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00:00From Sony Pictures Studios, it's America's Game!
00:07Wheel of Fortune!
00:12Ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show,
00:16Pat Sajak and Vanna White!
00:19Well, here we come!
00:21Thanks, Jim.
00:23Thanks, everybody.
00:26We appreciate that.
00:27We do.
00:28You have something to do?
00:29Yes.
00:32All right.
00:33Good to see you guys.
00:34Get ready.
00:35We're going to give away some money here, $1,000 to be precise.
00:38And our first toss-up person is the category Vanna is Gesturing.
00:42Here we go.
00:49Owen.
00:50Famous chef.
00:51Yep.
00:52Simple as that.
00:54That didn't take long.
00:56Owen Pano from right here in Laguna Beach, California.
00:59Let's see.
01:00Self-taught piano player.
01:01That's right.
01:02Yeah.
01:03When I was 16 years old, I lied at an audition and said I could play the piano.
01:05And when they called me back, they said, prove it.
01:07So I spent a couple of weeks online teaching myself what key was which on the piano.
01:12Seems like really tough work.
01:14It was.
01:15Thankfully, they realized they couldn't fit a piano backstage, and they said, can you fake it?
01:18And I said, sure.
01:19Well, it all seemed to work out.
01:20Now, you're a big basketball fan, and you're a tall guy.
01:23And we do things, you know, we want to keep people, I don't mean to be, talk about height.
01:27But see, we want people to be sort of a similar height, so we adjust.
01:35But on the other hand.
01:39All right, I'm through jumping around here.
01:41Big basketball fan, but you don't play, right?
01:43I don't play, no.
01:44And if you saw me play, you'd understand why.
01:47It's a good man who knows his limitations.
01:49Anyway, you won $1,000 already.
01:50Keep winning some more.
01:51Nice to have you here.
01:52Hi, Yodit.
01:53How are you?
01:54Hi, Pat.
01:55Pardon me for using you as an example here.
01:56Oh, that's okay.
01:57Yodit Teklu.
01:58Yes.
01:59From San Diego away.
02:00Tell us about your life down there.
02:01Yeah, I love it.
02:02I just recently moved back.
02:03I work as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist at a academic medical center.
02:07So it's been good.
02:08Back from where, may I ask?
02:09Back from Los Angeles.
02:10Oh, I see.
02:11Not too far.
02:12Yeah, not too far.
02:13Depends on how the freeway is.
02:14That's true.
02:15Could be very far.
02:16Could be several hours.
02:17If I brought you a donut, you'd be happy?
02:18Yes, I'm a huge donut fan.
02:20I actually plan my travel around where I'll get a donut.
02:22And people usually will say, oh, you must be trying different things.
02:25I get the same thing every time.
02:27I get an old-fashioned donut.
02:28Consistency.
02:29Yeah, I love those.
02:30They have a lot of exotic flavors now, but I like the old stuff.
02:32Me too.
02:33Good to have you here.
02:35Good luck to you.
02:36I'm hungry now.
02:37Thanks.
02:38Hi, Jess.
02:39Hi, Pat.
02:40Jess Lepensy, right?
02:41Yep.
02:42She's from El Paso, Texas.
02:43Let's start with your family.
02:44Married, right?
02:45Yeah, I'm married to my amazing husband, Steve.
02:46He's in the U.S. Air Force.
02:48And we have one child, a son named Gavin.
02:51He's almost two.
02:52Yep.
02:53And you bake for Gavin, right?
02:55I bake with Gavin.
02:57He's young, but he really enjoys it.
02:59So every Saturday we pick a recipe and we bake together.
03:02I think that's very cool.
03:03And he'll be very glad as he gets older that he's got that skill.
03:06Speaking of skills, you're a figure skater.
03:08I was a figure skater for 15 years growing up competitively.
03:11And then I taught little ones all through college.
03:13You still spend a lot of time on the ice?
03:15I do.
03:16I try to, at least.
03:18Anyway, good luck to all of you.
03:20And let's move on to another toss-up.
