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00:00From Sony Pictures Studios, it's America's Game.
00:08Wheel of Fortune!
00:12Ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show.
00:16Betsy Depp and Vanna White.
00:19Ah, look at our three victims up there.
00:22They look like veterans.
00:23They do.
00:25We've enjoyed being with veterans all week.
00:28Terrific, and we'll wrap it up here tonight.
00:30Okay.
00:32Hello, everybody.
00:33Get ready.
00:35Here we go.
00:36We'll give away $1,000 in our first toss-up.
00:38The category is Person.
00:52Debbie.
00:53Second Lieutenant.
00:55Yes, that's it.
00:57Debbie Ovejas just won $1,000.
00:59Deb from Vail, Arizona.
01:01Air Force was your branch a long time.
01:03Yes, sir. 22 years.
01:05Yeah, and did you serve at the same time as your husband?
01:08We did, sir.
01:09We joined together.
01:10We got married, and then we retired together.
01:12Well, how nice.
01:13And you have three children.
01:14Yes, sir.
01:15It's Sabrina, 24, Ryan, 21, and Samantha, 14.
01:19You were a Master Sergeant when you left it.
01:21Yes, sir.
01:22And it's a military family, isn't it?
01:24It is, sir.
01:25I have about 34 people, as of my last count, that are on both sides, my husband and my side.
01:30Wow.
01:31And I want to say about 26 of them are currently serving.
01:33Wow.
01:34Would you thank them all for us?
01:35Will do, sir.
01:36Thank you for your support.
01:37Thank you very much.
01:38Good to have you here.
01:39Congratulations on your $1,000.
01:40Curtis, how are you doing?
01:41Fantastic.
01:42Good.
01:43Curtis Durham, Redlands, California.
01:44Coast Guard.
01:4520 years in the Guard.
01:47Sir.
01:48And military in your family, too.
01:50I mean, your granddad was?
01:52Yes, sir.
01:53My grandfather served in World War II.
01:54He was at Battle of the Bulge in Normandy.
01:56Wow.
01:57Married man?
01:58Yes, sir.
01:59I'm married to my lovely wife, Marlo.
02:01I got three kids, Madison, Scarlett, and Mac, and my grandson, Liam.
02:06Ah, that's important.
02:07And this, I don't understand this note.
02:09They put it on my card.
02:10I'm obligated to read it.
02:11It says he actually has hair.
02:13Oh, yes, sir.
02:15I do have hair.
02:16I shaved it last week.
02:17I was going to actually try to get the same hairdo as you, but I couldn't pull it off.
02:21No.
02:22I had mine dry-cleaned, so it should be easy.
02:24Nice work.
02:25Thank you very much.
02:26Nice having you here.
02:27Hi, Chris.
02:28Hi, Pat.
02:29Chris Anger from Orange, California.
02:31Navy vet.
02:32Served nine years in the Navy, correct?
02:34Yes.
02:35Naval Achievement Medal is yours?
02:38Yes.
02:39And you also have a military family.
02:41Yeah, my two grandfathers were in World War II, and my father was in Vietnam,
02:44and my two sons were in the Air Force.
02:46Let's delve into your personal life with this girlfriend.
02:50Yeah, my girlfriend, Diane, she's a teacher.
02:53Shout out to teachers.
02:54And her son, Mitchell, we live together with our two dogs.
02:57And I'm told you're a good bowler.
02:59True?
03:00Yes, I bowled a 300 game.
03:01Wow, you can't do better than that.
03:02Yeah.
03:03No.
03:04I'm trying to get more.
03:05Okay, good.
03:06Well, I hope you have the equivalent of that here.
03:07Everybody get ready for another toss-up.
03:09This is worth $2,000.
03:10What are you doing?
03:11That's the category.
03:12Here we go.
03:20Deb.
03:26Going the extra mile.
03:27Yeah.
03:28Got them both.
03:29Good job, Deb.
03:30So, Jodi has $3,000.
03:33Category for our first round is Phrase.
03:35And, Deb, you won the right to spin it first.
03:45650.
03:46R.
03:47The one R.
03:48Mm-hmm, the one R.
03:49-♪♪♪
03:54You're out of there. 600.
03:56S.
03:57Yes. Three S's.
04:00-♪♪♪
04:04I'd like to buy a vowel.
04:05E.
04:07We have an N-E for you right there.
