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00:00From Sony Pictures Studios, it's a marriage of games!
00:08Wheel of Fortune!
00:13Ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show.
00:17Asine Jack and Brenna White!
00:20Hello there!
00:22Thanks folks!
00:24Thank you players!
00:26Thank you audience!
00:27Who else can we thank?
00:28Me?
00:29No, I don't want to go crazy.
00:32Hi!
00:33Look who we got here.
00:34Nice to see you all.
00:36Grab those devices.
00:37We want to give away $1,000.
00:38That's why we're here, to give away money and stuff.
00:40Phrase is the category.
00:43Off we go.
00:51Johnny!
00:52I love my life!
00:53Yes, you do!
00:56And you said that as though you mean it.
00:59I hope so.
01:00I hope you do.
01:01I do.
01:02Good, I'm glad to hear it.
01:03Tony Reale is here from right here in Los Angeles.
01:05A birding, baking and biking, the big three.
01:09My triathlon of choice, if you will.
01:12You watch birds?
01:14Yes, there's actually some hummingbirds that have a territory dispute in my backyard.
01:19So I watch these very angry, very small birds fight every single afternoon.
01:24No wonder you love your life.
01:25You're watching birds fight.
01:26I mean, come on.
01:28Won a singing competition and became the voice of Walla Walla in Washington.
01:32Yes.
01:33And it turns out they never did that competition again.
01:35So to this day, I remain the voice of Walla Walla.
01:38You're the undefeated.
01:39Do you know the People's Choice Awards, back 30 years ago when they first started,
01:43they had a category for game show hosts and I won.
01:46And then they got rid of the category.
01:48I am the undefeated People's Choice winner.
01:50Wow.
01:51What's better than that?
01:53So we're both have that in common.
01:55Nice to have you here.
01:56Hi, Suzanne.
01:57How are you?
01:58Hi, Pat.
01:59Suzanne Allawi, right?
02:00Correct.
02:01From Corona, California.
02:02You kind of like it like a mad scientist, right?
02:04I mean, so kind of.
02:05Yeah.
02:06So I worked in a research lab and what we did was sequence little bits of DNA
02:10and it kind of helped patients find therapies for what ailed them.
02:14And now you're raising monarch butterflies.
02:16And yes, I am.
02:17So it's kind of a new hobby of mine.
02:19Monarchs are recently put on the endangered list.
02:21Right, right.
02:22So I'm kind of, I have a habitat for them outdoors.
02:25They're thriving and just doing my part.
02:27You're not fooling with their DNA, are you?
02:29Absolutely not.
02:30It won't be like killer monarch butterflies.
02:33We'll let nature do that.
02:35Good to have you here, Suzanne.
02:37Malcolm, how are you, sir?
02:38I'm doing excellent.
02:39Good.
02:40Malcolm Brown from Nashville, Tennessee, served in the Army National Guard.
02:43I did.
02:44I did.
02:45When did you cease that service?
02:472017.
02:48Yeah.
02:49And friends from the old days might not recognize you right now because you changed your look a bit.
02:54They might.
02:55A little bit.
02:56So until earlier this year I had a full head of hair down to my shoulders and I had a full beard as well.
03:00So it was nice to surprise people and reintroduce myself.
03:03Yeah.
03:04And to lend them to Tony, which was very nice.
03:08It's good to have you all here.
03:09I hope you win a lot of money tonight.
03:11And let's do another toss-up, okay?
03:12This one is worth $2,000.
03:14And the category is In the Kitchen.
03:26Suzanne.
03:27Bread Machine.
03:28Yeah, that's it.
03:31So it's $2,000 for you.
03:34Same letter is the category for this first round.
03:37Every word in the puzzle starts with the same letter.
03:39Get an extra $1,000 to determine what that is and you'll start, Suzanne.
03:43Here we go.
03:49$600.
03:50N.
03:51One N.
03:54I would like to buy a vowel.
03:55All right.
03:56An I.
03:57I believe there are no I's.
03:59I am so sorry.
04:00And it's your turn, Malcolm.
04:08$600.
04:09S.
04:10Let's check it out.
04:11No.
04:12It is either.
04:13Tony.
04:18$600.
04:19T.
04:20We found one.
04:22T.
04:27$650.
04:28R.
04:29There's no R.
04:30Well, we're eliminating some letters here.