03:22Grab those devices again.
03:23$2,000 at stake this time on the map is the category.
03:27Here we go again.
03:33Owen.
03:34Florence, Italy.
03:35Yeah, that's it.
03:41Apparently he's a self-taught toss-up player as well.
03:44He's got $3,000.
03:46And we have Jim Thornton.
03:47Yeah, that was fast.
03:48Here's tonight's featured prize, Pat.
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04:14$11,099.
04:19All right, Jim, thanks a lot.
04:20We are looking for a thing this time.
04:23And there is the puzzle.
04:24Owen, you got the right to start here.
04:35$550.
04:36T.
04:37There are four Ts.
04:39That's $2,200, I think.
04:43I would like to buy a vowel.
04:45E.
04:47One E.
04:49There he is.
04:57It's going to be close.
05:01H.
05:02Good too.
05:03There are three Hs.
05:05So, Oliver Sudden, you have $9,450.
05:12I would like to buy a vowel, please.
05:13Yes.
05:14I.
05:16Three Is.
05:20I would like to buy another vowel, please.
05:21O.
05:23And here come two Os.
05:30We are going to have another close call.
05:32And this time...
05:35Not that time, I'm sorry.
05:36Yoda, your turn.
05:42Letter.
05:43S.
05:44Yes.
05:45Pick up that wild card, if you would, please.
05:47There are actually three Ss.
05:48You get $500 for each one.
05:50So, you have $1,500.
05:52What do you want to do?
05:53Can I buy a vowel?
05:54Sure.
05:55A.
05:56Yes.
05:57One A.
05:58And that's all the buying you're going to do.
05:59Vowels are gone now.
06:06$550.
06:07All right.
06:08N.
06:09There are some Ns.
06:10Three of them.
06:14$2,900.
06:15And she's smiling like she might know something.
06:18I'd like to solve that.
06:19Yeah, go ahead.
06:20All right.
06:21Shooting star in the night sky.
06:23Man, you got it.
06:27All right.
06:28Wave that little wild card around.
06:29We see you have control of that.
06:31You have $2,900.
06:32Owen has a slight lead with that $3,000.
06:34We'll get Jessica in here soon, I'm sure.
06:36And we invite you all to come back after these words.
06:47$10,000.
06:51So, we're now going to do
06:53one of our Wheel of Fortune crosswords here,
06:55and the clue is blank style.
06:57Okay?
06:58Keep that in mind as you play,
06:59and Yoda, you'll start the playing.
07:06Can we do one more?
07:07How's that?
07:09T.
07:10Well, there is no T.
07:12I'm sorry.
07:13Y'all got it.
07:14Jess.
07:20$500.
07:21R.
07:22There is an R, and that gets you going.
07:29$650.
07:30S.
07:31And there is no S either, I'm afraid.
07:34Owen.
07:39This looks good right now.
07:41L.
07:42Two Ls.
07:44$7,000 worth of Ls.
07:47I would like to buy a vowel, please.
07:49A.
07:50Do we have any As up there?
07:51I think there's one somewhere.
07:52There it is.
07:55I would like to buy another vowel, please.
07:57I.
07:58There you go.
07:59Two Is.
08:09$800.
08:10M.
08:11One M.
08:19Well, looky here.
08:20All right.
08:21A letter, please.
08:22H.
08:23There's one H.
08:24So, here's the deal.
08:26That's worth $1,000,
08:27but you already have a lot of money in front of you.
08:29You'd be risking over $8,000
08:31to try to turn that into $10,000.
08:33I don't know what to advise you, Owen.
08:35You could be a bankrupt, you know.
08:3650-50.
08:37I would like to keep playing.
08:38All right.
08:39I can't blame you at all.
08:40So, you have $8,300.
08:41Go ahead.
08:47$650.
08:48Y.
08:49There's a Y.
08:50Yes.
08:52I would like to buy a vowel.
08:54O.
08:55There's no O.
08:56I'm sorry.
08:57Yoda, it's your turn.
09:03All right.
09:04Well, let's get a letter from you.
