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00:00From Sony Pictures Studios, it's a marriage escape!
00:07Wheel of Fortune!
00:12Ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show,
00:16Pat Sajak and Vanna Horne!
00:19Come on, faster, faster! We only have a half hour, there's food to be eaten!
00:23There is!
00:24Thank you, Jim. Thanks everybody!
00:26Thank you!
00:27We appreciate that. Go do your job and I'll go do mine. See you later.
00:29Hey everybody, good to see you all up here.
00:31Get ready for this first toss-up. There you go.
00:33$1,000. What will give away person is the category.
00:37Vanna's in place and here we go.
00:51Ashwin.
00:52Satisfied customer.
00:54That's it!
00:55Good job!
00:56Ashwin Vaidyanathan, right?
00:58Yep.
00:59Is from Atlanta, Georgia. Now you're a professor, but you're visiting, so what's the whole story?
01:02Yeah, so just teaching for this semester. Teaching computer science at Morehouse College.
01:06I love my students and working with the other faculty.
01:08Uh-huh, and originally from the Bay Area.
01:10Correct.
01:11And you do something called orienteering, which I've never heard of.
01:13Yes. It's where you go into a forest with just a map and a compass.
01:16Uh-huh.
01:17You try not to get lost and you find different checkpoints as quickly as possible.
01:20And what do you call it?
01:21Orienteering.
01:22I call it being hopelessly lost.
01:24It's a different, maybe it's a different game I'm playing.
01:26It sounds like fun, actually. Nice to have you with us.
01:29Hello, Liz.
01:30Hi!
01:31Liz Mendez from Vancouver, Washington.
01:33Yes.
01:34And let's see, you're married.
01:35I am, to my prince charming, Mario. We have three amazing children. Our A-team, Alex, Adonis, and Alanis.
01:41Gotcha. Para-educator, which means?
01:44I teach kids to read. I also do a crosswalk and recess monitoring.
01:48You're one of those valuable people who does lots of things.
01:50I am. Very much so.
01:52And you're a word nerd, huh?
01:53Totally.
01:54Crossword puzzles?
01:55Yes. Word searches, crosswords, I make my own.
01:58I know, I like that stuff, too. Well, maybe it'll serve you well. I hope so.
02:02Hi, Juanita.
02:03Hi, Pat.
02:04Juanita Smart is from Fountain Hills, Arizona. And you have family, like, scattered around the world. What's the story there?
02:10They're a long ways from their mother.
02:11You have three children.
02:12Yes, I have.
02:13Three sons.
02:14Three sons. I have Ben, Nick, who are both living in Stockholm, Sweden right now, and John, who's doing a study abroad. He's senior year in London.
02:21Now, do you get to see them? Do you get to...
02:23Occasionally.
02:24Occasionally?
02:25Yeah. And if you get some winnings, maybe you'll use it for a trip or two?
02:28I would love to go see them.
02:30Let's do another toss-up. This is worth $2,000. The category is On the Map. Here we go.
02:43And, Zachary.
02:44Lake, Michigan.
02:45Yes, sir.
02:46Good job, Adam.
02:47Joey, on both toss-ups, that means you have $3,000 already, and he'll be starting the first round in a moment.
02:52Same letter is the category. Every word in the puzzle starts with the same letter, an extra $1,000 when you discover what that is.
02:59And, Ashwin, you'll start.
03:06And there you go.
03:08T.
03:09Well, I'm happy to say there is a T, and it's worth $2,500.
03:18$650.
03:20S.
03:21One S.
03:24I'd like to buy a vowel.
03:25Yeah.
03:26E.
03:27Oh, give them some Es, man. Here they come.
03:30A one, a two, a three, and there's more. Four, five, six, seven Es.
03:44$550.
03:45H.
03:46Yep, two Hs will add another $1,100 to your total. $4,000 you have.
03:58$850.
03:59C.
04:00Well, good time for this. There are seven Cs, $850 for each one. Obviously, that's the same letter.
