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00:00From Sony Pictures Studios, it's America's Game.
00:08Wheel of Fortune.
00:13Ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show.
00:17Nancy Peck and Anna White.
00:20Thank you, Tim. Thank you very much. We appreciate that. Thanks a lot.
00:27Go to the puzzle board and have a great time, and I'll see you back here again.
00:31Hi. Look at you three. Y'all ready for this?
00:35Grab those devices. We're going to do our first toss of the night. It's worth $1,000.
00:39What are you doing? That is category, and off we go.
00:50And it's Nate.
00:52Falling asleep in class.
00:54Yeah, that's it.
00:58That has never happened in a Nate Cardin class.
01:01I can neither confirm nor deny.
01:04Nate is from Altadena, California. Talk about your teaching career, your personal life, all that stuff.
01:09Sure. I teach high school chemistry at Harvard Westlake School here in Los Angeles,
01:13and I'm lucky enough to be married to an amazing man named Ben.
01:16We've been married together for seven years, and we've got an adorable little French bulldog named Arrow.
01:20And you're a crossword puzzle guy, huh?
01:22I love not only solving crosswords but writing them, and I go to crossword puzzle tournaments and try my best.
01:27I like to nerd out.
01:29Probably an ink guy too, aren't you?
01:31I am.
01:32Me too. Nice to have you here, Nate. Good luck to you.
01:35Hi, Kara.
01:36Hi.
01:37Kara Miller, Ventura, California. Fourth grade teacher, right?
01:39Yes, I'm a fourth grade teacher.
01:40Talk about that a little bit.
01:41All right. So I teach fourth grade at Citrus Glen Elementary in Ventura,
01:45and I've been teaching. This is going to be my 30th year.
01:48My goodness. And the home hospital teaching is interesting. You did that for a number of years.
01:52Yeah, I did home hospital for a while, and that's when children were too sick to go to school,
01:56whether it's social, emotional, or physical.
01:58Yeah.
01:59And so that was very rewarding. I'd go into their homes.
02:02Terrific. And just real quickly, are you family married?
02:05Yes, I'm married to Paul, my wonderful husband Paul.
02:08I have two incredible kids, Jake and Hannah, and two sweet golden retrievers, Maddie and Luke.
02:11Oh, you got the dogs in.
02:12Yes.
02:13Oh, I'm sure they're licking the screen right now, thanking you for that.
02:16And you and your husband opened a brewery. I could mention that.
02:19Yeah, the first one.
02:20There you go. Good luck to you.
02:21Thanks.
02:22Hi, Paula. Paula Drutz from Santa Monica, right?
02:25Yes.
02:26A fourth grade teacher. Talk more about that quickly.
02:28Well, first, hi, Pat. I'm a fourth grade teacher at Corpus Christi in the Palisades.
02:34I love fourth grade. I've taught TK through eighth grade. Fourth is the best.
02:39Something about fourth grade. What age is that?
02:41Ten years old.
02:42You like that?
02:43Oh, yeah. They're fun.
02:44You're married?
02:45I have my husband, Jack, that I have been married to for 33 wonderful, wonderful years.
02:54And my daughters, Gina, Carly, I have a son-in-law named Ryan, a future son-in-law named Brendan,
03:03and my little girl, little Lily, my granddaughter, who is seven months old.
03:09Well, thank you. And thank you. We're out of time. Thank you for joining us.
03:14Let's do another toss-up, shall we? This one is worth $2,000, and the category is character.
03:29Kara.
03:30Little red riding hood.
03:34So, she gets the $2,000, which means she will be the first spinner, but, actually, Jim will speak first.
03:40So, be patient, James.
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04:11So, we're going to start off with one of our Wheel of Fortune crosswords, and the clue is home blank.
04:16Okay. And, Kara, you give the first spin.
04:19Okay.
04:21$700.
04:22T.
04:23No, there's no T. Paula.
04:31Okay.
04:32S.
04:34Happy to report there is an S worth $2,500.
04:43$650.
04:46$650.
04:48R.
04:50Two Rs, yes.
04:53That's $1,300 to your total. What's next?
04:56I'd like to buy a vowel.
04:58E.
05:00Yeah, one E.
05:07$900.
05:08B.
05:09No, sorry, no B. All right, Nate.
05:16$500.
05:18N.
05:19There is an N, yeah. Right about... whoops, there.
05:26Nate, looks like trouble in your future. I am sorry. Not much you can do about that. Kara, it's your turn.
05:31Okay.
05:36$500.
05:37K.