04:10-♪♪♪
04:14That's a nice little trip if you can find a letter.
04:17T.
04:18Two T's to pick up that Chicago trip.
04:20That's a trip to Chicago and a Chicago pizza tour
04:23worth over $7,000.
04:25Right down there it goes.
04:26So you have that and you have some cash.
04:28What do you want to do?
04:29I'd like to buy a vowel.
04:30I.
04:32Two I's.
04:33-♪♪♪
04:40700.
04:41H.
04:43One H.
04:44-♪♪♪♪
04:50550.
04:52N.
04:53Yeah, two N's.
04:54Another $1,100 for you.
04:56-♪♪♪♪
04:59Ah, the wheel got you that time.
05:02Well, we won't touch anything.
05:03Maybe we'll get back to you.
05:04You never know. Curtis, your turn.
05:06-♪♪♪♪
05:11Well, that doesn't help the cause at all, does it?
05:13Yeah, Chris, we go to you.
05:15Can I sell Pat?
05:16Well, we'll find out.
05:17Go ahead.
05:18Thank goodness it's Friday.
05:20There you go.
05:21-♪♪♪♪
05:24Well, that gets you on the board.
05:25You had no money, but you have a $1,000 minimum.
05:27So we know you got that in your pocket
05:29and we're just getting started here.
05:31Come on back.
05:32Lots more wheeling coming up on this Veterans Day 2022.
05:36-♪♪♪♪
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05:47Everything I win?
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05:50Wheel Watchers could win everything the contestants win,
05:53from big money to magical Disney vacations.
05:55But for your chance to win, you've got to have your spin.
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06:01by November 20th.
06:02Santa's coming to town.
06:04$10,000.
06:06-♪♪♪♪
06:09Howdy.
06:10Uh, we are back.
06:11Your name is the category for this round.
06:13Keep that in mind as we play.
06:15And, Curtis, you'll start the playing.
06:18-♪♪♪♪
06:24Whoa, look at that.
06:26N.
06:27Well, there are two of them,
06:28and you have a quick $7,000.
06:30-♪♪♪♪
06:37900.
06:39T.
06:40One T.
06:41-♪♪♪♪
06:44Would you like to buy an E?
06:46Let's see, two Es, yeah.
06:48-♪♪♪♪
06:50Should I buy an A?
06:52And now he'd like an A, but there is no A.
06:54I'm sorry.
06:55Chris.
06:56-♪♪♪♪
07:02R.
07:03One R.
07:04Pick up that wild card for us, would you please?
07:06Awesome, yeah.
07:07And you have $500,
07:08in case you want to do any buying.
07:10I'll buy an O, please.
07:12One O.
07:13-♪♪♪♪
07:17I'll also buy the I, please.
07:20Two Is.
07:21-♪♪♪♪
07:23No more vowels.
07:24-♪♪♪♪
07:28900.
07:29H.
07:30Let's see, one H.
07:32-♪♪♪♪
07:41G.
07:42Two Gs.
07:43$2,300.
07:46-♪♪♪♪
07:51Oh, boy.
07:52All right.
07:53Let's have a letter, Chris.
07:55Let's go with D.
07:58Well, there are two Ds, so that's $2,000 worth.
08:01Plus, you have another 2,300 and a wild card.
08:04You're wisping quite a lot, if you were to look behind there.
08:07But there could be $10,000.
08:09You're bankrupt.
08:10You didn't do that, Chris.
08:11I'm gonna go for it.
08:12You are?
08:13I'll go for it.
08:14Okay.
08:15I hope it works.
08:16It is...
08:17$10,000.
08:18Oh.
08:19Chris, I'm sorry.
08:20That's all right.
08:21You're gonna have to drop that off
08:22along with your wild card, I'm afraid,
08:24and your shirt, if you don't mind.
08:26No.
08:27Deb, it's your turn.
08:28-♪♪♪♪
08:32$650.
08:34W.
08:35Yes.
08:37I'd like to solve that.
08:39Okay.
08:40Wedding and poker night.
08:42Yeah, that's it.
08:43♪♪♪♪♪
08:46You guys set it up for me.
08:48Thank you so much.
08:49There's a joke there somewhere,
08:50and I don't know what it is.
08:51It's about gambling or good hands or something.
08:53I'm not sure.
08:54But we'll work on that during the commercial.
08:56Meantime, you have $650.
08:57We'll make it $1,000, okay?