04:08And when the dust settles, we will add an extra $1,000 to your total, and that means you're already up to $10,950.
04:16I'd like to buy a vowel.
04:17Okay.
04:18A.
04:19Yep, four As.
04:25There you go.
04:26I'd like to buy another vowel.
04:28O.
04:29Two Os.
04:37Don't want any trouble now. $900.
04:40K.
04:41There might be a K or two, or maybe even three.
04:47$13,150.
04:49I'd like to buy a vowel.
04:50Uh-huh.
04:51U.
04:52Yeah, the last of the vowels. Maybe that'll do it for you.
04:56I'd like to solve.
04:57Go ahead.
04:58Cupcake, cheesecake, chocolate, cake.
05:02Yeah, that's it.
05:07And the way you dramatically paused at that last moment, just to scare all of us half to death.
05:12Anyway, good round for you. $12,900. Got both toss-ups, so a good start.
05:17$15,900.
05:19But we're just getting started. Everybody hang in. Could be a big night for everybody.
05:29$10,000.
05:31$10,000.
05:35Actually, a couple of mystery wedges on the wheel. Only one with that $10,000.
05:38The other has a bankrupt behind it. We'll see what happens if we get to that later.
05:42Phrase is the category for this next round.
05:45And Liz, you get to spin now.
05:47All right.
05:53Oh, no, no, no.
05:55That didn't last long, did it? I'm sorry. Juanita.
05:57Let's go, Juanita.
06:02$650.
06:03T.
06:04There are two Ts.
06:13$650.
06:14S.
06:15One S.
06:19I'd like to buy a vowel.
06:21A.
06:23There you go. Four As out there for you, Juanita.
06:27Show off $1,700. What do you want to do now?
06:30I'd like to buy another vowel.
06:31Yeah.
06:32E.
06:33Oh, give her some Es, Vanna.
06:42$650.
06:43L.
06:45Sorry, no L. Ashwin, your turn.
06:54$600.
06:55F.
06:56There are three of them.
07:00$600.
07:06$800.
07:07N.
07:08Three Ns.
07:10Get them in bunches here.
07:15$4,200.
07:16I'd like to buy a vowel.
07:17Okay.
07:18An I.
07:19Yes, sir. Two Is.
07:24I'd like to solve the puzzle.
07:25Go ahead.
07:26A feast fit for a king and queen.
07:29That's it. He got it.
07:32Didn't add anything either, which is nice.
07:34Almost $4,000 that round.
07:36He has almost $20,000 so far.
07:39But a long way to go.
07:40Everybody hang in.
07:41We'll play some more Wheeload after this.
07:56All right, on we go.
07:57Event.
07:58That is the category for our prize puzzle round,
08:00and that's usually a good deal for somebody.
08:03Maybe Juanita.
08:04She will start.
08:05All right.
08:06Let's go, Juanita.
08:11Can you get out of there?
08:12Nah, you can't.
08:13I'm sorry.
08:14Ashwin, your turn.
08:20Well, you haven't had a lot of bad luck,
08:22but you do there.
08:23And we go to you, Liz.
08:28Okay.
08:29N, please.
08:30She'd like one N.
08:31She might like more, but she's only going to get one.
08:33But she does get the wild card, and you have $500.
08:36I'd like to buy an I, please.
08:39Yes, one I.
08:47550.
08:48G.
08:49There is one G.
08:50You ready to solve this puzzle?
08:52I wish.
08:53I'd like to buy an A, please.
08:55There you go.
08:56Three A's.
09:06T.
09:07Actually, three of them.
09:11Liz, you have $2,500.
09:12She is spinning again.
09:17650.
09:18S.
09:19Two S's.
09:27650.
09:28Y.
09:29One Y.
09:31Well, we're getting there.
09:33I'd like to buy an E.
09:35There is an E.
09:36Actually, two of them.
09:44500.
09:45L.
09:46Yeah, one L.
09:47You can buy a vowel.
09:48I'd like to buy an O, please.
09:50Okay.
09:51There is an O, and you have the same options open.
