EPISODE #4483: WHEEL WATCHERS CLUB III
This is the set of Armed Forces Week.
$1K Toss-Up: PHRASE
_ _ _ _ _ – G _ – L _ C _ Y
Susan the HAPPY-GO-LUCKY lady scored first among this military panel from left to right…
Susan Smith (Navy Lieutenant): weapons systems officer flying the back of F/A 18 Super Hornets stationed in Virginia Beach at NAS Oceana who enjoys volleyball and softball from Philadelphia
Sean Mitchell (Coast Guard Lieutenant): in charge of 36 patrol boats in the Southeast U.S. and the Caribbean married to Jill (they’re expecting their first baby) w/ a dog named Taylor from Miami Beach, FL
Dylan Gray (Army Sergeant): NCO stationed at Fort Irwin who was in Iraq March-December 2003 married to Sarah w/ a 9-year-old daughter Hannah; he also loves NASCAR (his favorite is Dale Jarrett) and is from Troy, NH
$2K Toss-Up: OCCUPATION
A E R _ S _ A C E
E N G I _ E _ R
Sean solved AEROSPACE ENGINEER.
FEATURED TRIP: Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas courtesy of VEGAS.COM worth $4K
Gift Tags: Maui Jim and NWA World Vacations
Round 1: ON THE MAP
Sean: four N’s for WWC gift tag, $800 R pair, one A, $300 S (almost to TD), four E’s, $2,400 T trio, $400 G, buys of I and three O’s, solve…
T _ E / G R E E N
_ O _ N T A I N S
O _ / _ E R _ O N T
He located THE GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT for $3,900 — PR.
Jackpot Round: WHO IS IT?
Dylan: $300 T, $1,600 S quartet, SEVEN E’s, $900 R trio, four A’s, $300 D, two I’s, $900 H, two W’s on JACKPOT, four O’s, $7K F pair, $900 L trio, solve…
F O R _ E R / L O I S
L A _ E / _ O W / _ L A _ S
A / D E S _ E R A T E
H O _ S E W I F E
He solved for $10,900 and knew that FORMER LOIS LANE NOW PLAYS A DESPERATE HOUSEWIFE is Teri Hatcher — PR #2.
UNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $11K
Susan: $1K/Sean: $5,900/Dylan: $13,900
Mystery Round: RHYME TIME (PRIZE PUZZLE)
The $10K pricegrabber.com cash was in play.
Susan: $10,500 T trio, two E’s, $7K H pair, five A’s, $1,800 S trio, $400 R, $600 Y pair, SIX I’s (NMV), SIX N’s for $2,400….$900 P pair…$1,600 L pair, finally goes for solve…
T H E / R A I N
I N / S P A I N
S T A Y S / _ A I N L Y
I N / T H E / P L A I N
She solved THE RAIN IN SPAIN STAYS MAINLY IN THE PLAIN for $24,450 and a Trafalgar tour of where else…SPAIN worth $7,900 — PR #3 IN MAJOR FASHION!
Susan: $32,350 cash & Spain/Sean: $5,900/Dylan: $13,900
$3K Toss-Up: SHOW BIZ
C _ O S I N G
C R E _ I T _
The CLOSING CREDITS to this episode were coming soon, and Susan’s up over $35K.
Round 4: PEOPLE
Susan: $450 N, $800 T, $900 R pair
SPEED-UP
_ _ R _ _ / _ _ R _ _
& / N _ _ _ T / _ _ _ _
For maybe the last time this season, it’s a $6K Final Spin!
Susan: 2 S’s
Sean: H
Dylan: G
Susan: E
E _ R _ _ / _ _ R _ S
& / N _ G H T / _ _ _ S
Susan solved EARLY BIRDS & NIGHT OWLS for $14,150 and a major blowout victory!
| PENALTY BOX | DUDS | LaTs | BANKRUPTS | DQs |
| Round 1 | PERFECT ROUND | |||
| Round 2 | PERFECT ROUND #2 | |||
| Round 3 | (MAJOR) PERFECT ROUND #3 | |||
| Round 4 | NONE |
FINAL SCORES
Susan: $50,500 cash & Spain/Sean: $5,900/Dylan: $13,900
SEASON-HIGH GT: $70,300
NO PENALTY SPINS!
Bonus Round
Susan brought along her boyfriend Dave and landed on what’s under the A of CASH.
Category: THING
Stingy RSTLNE help…
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ R
CDPA added just two A’s…
_ A _ _
_ A _ R
She quietly but only got the second word of WAVY HAIR, and she lost $30K. Still, what a night for this young lady.
MY RATING: 8
Rest of Finale Week: Thurs., Fri.
Well, it’s been quite a ride through S23. It’s too bad the April 20, 2006 episode is missing, but hopefully it will surface someday. Adam S will start filling in gaps for S24 sometime in the next week.
WHEEL of FORTUNE with Andy Nguyen 