08:59And that takes you up to $4,000 with the lead,
09:02so it's anybody's game, that's for sure,
09:04especially with a prize puzzle coming our way.
09:06♪♪♪♪♪
09:09♪♪♪♪♪
09:12♪♪♪♪♪
09:16Oh, hi.
09:17We were just talking about you.
09:18Fun and games is the category for this next round.
09:20We're having that right now, and there you go.
09:23It is our prize puzzle.
09:24Chris, you'll start.
09:26-♪♪♪♪
09:29-♪♪♪♪
09:33$650.
09:34N.
09:35Four Ns.
09:36-♪♪♪♪
09:39-♪♪♪♪
09:42I'll buy an A, please.
09:44There are two As, yeah.
09:46-♪♪♪♪
09:48Go ahead and buy an E.
09:49No.
09:50No E.
09:51Deb?
09:52-♪♪♪♪
09:55-♪♪♪♪
09:58$650.
09:59G.
10:01Yeah, there is a G right there.
10:03-♪♪♪♪
10:05I'd like to buy a vowel.
10:06I.
10:08Two Is.
10:09-♪♪♪♪
10:11-♪♪♪♪
10:16$500.
10:17C.
10:18There's a C.
10:19-♪♪♪♪
10:21-♪♪♪♪
10:25$650.
10:26D.
10:28Yeah, two Ds.
10:29Hey, Deb, you're up to $2,200.
10:32-♪♪♪♪
10:33I would like to solve the puzzle.
10:34All right.
10:35Dancing until dawn.
10:38Yeah, that's it.
10:39-♪♪♪♪
10:41You just ran roughshod through that entire puzzle,
10:44and now you're going to Waikiki.
10:46Listen to this.
10:47Whoo!
10:48Whoo-hoo!
10:49-♪♪♪♪
10:51Deb, you can say that again.
10:53Experience modern aloha
10:55at Surf Jack Hotel and Swim Club
10:57in Waikiki.
10:58Curated with mid-century art and decor,
11:00enjoy live music with local artists every night,
11:02and the jaw-dropping Wish You Were Here pool.
11:06$7,799.
11:08-♪♪♪♪
11:10Judging from your action, you're happy with that trip.
11:12-♪♪♪♪
11:13Yeah, I'm saying it was fine.
11:14-$13,999,
11:16which is very close to $14,000.
11:18You're doing very well now.
11:20But we have lots more to give away.
11:21Everybody hang in.
11:22We'll be back with more Wheel after these messages.
11:24Everybody hang in.
11:25We'll be back with more Wheel after these messages.
11:35Post-captioning sponsored by...
11:37Our players are ready here.
11:39Our veterans for a triple toss-up thing.
11:42That is the category.
11:44Here's number one.
11:46-♪♪♪♪♪
11:53Deb?
11:55-"Attention Spin"?
11:57Nope.
11:59Chris?
12:00-"Attention Span."
12:01Yeah, that's what it is.
12:03So, Chris gets that first $2,000.
12:07Who will get the second?
12:16-♪♪♪♪♪
12:22Curtis?
12:23-"Short Attention Span."
12:25Yeah, that's it.
12:26Good job.
12:27Thanks.
12:29Ah, well, at least one more.
12:40Deb?
12:41-"Very Short Attention Span."
12:44That's it.
12:45Good job, Deb.
12:46All right.
12:47We all got one.
12:48That cinches it.
12:49Rages for everyone in the puzzle department.
12:51I love you guys.
12:52They are the best.
12:54So, everybody split up there.
12:55Everybody got $2,000.
12:56That's kind of a nice sharing thing here on Veterans Day.
12:59Food and drink is the category for this next round.
13:02And, Deb, you got the last one, so you get to start.
13:05Oh, okay.
13:13$600.
13:14R.
13:16But there is no R.
13:17Curtis?
13:24$700.
13:26S.
13:27Two S's.
13:31Can I buy an E?
13:34Can he have an E there, Vanna?
13:35Yep.
13:36Maybe more than one.
13:44$650.
13:46F.
13:47Yeah.
13:48Three F's.
13:56$600.
13:58C.
13:59Yeah.
14:00One C.
14:01But that sound means time's running a little short,
14:04so, Curtis, you have control of the wheel.
14:06Give it a final spin for us.
14:08See what he lands on.
14:09Whatever that is, we'll add $1,000 to it
14:11and find out how much consonants will be worth
14:13in this round.