04:32Suzanne.
04:37$600.
04:38L.
04:39Three L's.
04:43I'd like to buy a vowel.
04:45Okay.
04:46An A.
04:48Five A's.
04:54I would like to buy another vowel.
04:56All right.
04:57An E.
04:58And we can do that as well.
05:00Four E's.
05:01Five E's.
05:10You did a lot of nice work, and then that happens, and I am sorry about it.
05:14Malcolm, your turn.
05:19Stop.
05:20It didn't stop.
05:21I tried reasoning with it.
05:23I'm sorry.
05:24Tony.
05:29Man, oh, man.
05:30Maybe you can get some of that money back.
05:36Not right now.
05:37Malcolm.
05:45Could be worse.
05:46This could be the pilot.
05:47I see.
05:48Tony.
05:49Okay.
05:54You have to stop.
05:55There you go.
05:57B.
05:59Yes.
06:00In fact, there are six of them.
06:01Let's go.
06:03Okay, there was some big letter awaiting us.
06:05$3,900.
06:07There are the B's.
06:08What do you want to do?
06:14$500.
06:15C.
06:16By the way, we tossed in an extra $1,000 for that same letter.
06:19So I believe when you add everything up, you're up to $6,400.
06:22Wowee.
06:25I would like to solve it.
06:26All right.
06:27Go ahead.
06:28Beach ball, beach blanket, beach bod.
06:32No.
06:33That is not correct.
06:34Suzanne.
06:39$500.
06:40H.
06:41Yes.
06:42Three H's.
06:45I'd like to buy a vowel.
06:47An O.
06:49There is no O.
06:51Malcolm, what are you thinking about there?
06:58$600.
06:59M.
07:00Yeah.
07:01There's an M.
07:02You can spin again if you want to.
07:04I'd like to solve it.
07:05Okay, go ahead.
07:06Say it again.
07:07Beach ball, beach blanket, beach bum.
07:10That's it.
07:11Yeah.
07:12Bob was not a bad guess.
07:13The letters were available.
07:14But it turned out to be bum.
07:16And Malcolm got the puzzle and got $1,000.
07:20So the good news is everybody's on the board here.
07:22And we like that.
07:23That's a good way to start.
07:24No one's going home empty handed.
07:25And we'll come back and play some more right after these words.
07:39Okay, here we go.
07:40Food and drink is the category.
07:42Let's check out the puzzle and then let's put Malcolm to work.
07:45Starts this round.
07:53$900.
07:54D.
07:55There's a D.
08:03$900.
08:04N.
08:05And here come two Ns.
08:14Come on.
08:15Yeah, I thought you were going to make it.
08:16I'm sorry.
08:17It didn't work out.
08:18Tony.
08:20Here we go.
08:24$550.
08:25S.
08:26Two Ss.
08:27All right.
08:32I'd love to go shopping for the A.
08:34Okay.
08:35Fine.
08:36No one's ever put it that way.
08:39All right, Tony.
08:40What do you want to do there?
08:45$800.
08:46T.
08:47Mm-hmm.
08:48T.
08:49Three Ts.
08:57L.
08:58Yes, three Ls.
08:59Pick up that wild card.
09:00Oh, boy.
09:01Sweet to those Ls.
09:02You're up to $4,750.
09:04What now, Tony?
09:07Could I buy a vowel?
09:08Yes.
09:09E.
09:10Four Es.
09:12$550.
09:13K.
09:14Yeah, one K.
09:19Could I buy the O?
09:22There's one O, yeah.
09:23And that's it.
09:24All the vowels are gone.
09:31$650.
09:32R.
09:33Yeah, well, we're getting there.
09:34All right, Tony.
09:35Here we go.
09:37$650.
09:38R.
09:39Yeah, well, we're getting there.
09:42I love the little singles.
09:48Oh, boy.
09:49All right.
09:50Well, let's...
09:51Oh, no.
09:54It's Wheel of Fortune.
09:55It's not torture.
09:56I always said I was going to take it, but now I'm scared.
09:57Well, no, you don't need to.
09:58First, you need to call a letter.
09:59Let's start with that.
10:00Okay, great.
10:01Let's do a C.
10:02All right.
10:03To make it even worse.
10:04All right.
10:05So, here's the situation.
10:06You have $5,450.
10:09You have that wild card as well.
