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00:07Wheel of Fortune!
00:12From the Sony Studios, it's America's game!
00:16Wheel of Fortune!
00:19And now, here are the stars of our show,
00:21Pat Sajak and Vanna White!
00:23Come on, it's championship! Come on!
00:26I can't wait!
00:28I get excited about these things. Thank you.
00:30It's Family Week, and we have our top three teams back
00:33to try to win even more stuff.
00:34Like, they didn't win enough earlier in the week,
00:36but they're back, and we're glad they're here.
00:38Dana and Sherry, seems like you were here just yesterday.
00:40These two cars now belong to you.
00:42Yes, they do.
00:43Have you decided who gets what?
00:44No.
00:45We'll decide that later.
00:46Now, do each need a car?
00:47Yes.
00:48Yes, mine was totaled about two and a half weeks ago.
00:51Oh, my goodness.
00:52Yeah.
00:53And you're okay, happily?
00:54God's blessings on me.
00:56Well, I'm glad that all worked out for you,
00:58and now you have something new to drive.
00:59We're happy about that.
01:00And we won't go through the long thing,
01:01because we want to play a lot of games,
01:02but you guys met in high school,
01:03and now you're in college together,
01:04and you won $45,350, cash and prizes.
01:08Welcome back. Good luck.
01:10Hey, Paige. How you been?
01:12Good.
01:13Hi, Josh.
01:14This is Paige Dempsey and Josh Kaysen.
01:16They were here earlier in the week,
01:17and they won $40,702, cash and prizes.
01:22Also college-related in your friendship,
01:26and what school?
01:28Marquette University.
01:29All right. It's nice to have you back.
01:31Good luck to you both.
01:32And we have back with us also Diana Bianco
01:35and Leslie Kataguchi,
01:37and they were here earlier in the week,
01:39won $24,726.
01:42And one of you is married.
01:46Which one's married?
01:47I'm married to a wonderful husband, Michael.
01:49Who's in the audience.
01:50And you've been dating the same man
01:52for like 40, 50 years now.
01:54How long?
01:5511 years.
01:5611 years now.
01:57Kenny, he's in the audience.
01:58Well, he's just thinking it over, Leslie.
02:00It's good to have you both back,
02:01and we wish you luck.
02:02And I want to warn you at home that,
02:04what are we saying?
02:05Excuse me.
02:06Oh, they're holding up a sign.
02:07Bring the sign here.
02:08Hold on just a minute.
02:09Just goes to show you how much...
02:11Did I say family week?
02:13This is what it is, folks.
02:15This is called the stupid host card.
02:18When you announce, well,
02:20they're sort of family.
02:21I feel like they're family.
02:22Don't ever do that again.
02:24We're playing for cash,
02:26and here's our first puzzle.
02:27The category is classic TV.
02:30There's an ampersand in that puzzle.
02:32And just for the show,
02:33we do numbers to see who'd start our game.
02:35And Sherry and Dana, it's going to be you.
02:38Good luck.
02:41All right.
02:42R.
02:43Yes, there are two R's.
02:45There you go.
02:56250.
02:57S.
02:58Mm-hmm, one S.
03:00250.
03:01N.
03:02Yes, one N.
03:04Mm-hmm. What S?
03:06One.
03:16Two fifty. N?
03:18Yes. One N.
03:26No, no, no, no, no, no.
03:28No, no, no, no, no, no.
03:30Oh!
03:32You're gonna use that and you're gonna use it right away, huh?
03:34Okay.
03:40No!
03:42Nine hundred. L?
03:44Yes. Two L's.
03:46Okay.
03:48I'd like to stop the puzzle.
03:50You would? Go ahead.
03:52Laverne and Shirley.
03:54Yeah.
03:56You're not wasting any time here.
03:58Get it right where you picked up.
04:00Oh, I loved Armed Forces Week.
04:02It's great here. Eighteen hundred dollars
04:04is what the two of you have won to start us off.
04:06Let's move to round two. Charlie, what do we have?
04:08Oh, Pat, it's a trip to everyone's
04:10favorite city, San Francisco.
04:12Enjoy deluxe accommodations
04:14at the landmark Fairmont Hotel.
04:16You'll be pampered in a Tower Bay
04:18view room atop Knob Hill
04:20with spectacular views of San Francisco
04:22Bay, Alcatraz and
04:24the Golden Gate Bridge from the Fairmont
04:26Hotel, San Francisco.
04:28Two trips totaling
04:30$7,190.
04:32Ah, very nice. And you know,
04:34oddly enough, we're packing up our
04:36bags this weekend and on Monday the
04:38show will be in San Francisco for two weeks.
04:40We're excited about that and maybe one of you, two of you
04:42folks can go there as well. The prize is on the wheel
04:44and here's our next puzzle.
04:46Same name as our category.
04:48There is an apostrophe in this puzzle.
04:50There's also an ampersand in this puzzle.
04:52Is there anything else in that puzzle, Vanna?
04:54Just a bunch of letters. Okay, we will start
04:56with Paige and Josh.
04:58All right.
05:00Big money!
05:06Oh, man.
05:08That was...