09:54I would like to buy a U.
09:56Yeah, the last of the vowels.
09:58That's a gimme.
09:59You might as well take it.
10:01All right.
10:02It is spin or solve.
10:07700.
10:08H.
10:09One H.
10:10We are almost there.
10:12I'm almost there, but I don't know.
10:14Okay.
10:18Did I just hear a light bulb turn on?
10:20Okay, now, careful.
10:21R.
10:22What letter do you want?
10:23R.
10:24What letter do you want?
10:25R.
10:26R, she says.
10:27Okay, one R.
10:28Yes.
10:29I would like to solve the puzzle.
10:30Go ahead.
10:31Staying at a superb hotel.
10:33That is it.
10:34Yeah.
10:35Hey.
10:36I'm sorry.
10:37By the way, if you're ever wondering how you can tell if Liz has figured out a puzzle,
10:42look for this.
10:45You're going to Antigua.
10:47Oh, my God.
10:50Liz, bring your snorkel gear and dive right in.
10:53Delight in the Veranda Resort and Spa, an elite island resort in Antigua.
10:57Experience white sand beaches, turquoise waters, and stunning views of the Bay and Ocean.
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11:15$7,720.
11:20Well, Liz, you're right back in the thick of it.
11:22And you showed that wild card, and you still have that, and you have $13,470.
11:26Congratulations.
11:28Now we get Juanita going, and everything will be right with the world.
11:30Come on back.
11:41Closed captioning is brought to you by the following.
11:45We are back with tonight's triple toss-up.
11:47And the category is Thing.
11:49Our players look ready to meet.
11:50And here is number one.
12:01Liz.
12:02Mobile phone.
12:03Hear me now.
12:04Yes, that's it.
12:05Up over $15,000.
12:07Here's number two.
12:12Ashwin.
12:13Telephone.
12:14No.
12:15Everybody else now.
12:16Liz.
12:17Oh, sorry.
12:18Okay, Juanita, just don't let all the letters come up.
12:20And make sure you're, just make sure you know it before you buzz in.
12:23There's no hurry.
12:24Just don't let them all come up.
12:26Ooh, just got in.
12:27Okay.
12:28Smart phone.
12:31Wow.
12:32That timing was good.
12:33Almost a second late.
12:35You're on the board, I'm happy to say.
12:36And a chance for another one.
12:37Here's number three.
12:39Liz.
12:40Cell phone.
12:41No.
12:47Ashwin.
12:48Saxophone.
12:49Yeah, there.
12:52A little diversion there.
12:54So, that was evenly split among the three of them.
12:57Food and drink is the category for this next round.
13:00And Ashwin, you got that last toss-up.
13:02You get to spin first.
13:04Come on, Ashwin.
13:07900.
13:08T.
13:10One T.
13:19500.
13:20R.
13:21Yeah, there's an R.
13:26I'd like to buy a vowel.
13:28An E.
13:30One E.
13:32I'd like to buy another vowel.
13:34An A.
13:35And there is no A.
13:37I'm sorry to report, Liz.
13:39Come on, Liz.
13:44900.
13:45N.
13:46There is an N, yep.
13:49I'd like to buy an O.
13:51You got it.
13:52Three Os.
13:54650.
13:55C.
13:56Yeah, three Cs.
14:00Look, Liz, that sound means time is running a little short.
14:02So, I'm going to ask you to give that wheel a final spin for us.
14:05Wherever she lands, we'll add $1,000.
14:10And that'll be 650, which will be $1,000.
14:13Okay.
14:14$1,000.
14:15$1,000.
14:16$1,000.
14:17$1,000.
14:18$1,000.
14:19$1,000.
14:21And that'll be 650, which will turn into $1,650 for every consonant we find.
14:26Food and drink, your turn, Letter.
14:28L.
14:30One L.
14:37Juanita.
14:38D.
14:40One D.
14:47Ashwin.
14:48S.
14:49Ashwin.
14:50Yeah.
14:51Two Ss.