05:38Do we have any Ks? We do have a K. Look at that.
05:42I'd like to buy an O.
05:44I'd like to buy an O.
05:46All right, four Os. That should help out.
05:55$600.
05:56C.
05:57Yes, two Cs. Well, we're getting there. $1,450.
06:03I'd like to buy an I.
06:06Uh-huh, one I.
06:09I'd like to buy an A.
06:11And there is one A, and that's it for vowels.
06:19$500.
06:20M.
06:21Yeah, one M.
06:30$600.
06:31W.
06:33$600.
06:34W.
06:35Yes, there's a W. We're almost there.
06:43So, what letter is it going to be?
06:46L.
06:47That's not the one. I'm sorry. Paula, your turn.
06:56$650.
06:57P.
06:58Yes, there is a P.
07:03$700.
07:06Y.
07:07Well, it's an excellent question, but not the right letter. I'm sorry. Nate, it's your turn.
07:16$600.
07:17G.
07:18Yes, there is a G right there.
07:22So, it's just a matter of reading. Don't add anything, though, Nate. Go ahead.
07:25Page, room, work, economics.
07:29Yeah, that's it.
07:31Nate's part was tricky.
07:33Anyway, Nate gets it. $1,100 is up to $2,100.
07:37It's going to be a nice cash cow here. We're just getting started.
07:40Lots more to give away, and we'll get to it after you watch these messages.
07:54My favorite teacher is Ms. Stein.
07:56My favorite teacher is Mrs. Duncan.
07:59I love Mrs. Duncan because when we eat pizza, she dresses up like pizza.
08:06$10,000.
08:08So, you will note that there are two mystery wedges out there.
08:13One has $10,000, the other with a bankrupt. We don't want that one, okay? Just remember that.
08:18A phrase is the category for this round. And, Paula, you will start.
08:30$600.
08:31S!
08:32Yeah, there is an S right there.
08:39Can you get to the big one? Yes, you can.
08:42R!
08:44Could you speak up, Paula? Two Rs, yes.
08:50I'd like to buy an E.
08:53Okay, three Es.
09:00Another close call, and this time it got you. I'm sorry.
09:04And, Nate, your turn.
09:12I like your reaction. It's very genuine. Go ahead, Karen.
09:18T!
09:19Yes, two Ts. We're back on track now.
09:24I'd like to buy an I.
09:27There are some Is, yep.
09:35Boy, oh boy, the wheel has just gotten everybody here.
09:39Well, Paula, we go back to you.
09:45Oh my, all right. Let's have a letter first.
09:48H!
09:50One H. So, you'd only be risking $1,000.
09:53There could be $10,000 back there. It could be that bankrupt.
09:56Which one is that? Are you going to check it?
09:58I'm going to check it.
09:59All right, go ahead. Let's see that $10,000.
10:01Come on, it is not the $10,000.
10:04No!
10:05Get rid of it. I'm sorry. Nate.
10:12$850.
10:13D!
10:14Yeah, four Ds. That'll help the cause.
10:19Nate, you're up $3,400.
10:21I'd like to solve.
10:22I'd like to solve.
10:23Okay.
10:24Did you read the directions?
10:26Yep, that's it.
10:30Well, that changes things.
10:32$3,400 takes you to $5,500.
10:35You have the lead at this point.
10:36We have a prize puzzle coming up.
10:37That's going to change someone's score dramatically.
10:39Come back to you after the break.
10:53Hi. It's time for our prize puzzle.
10:56Living thing is the category.
10:59There you go.
11:00And, Nate, you're going to start.
11:08You've gone back and forth with that bankrupt thing.
11:10I love it.
11:11All right, your turn.
11:18$700.
11:19T!
11:20Yes, there is a T.
11:21That gets you going with $700.
11:26I'd like to buy an I.
11:28We can do that.
11:29One I.
11:38Oh, the Doppler effect.
11:40Letter, please.
11:43V!
11:44There is no V.
11:45Sorry.
11:46Paula.
11:51$800.
11:53R!
11:55That we have.
11:56We have three of them, actually, which gets you $2,400.
12:01I'd like to buy a vowel.
12:03Yes.
12:04A.
12:05Okay, there's an A.
12:12$500.
12:13S!
12:14Well, there is an S, yes.
12:21Well, if you're ever going to find a letter, this would be a good time.
12:24M!
12:25Uh, there is no M.
12:27Nate.
12:28Okay.
12:33$500.
12:34H!
12:35Yes.
12:40Can I buy an O?