05:10It was close. Diana, Leslie, your turn.
05:14Big money, big money.
05:16Let's go.
05:18$550.
05:20T.
05:22Yes, three Ts.
05:36$250.
05:38An R.
05:40Yes, there are two Rs.
05:42Yes.
05:46I'd like to buy a vowel.
05:48An E.
05:50Yeah, lots of Es. Six of them, I think.
05:52That's the word I'm getting from Vowel Central.
05:56You have $1,900.
05:58We'll spin.
06:04Surprise!
06:06S.
06:08There are three Ss. Pick up that surprise.
06:10You have that. You have $1,900.
06:12What do you two want to do?
06:14Buy a vowel. Okay.
06:16An A, please.
06:18There is one A, yeah.
06:20Can we buy another vowel?
06:22A U.
06:24Sure. Three Us.
06:30We'd like to solve the puzzle.
06:32Okay, go ahead. Reese's Peanut Butter
06:34and Dixie Cups.
06:36Very good.
06:38Wow.
06:40The voices are still a really good voice.
06:42I like that.
06:44Congratulations. You won $1,400.
06:46Are you at all interested in what this is about?
06:48Charlie, they're interested. Please tell them.
06:50Please.
06:52It's a trip to the Bahamas, Diana and Leslie.
06:54You'll stay at the Bahamas Princess Resort
06:56and Casino on exciting
06:58Grand Bahama Island,
07:00offering golf, tennis, swimming,
07:02a dazzling casino,
07:04and international entertainment.
07:06The Bahamas Princess Resort and Casino.
07:08A trip for two, for each of you,
07:10$7,756.
07:12Hey!
07:14They're happy, yes?
07:16Yes.
07:18And they're also leaving at this point.
07:20$9,156, that's what that round was worth to you.
07:22We will take a break and come back
07:24to play Wheel of Fortune. Stay with us.
07:30We'll see you back. You'll be exhausted.
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07:51Welcome back. The finals of Circus Week
07:53continue here on Wheel of Fortune.
07:55Jackpot space is out on the wheel.
07:57We started at $5,000 and it grows to immense proportions.
08:00As many of us do from time to time.
08:02Thing is our category.
08:04And Diana and Leslie, you will start.
08:14$250.
08:16R.
08:18There is an R, yeah.
08:20$500.
08:30That's far enough. $500.
08:32T. And two Ts, yep.
08:37So, now what?
08:39We'd like to buy a vowel.
08:41Okay. An E.
08:43Yes, two Es.
08:45Good for you.
08:47Spin.
08:51Spin.
08:56$550. N.
08:58One N.
09:00Spin.
09:11$900.
09:13S.
09:15There are three Ss. Good for that.
09:17$4,250, ladies.
09:21We'd like to buy a vowel.
09:23Okay. An O.
09:25Yes, one O.
09:31Can we buy another vowel, please? Sure.
09:33An A. And here comes one A.
09:40We'll buy another vowel. Uh-huh.
09:42I.
09:44Yes, one I. There you go.
09:47We'll spin.
09:53Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going.
09:55W. $300.
09:57W.
09:59One W.
10:01$3,800.
10:03Can we buy another vowel? Uh-huh.
10:05The U. It's the last of the vowels.
10:07There it is.
10:09And it's time to spin or solve.
10:11We'll spin.
10:17Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going.
10:22M.
10:24Yes.
10:28$5,000 plus.
10:30We'll spin.
10:32Alright.
10:37Keep going, keep going, keep going.
10:39Another close call. $250.
10:41V.
10:43There is a V.
10:45$600.
10:47They seem perplexed, confused, baffled.
10:49What do you want to do? We'll spin.
10:51Alright.
10:53Keep going, keep going, keep going.
10:57$800.
10:59Q.
11:01Uh-huh.
11:05Go ahead.
11:07Swiss Quartz Movement.
11:09Nice.
11:11Nice.
11:13Nice job.
11:15Surprised you just as much as everyone.
11:17Yeah, I didn't know it.
11:19Gee, I never would have known.
11:21$6,400.
11:23You're up to $15,556.
11:25We're not through yet, though. We'll be back.
11:27It's good to have a friend sometimes.
11:31I heard that. I saw the light bulb go off.
11:33I just got a feel.
11:35I didn't know.
11:43It's our fourth round.
11:45There's $5,000 space on the wheel.
11:47And our category this time is title.
11:49We have an apostrophe up there somewhere.
11:51And Sherry and Dana will start.
11:53Round four.
12:01I don't think so. $600.
12:03S.
12:05S.
12:19$450.
12:21T.
12:23Three T's.
12:27You have over $2,500.
12:29Five vowel and E.
12:31Uh-huh. A couple of E's.
12:35$5,000.
12:43This will be close.
12:45I have it.
12:47Well, what letter?
12:49H.
12:51Two H's.
12:53$12,300.
12:55Five vowel and A.
12:57Uh-huh. Three A's.
13:01So, what's it gonna be?
13:03You can if you like. Sure.
13:05That's what friends are for.
13:07Yeah.
13:11You're cementing your relationship here.
13:13It's best friends week.
13:15What a perfect puzzle that is.