14:56Delicious coconut stripe.
14:58Delicious co...
14:59Liz.
15:00Oh, Y.
15:04No, there's no Y.
15:05Juanita.
15:07H.
15:09Uh-huh.
15:10One H.
15:13Delicious coconut shrimp.
15:15Delicious coconut shrimp.
15:16Yeah, you are.
15:17Yeah!
15:19I'm so happy for you.
15:22You will forever be known as last second Juanita here.
15:25But it worked out well for you.
15:27You know, after a slow start, you ended up with $5,300.
15:30Thank you very much for being here.
15:31Thank you, George.
15:33Well, you were making a serious run there.
15:35You ended up in second place, but did very, very well.
15:38$15,470.
15:40Thank you for your gift.
15:43You hung on.
15:44They were coming at you.
15:45It was close.
15:46So what do we got here?
15:47$1,850.
15:48I love, by the way, our adjectives.
15:49They're always so uplifting in the food.
15:51It's delicious.
15:52It's one...
15:53It's never like crummy coconut.
15:54Thing, person, and phrase.
15:56Pick one of those.
15:57Person.
15:58All right.
15:59Person, you said.
16:00We'll see how it works out after this.
16:06You are not alone tonight, are you?
16:08No.
16:09My mom, sister, and friend are in the audience, and then my best friend from college, Liam,
16:12is here with me as well.
16:13Terrific.
16:14You got some support, and you got a wheel, so spin it.
16:17Oh.
16:18He has almost $22,000 cash and prizes.
16:21We'd like to get some more.
16:23There's $100,000 out there.
16:25R-E-L-M.
16:29Come on with me, Asher.
16:30Oh.
16:31That's your spot.
16:32And here comes your puzzle.
16:34You chose person.
16:35R-S-T-L-M-E.
16:37Let's start with those letters.
16:39I ask our audience to be very quiet as we go through this.
16:42He must do it on his own.
16:44Well, a lot of help to start with, but very nice.
16:47All right.
16:48Three more consonants, one more vowel.
16:51M.
16:52Mm-hmm.
16:53C.
16:54Yes.
16:56V.
16:57And now a vowel.
17:00O.
17:02So let's see what we get out of that.
17:06Oop, I only heard one ding.
17:07But you're a good player.
17:08You can do this.
17:09Okay?
17:10Shh.
17:11Here's your puzzle.
17:12Ten seconds.
17:13Talk it out.
17:14Good luck.
17:15Mechanical expert.
17:16Uh, mental, uh...
17:20Principal expert.
17:23Whimsical expert.
17:25Ah, he's thinking money here.
17:27Financial expert.
17:29Well, you disappointed your financial expert.
17:32But listen, let's see what we didn't get.
17:34Well, don't tell him.
17:36Well, it was the infinity, which would have been awfully nice.
17:38Hey, what a night.
17:39Okay, $21,850.
17:41Really good night.
17:42Nice job.
17:44Congratulations.
17:45Stay right here.
17:46Fran, I'll be back, and we might have chickens with us.
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18:17Chicken wings.
18:18Yep.
18:19Nothing escapes you.
18:20It's a...
18:21It's incredible.
18:22Holy Cow BBQ here in Culver City supplies you.
18:24It's a fabulous food week.
18:25We're trying some food from around the area.
18:27So you have buffalo wings there.
18:29I have Nashville hot wings.
18:30Oh.
18:31Now, these, this is supposed to be kickin' hot sauce.
18:33Okay.
18:34Here, try it.
18:35You want me to try it?
18:36Yeah.
18:37The really hot one?
18:38Yeah, sure.
18:39You put so much sauce on there.
18:40Just go for it.
18:42Mmm.
18:43What do you think?
18:44It's hot.
18:47So I'll go for the buffalo.
18:48I tricked her again.
18:50Thanks, both.
18:51Really good, both of you.
18:52It's actually good.
18:53Thanks.
18:54Bye-bye.
18:55Bye.
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18:58Almost.
18:59I'm just adding the finishing touches.
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