14:14That'll be $1,900.
14:16Curtis, still your turn.
14:17Let's have a letter.
14:19N.
14:21One N.
14:23When Vanna clears the puzzle,
14:25your three seconds will start.
14:31Chris?
14:33T.
14:35Two T's.
14:37Again, let him come up
14:38and let Vanna get out of there.
14:39Might as well use this time to think about it
14:41and try to solve it.
14:42Try to solve it.
14:43Lots and lots of coffee.
14:44There you go.
14:48How you doing?
14:49Good.
14:50Well, you finished strong.
14:51That's the main thing, right?
14:52Yes, yes, that's good.
14:53You ended up with a pretty good night, actually.
14:54$3,800 that round.
14:56You ended up with $6,800.
14:57Wow.
14:58Thank you very much.
14:59Thank you, Pat.
15:01Well, I wish you had a little more for you,
15:02but it looks like you had a good time,
15:03and that's the main thing.
15:04Absolutely.
15:05And you got $2,000.
15:06Our thanks, Curtis.
15:07Thank you very much.
15:08Good to have you here.
15:09Who does that?
15:10Oh, it's you.
15:11Congratulations.
15:12$15,999.
15:15She's getting ready to pack her Waikiki.
15:17But first, we have to stop in bonus land
15:19and play one of these categories.
15:20Phrase, thing.
15:22What are you doing?
15:24Phrase.
15:25All right.
15:26Give it some thought, though.
15:27I like that.
15:34Could Deb solve the bonus puzzle
15:36and win this new Mazda CX-50?
15:38Stay tuned to find out.
15:41So, uh, who's here with you?
15:43I understand you have some company.
15:45My husband, Lance,
15:46and my daughter, Sabrina,
15:47right over there.
15:48Good to see them.
15:49They're waving back.
15:50And now, you have almost $16,000.
15:52And time to get more.
15:53Give that wheel a spin, Deb.
16:00Great car this week.
16:02$100,000 report.
16:03It's always out there.
16:05Maybe it's under here.
16:07We'll go soon.
16:08Come on, follow me, please.
16:10Right there.
16:12Okey-dokey.
16:14Uh, you chose phrase as your category.
16:16R, S, T, L, and E.
16:19We chose those letters.
16:23And it's your turn again.
16:24Three more consonants,
16:25one more vowel.
16:27M.
16:28Mm-hmm.
16:29B.
16:30Yes.
16:31O.
16:32And one more consonant.
16:35V.
16:37Interesting.
16:38Well, there are lots of options.
16:43Phrase is the category.
16:45You have ten seconds.
16:46Just say everything you can think of.
16:48Maybe the right thing will spill out.
16:49Good luck.
16:50We love Vanna.
16:52No.
16:53Keep going.
16:54We love military.
16:57We love America.
16:58We love wheel.
17:00We love Debbie.
17:02Almost things are true.
17:03Come on, follow me.
17:04R, S, T, L, and E.
17:07Almost things are true but wrong.
17:09Oh.
17:11Oh.
17:13She was...
17:15You know, she was being sweet
17:17and she was waxing patriotic and loving.
17:19And we're doing pizza.
17:21I'm sorry.
17:22You need...
17:23The P might have done it for you.
17:24Or maybe even the A.
17:26But anyway, we couldn't do the 40 grand.
17:28I wish we could have.
17:29But that was a lot of fun.
17:30And you have $15,999.
17:33Debbie, thank you very much for being here.
17:35Stay right here with me
17:36and Vanna will be right back.
17:53Yes!
17:57Mom.
17:59What are you doing?
18:01I'm doing the floss.
18:05Okay.
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18:15That was so sweet of her to say,
18:16we love Vanna.
18:17It was only because there weren't
18:18three letters in the last word.
18:22Veterans Day,
18:24how do you express your thanks
18:25and gratitude and admiration
18:27for all the veterans
18:28who served this great country
18:29and veterans to me,
18:30that is to say,
18:31active service people.
18:32Yeah.
18:33Maybe it's a good idea
18:34to reflect on all they have done
18:35over the years.
18:36And we've enjoyed
18:37spotlighting them this week.
18:39And we hope you have
18:40a great weekend.
18:41And we do love Vanna.
18:42And we'll see you on Monday.
18:43Bye-bye.
18:44Bye-bye.
18:45Hey, Wheel Watchers.
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