALTY BOX | BANKRUPTS | DUDS |
| ROUND 1 | Venetia | I (Paul) |
| MYSTERY ROUND | A (Paul), R (Jessica), N (Venetia) | |
| PP/EXPRESS ROUND | 2 (Venetia, Paul) | E (Jessica), M (Jessica), W (Venetia) |
| SPEED-UP | R (Paul) |
FINAL SCORES
Paul: $33,550 cash & trip MDW$Jessica: $7,550 WC$Venetia: $2K
FINAL JACKPOT TONIGHT: $31,350
GT: $43,100
NO MONETARY BANKRUPT TRASH!
The DREADED TRIO strikes again…
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- THING
- PHRASE
MILLION DOLLAR BONUS ROUND #11
Paul brought father-in-law Donald.
SPIN: A of GAME
This could pose problems…
_ _ _ _ _ L _ N _
He WIPES OUT of the game w/ CHPA and he misses w/ FUNNELING and FINDING. We would be QUIBBLING about the difficulty of this puzzle…
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…and he’s not the second INFINITI owner this week (the audience was right to boo at this answer).
$1M LOCATION: ‘ (4 away) (you can enter the Bonus Puzzle for your chance to win that Jackpot regardless of result)
Pat showed off a scrapbook at the end, which contains thank you messages from past contestants,
MY RATING: 6
MY GRADE: D-
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 