09:05F.
09:07There is an F.
09:08Actually, three of them.
09:10And that means...
09:12Now, the rest are vowels.
09:14So, interesting situation here.
09:16You could pick that up.
09:17You probably could solve the puzzle, too.
09:20But you could have $10,000 there
09:22instead of that $3,000.
09:23I don't know.
09:24Are you going to try it?
09:25I have to solve.
09:26I have to solve.
09:27Okay.
09:28Say everything, then.
09:29Don't add anything.
09:30Go ahead.
09:31All right.
09:32Hair.
09:33Family.
09:34Free.
09:36That's a hard one.
09:37When you know the answer and you're ready to go.
09:39Boy, wouldn't you love to know what's under there?
09:41I would love to, but I don't know.
09:43Yeah, we can't look at it.
09:44But we can take a break, and we'll be back.
09:46I'm such a tease.
10:00There's lots more spinning and winning just ahead.
10:04As America's Game continues after this.
10:08Well, it is prize puzzle time already.
10:10Place is the category for this one.
10:12And, Jess, it's your turn to start.
10:14Come on.
10:20Well, don't look down because the news is not very good there.
10:23I'm sorry.
10:24Owen, it's your turn.
10:25Okay.
10:32Well, you've been playing it close all night here.
10:34700.
10:35T.
10:36There's one T.
10:38Enough to get you going.
10:40I'd like to buy a vowel.
10:42E.
10:43Three Es.
10:53500.
10:54Yep.
10:55Two Rs.
10:56Add 1,000.
10:57Your total, $1,450 you have.
11:00I'd like to buy another vowel.
11:02A.
11:03Got it.
11:04One A.
11:09Can I buy another vowel, please?
11:11I.
11:12Yep.
11:13Three Is.
11:21Well, he loves his close calls.
11:22I do.
11:23Well, you're going to get them, and that one got them.
11:25Yoda, your turn.
11:26I think I'd like to solve.
11:27You would, huh?
11:28Yeah, I'll give it a try.
11:29Go ahead.
11:30Shimmering turquoise C.
11:32That's it.
11:33Yeah.
11:37You look like you surprised yourself.
11:40Now I got to tell you you're going to Costa Rica.
11:42You'll probably like that.
11:46Yoda, get ready for a wild time.
11:48An explorer's paradise awaits in Costa Rica at Botanica Osa Peninsula,
11:52where the rainforest meets the ocean with renowned amenities and epic outdoor adventures.
11:58$8,620.
12:01Well, Booker has $14,520 and a wild card and a big grin,
12:08and we can understand all of those things.
12:10Lots more to give away, though.
12:11Everybody hang in.
12:12Back with more Wheel of Fortune in just a couple minutes.
12:23Closed captioning is brought to you by the following.
12:27So we'll do a triple toss-up here.
12:29Food and drink, the category for all three of these puzzles.
12:31Each one worth $2,000.
12:33Here is the first.
12:40Owen.
12:41Butter and buttermilk.
12:42Yeah, that's it.
12:45Simple as that.
12:47Puzzle number two.
12:53Owen.
12:54Bread and breadcrumbs.
12:55Yeah, that's it.
12:59As usual, I can't wait for number three.
13:09Crumb.
13:10Yoda, go ahead.
13:11Crumb and crumb cake?
13:13No, everybody else.
13:15Owen.
13:16Fruit and fruitcake.
13:17He gets $10,000.
13:20So, all of a sudden, you have $13,000.
13:23That's all cash.
13:24You're about $1,500 behind at this point,
13:26but we're not through yet.
13:28Showbiz is the category for this next round.
13:31And, Owen, you won the right to give it a spin.
13:34Go, Owen!
13:41$850.
13:42That's it.
13:43Showbiz is the category for this next round.
13:47$850.
13:49T.
13:50Three Ts.
13:55Time running a little short.
13:56That's sound and tell us,
13:57so give it a final spin for us, if you would, Owen.
14:03Consonants.
14:04After we add 1,000,
14:05we'll be worth $1,550 each.