13:17$12,050 that round was worth.
13:19You're still in second place, but it's very close now.
13:21You have $13,850.
13:23We don't have a winner yet because we're gonna play another round.
13:25Here's our next puzzle.
13:27It's a thing. That's our category for our fifth round.
13:29Paige and Josh will start.
13:33$15,000.
13:41$250.
13:43T.
13:45No, there's no T, I'm afraid.
13:47Diana and Leslie, your turn.
13:53$600.
13:55R.
13:57There are no R's either.
13:59Sherry and Dana.
14:03$400.
14:05S.
14:07There are two S's, yeah.
14:19Stop, stop, stop.
14:21Josh, Paige, try it again.
14:23$250.
14:33$250.
14:35L.
14:37Two L's.
14:39Give you a little money, $500.
14:49$450.
14:51$14,000.
14:53Hang on, gang.
14:55That sound means time is running out.
14:57I'll give the wheel a final spin.
14:59I'll ask you to give me a letter.
15:01This is a puzzle. You'll have five seconds to solve it.
15:03Vowels worth nothing and consonants worth nothing either.
15:05Well, maybe we can do better than that.
15:11It's hard to do much worse than that.
15:13$300, $250.
15:15It's going down and down.
15:17Anyway, thing is our category.
15:19Give me a final letter, please.
15:21M.
15:23Nope. Diana and Leslie.
15:25H.
15:27Two H's. $500.
15:29Old English Sheepdog.
15:31Yeah, that's it.
15:37Hurt each other.
15:39Anything broke?
15:41No nails. Oh, thank goodness.
15:43Well, that seals your victory.
15:45$500 that round.
15:47We're playing the bonus round in just a minute.
15:49You have over $40,700
15:51for your two days so far.
15:53Stay right here. Don't move.
15:55Well, you came back. It was nice to see you again
15:57even though you didn't pick up anything
15:59tonight, but you got a lot of nice things
16:01earlier in the week and a lot of cash, too.
16:03$40,702. Nice going, you two.
16:05Nice to see you. Bye-bye.
16:07And, you know, you come back
16:09another day, another $13,850.
16:11You got the two cars.
16:13What a run you've had.
16:15$13,200.
16:17Thank you both for being here. Good luck to you both.
16:19Thanks.
16:21So, should we go to a
16:23commercial, maybe, and do that?
16:25And then when we come back, you're going to play
16:27for these prizes, including that
16:29big grand prize at Hawaiian Fantasy.
16:31It will be something you can win
16:33worth over $18,000, plus
16:35three of our bonus prizes still left.
16:37Lots of good stuff out there. We'll be back.
16:39We still have that West Indies
16:41trip left or lift.
16:43We still have the annuity. We still have the cash.
16:45And remember, if you solve the bonus puzzle,
16:47you also each win the Hawaiian Fantasy
16:49vacation, which includes some great stuff,
16:51including that designer
16:53luggage and the cameras
16:55and, of course, the Klein bikes
16:57and the trip to the Hilton Waikoloa
16:59on the Big Island, all together worth over
17:01$18,000. That's in addition
17:03to the bonus prize, and you're going to pick one of those
17:05right now.
17:07Now, if you win, I want to see who can scream
17:09the loudest. We're wagering
17:11here which one of you
17:13could be trouble. Thing is our
17:15category. Let's work about that right now.
17:17R-S-T-L-N-E.
17:19The letters we'll start you with and
17:21see what Van will do for you.
17:25That's it, huh? We need three more consonants
17:27and a vowel.
17:31B.
17:33M.
17:35M.
17:37C.
17:39And a vowel.
17:41A U.
17:43Alright.
17:45Let's see what we come up with here. Audience,
17:47please, very quiet. They must do it
17:49on their own. There's more coming.
17:51Control yourselves. It's going to
17:53erupt. It's aliens.
17:55Look out!
17:57Yeah, that's it.
17:59Yeah!
18:05They don't even
18:07know what this is. You might hate this.
18:09I don't know.
18:11I don't know. I don't think they... You think they'd like this?
18:17Good friends share
18:19everything, and you, too,
18:21will share $25,000
18:23in cash.
18:29Come on!
18:33I love line dancing.
18:35Real quick, ladies, do you want to introduce
18:37these guys? This is my husband, Michael.
18:39Michael, how you doing? This is my boyfriend, Kenny.
18:41Good to see you both. And everybody in a circle.
18:43Do they scream like this a lot?
18:45Oh, my God. All together.
18:47$84,466
18:49in cash and prizes.
18:51Congratulations, you two. Nice work.
18:53We'll be right back. Wrap things up in just a moment.
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19:19Wow, we've given away
19:21lots of stuff this week. It was an exciting week.
19:23What is it called? Best Friends Week.
19:25Yes. About $208,000
19:27in cash and prizes, I'm told.
19:29These two won a bunch of it.
19:31Monday, San Francisco. Yes. Two weeks in one of our
19:33favorite cities. Looking forward to that.
19:35So hope you join us then. Have a great
19:37weekend, and we'll replenish our coffers
19:39before we fly up north. We'll see you then. Bye-bye.
19:41Bye-bye.
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