12:41You can, and there are three of them.
12:43Great.
12:51$500.
12:53F!
12:54Yeah, two F's.
12:59Can I buy a U, please?
13:01You got it.
13:02Two U's.
13:07And can I buy the E, please?
13:09And you got an E as well.
13:11Right there.
13:15I would like to solve the puzzle.
13:16Okay.
13:18Okay.
13:19Colorful, blue, parrotfish?
13:21Yeah, that's it.
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14:00I think you overcame a little bad luck with the wheel,
14:02and you got a nice lead now.
14:03$14,407.
14:05Awesome.
14:06We're not through, gang.
14:07We're gonna play a triple toss-up.
14:08We got lots more to do.
14:09Come on back.
14:18You've been waiting for the triple toss-up.
14:20The wait is over.
14:21Thing the category for all three of these puzzles, $2,000 apiece.
14:25Here's number one.
14:32Nate.
14:33Earth science.
14:34Yeah.
14:37Which takes us almost immediately to number two.
14:43Kara.
14:44Life science.
14:45Yeah.
14:49Got one more to go.
14:54Paula.
14:56I didn't...
14:57I'm sorry, Kara.
14:58Excuse me.
14:59I was gonna say...
15:00I don't know.
15:01Okay, everybody else.
15:02Well, I'm confused, too, so...
15:07Nate.
15:08Science fiction.
15:09Yeah, that's it.
15:11But Paula had the best response.
15:13Why are you calling on me?
15:14I didn't ring anything.
15:15Leave me alone.
15:16I'm just standing here with this thing in my hand,
15:18and you're bothering me.
15:19Rhyme time is the category for this next round.
15:22There it is.
15:23And sound means time's running a little short.
15:25Nate, you have control of the wheel.
15:26Give it a spin for our final spin.
15:34$600.
15:35And that'll be $1,600.
15:38$600.
15:39And that'll be $1,600 for every one letter we find.
15:42Rhyme time again.
15:43The letter, please.
15:44T.
15:46Two Ts.
15:54Kara.
15:55H.
15:57Two Hs.
15:59Paula.
16:01W.
16:03Yes.
16:04Two Ws.
16:05Everybody has $3,200.
16:07And you have three seconds.
16:13Nate.
16:15F.
16:16Yeah.
16:19Go with the flow.
16:20Yeah, that's it.
16:22Well, you've padded your lead there.
16:24$4,800.
16:25It's a big winner.
16:26$23,207.
16:27I'll be right back.
16:30Well, we sure enjoyed having you here.
16:32I'm sorry things didn't go a little better.
16:33The wheel got you a couple of times.
16:35We have $1,000 for you, though.
16:36Something.
16:37It is something.
16:38Nice to meet you.
16:39Thank you, Paula, very much.
16:40Kara, thank you very much.
16:41$4,000 for you.
16:50$4,000 for you.
16:51Thank you, ladies, very much for being here.
16:52Okay.
16:54All right, Nate.
16:55Yes.
16:56Three categories are coming up here.
16:57You'll choose one for the bonus round.
16:58And they are, on the map, things in the kitchen.
17:01In the kitchen.
17:02I figured you'd say in the kitchen, guys.
17:04You did.
17:05Oh, put me right back.
17:06Awesome.
17:08Well, here we are with the winner.
17:10$23,207.
17:11Congratulations.
17:12Cheers.
17:13To this point, Nate.
17:14And time to get some more.
17:15Awesome.
17:17Give me that $100,000.
17:18That would be nice.
17:19There's a car.
17:20Lots of other cash.
17:21There you go.
17:22I'll grab that.
17:23And you'll head this way, please.
17:24And stop right there.
17:25You chose in the kitchen.
17:26I did.
17:27There's your category.
17:28I know.
17:29I was there.
17:30I heard you.
17:31R, S, T, L, M, E.
17:32We'll start with those letters.
17:33All right.
17:34Your turn.
17:35Three more consonants.
17:36R, S, T, L, M, E.
17:37You chose in the kitchen.
17:38I did.
17:39There's your category.
17:40I know.
17:41I was there.
17:42I heard you.
17:43R, S, T, L, M, E.
17:44We'll start with those letters.
17:45All right.
17:46Three more consonants.
17:47One more vowel.
17:48B.
17:49Mm-hmm.
17:50G.
17:51Yes.
17:52D.
17:53Add a vowel.
17:54I.
17:55Okay.
17:56Ah.
17:57In the kitchen.
17:5810 seconds.
17:59Good luck.
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