14:08Again, it's showbiz.
14:09Owen, we need a letter from you, please.
14:11R.
14:13Yeah, two Rs.
14:17Reset.
14:18Sold-out concert tour.
14:20Yeah, wow!
14:21Whoo-hoo!
14:24Wait a minute.
14:26Hold on.
14:28I gotcha.
14:29I get it.
14:30So, the pressure changes sometimes.
14:32They're difficult.
14:33Owen, $5,650 out of the round.
14:36Our big winner, $18,650.
14:39I'll be back to talk to you in a moment.
14:41Don't go away.
14:42Ah.
14:43To see her.
14:44Well, you did okay.
14:45Well, you did okay there.
14:46He overtook you in the end,
14:47but you had a very nice night, to say the least.
14:49You're going to Costa Rica,
14:50and you have $14,520.
14:53It was a pleasure having you.
14:55Well, you didn't have many chances to play.
14:57I didn't.
14:58And she...
14:59Can I tell them the disadvantage you had?
15:01Yeah, sure.
15:02Yeah, during the toss-up, she said,
15:03I have a small thumb.
15:04I do.
15:05It's a lovely thumb, but...
15:08And we have $1,000 for you and all things.
15:11I had a great time.
15:12Okay, good.
15:14I'm going to stay up here.
15:15Okay.
15:16So I can be eye-to-eye with you, my friend.
15:18I like this.
15:19This is good.
15:20It's good.
15:21So let's pick a category,
15:22or you should do that for our bonus round,
15:24your bonus round.
15:25I just can't get the pronouns right.
15:27Event, phrase, and thing.
15:28Event.
15:29All right.
15:30We'll see how he does when we come back.
15:37Well, Owen, $18,650.
15:39That's all cash.
15:40And I think you got all the toss-ups,
15:42if I'm not mistaken.
15:43Oh, wow.
15:44Are you ready to spin the wheel here?
15:46Yes, let's do it.
15:47Let's go.
15:48Whoa!
15:51Almost took off.
15:54That's never happened.
15:55There's $100,000 out there somewhere.
16:01It might even be here.
16:02Oh, wow.
16:03We'll know soon.
16:04Come on.
16:05Okay.
16:06Right there, please.
16:07Now, you chose event as your category,
16:10R-S-T-L-N-E.
16:12Got some letters up there for you.
16:17Well, that ain't gonna do it.
16:19So let's have three more consonants,
16:21one more vowel.
16:23D.
16:24Mm-hmm.
16:25P.
16:26Yes.
16:27M.
16:28And a vowel.
16:29O.
16:30Well, every letter you called is in the puzzle,
16:31so I'll tell you that much.
16:33That's a good sign.
16:34Audience, please.
16:36Nothing from you.
16:40Should we just take some time, build this tension?
16:43I mean, I need a minute.
16:44Event, ten seconds, go.
16:45Major downpour.
16:46That's it.
16:50Picked the right letters, you know?
16:52Just never know around here,
16:53and got some dough.
16:54Look at that.
16:55More money.
16:58Oh, and here's a major amount of cash.
17:01$40,000.
17:05Well,
17:07Oh, and I don't know what your cash flow situation is.
17:09Not this.
17:10But $58,650 can't hurt.
17:13Nice job.
17:14Thank you very much.
17:16Let's hand it out right there.
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17:43You know, sometimes when you give them the RST, L&E,
17:45it kind of provides a little guidance for what letters to call after,
17:48but that didn't particularly.
17:49No.
17:50And I said to him what I say to our players a lot,
17:52when we're going to the bonus round,
17:53I say, you know, it's kind of a crapshoot what letters you call.
17:56I mean, there are no right or wrong ones.
17:57And as I said that, then everyone he called.
17:59Everyone, you never know.
18:01So he should head to Las Vegas immediately
18:03and head to the tables.
18:04Anyway, $58,650 all cash.
18:08Pretty good night's work, I would say.
18:09Love hearing that.
18:10We'll give away lots more next time.
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