10:11There could be $10,000 back there.
10:13It could be a bankrupt.
10:14You always told yourself you would do it.
10:16But now that it's on the line, Tony, what do you think?
10:19You don't have to.
10:20Don't feel pressured.
10:21I'm going to go for it.
10:25Oh!
10:29Wow, this is like reality TV.
10:33Except actually real.
10:35I'm sorry that didn't work out.
10:36Suzanne, it's your turn.
10:38I'd like to solve a puzzle.
10:39Okay, go ahead.
10:40Maple and sea salt kettle corn.
10:44You got it, yes.
10:45Wow, very good.
10:46Way to go.
10:49Well, you had no money, but we're going to give you a bucket of corn.
10:52No, we're going to give you $1,000, which is our minimum for the round.
10:55So, you're up to $3,000.
10:56You have the lead, but it's a modest lead at this point.
10:59And with a prize puzzle coming up, it's going to be anything but modest.
11:06Welcome back.
11:08As promised, we have a prize puzzle looking at us here.
11:11Place is the category for it.
11:13And Tony had a little disappointment last round, but he's going to make up for it, right?
11:17Yes.
11:18Okay, go ahead.
11:25$500.
11:26S.
11:27Yes, one S.
11:28Well, so far, you've been doing quite nicely.
11:31What do you want to do?
11:36Oh, don't do this.
11:39I'm sorry.
11:41Suzanne.
11:46$900.
11:47L.
11:48Two L's.
11:52I would like to buy a vowel.
11:54Okay.
11:55An A.
11:56Three A's.
11:57$600.
11:58D.
11:59Two D's.
12:00Way up to $2,750.
12:02I would like to buy a vowel.
12:07An E.
12:08Three E's.
12:09$650.
12:10R.
12:11Three R's.
12:12$1,000.
12:13$1,000.
12:14$1,000.
12:15$1,000.
12:16$1,000.
12:17$1,000.
12:18$1,000.
12:19$1,000.
12:20$1,000.
12:21$1,000.
12:22$1,000.
12:23$1,000.
12:24$1,000.
12:25$1,000.
12:26Three R's.
12:27Three R's.
12:28Yeah.
12:32$4,450.
12:33I would like to buy a vowel.
12:35An O.
12:36Yes.
12:37Two O's.
12:45Letter, please.
12:46N.
12:47Yeah.
12:48Three N's.
12:49Pick up that gift tag, please.
12:51That's $1,000.
12:52Barney's Coffee and Tea Company gift certificate.
12:54and you have $5,700, Suzanne.
12:56What now?
12:57I would like to solve the puzzle.
12:58Okay.
12:59A nature lover's wonderland.
13:02Very workmanlike job at getting that done.
13:04Yay!
13:06Very nice.
13:07$6,700.
13:10Did I mention Costa Rica?
13:11Oh my gosh!
13:12Woo!
13:13Woo!
13:14Woo!
13:15Woo!
13:16Woo!
13:16Suzanne, it's the trip of your dreams.
13:19Escape to a tropical paradise in Costa Rica
13:22at Los Sueños Marriott Ocean and Golf Resort.
13:25Surrounded by the lush rainforest,
13:26this oceanfront resort offers a championship golf course,
13:30outdoor pools, and more.
13:31$7,500.
13:34Woo!
13:35Woo!
13:36Well, that changed the score a bit.
13:38It's $17,200.
13:41Wow.
13:41A lot of shows, that would be enough,
13:43but we have lots more to give away,
13:44and we'll be back to do that.
13:47Closed captioning sponsored by.
13:49Let's get right to this triple toss-up thing.
13:52Here's the category tonight.
13:53Three puzzles, each worth $2,000.
13:55Here is number one.
14:07Malcolm.
14:08Telephone call.
14:09You got it, yes sir.
14:11He's been running for that 10 grand,
14:13all he has to do is get the next two.
14:15Let's see what happens.
14:17Suzanne.
14:18Collect call.
14:18Yeah.
14:23And that leaves one more.
14:35Malcolm.
14:36Mating call.
14:37Yeah, I got you.
14:47All right, one of our favorite calls,
14:49and let's see, you got two of the three.
14:51You're up to $5,000, and we're not finished yet.
14:54What are you doing is the category for this next round,
14:57and Malcolm, you control the wheel.
14:59That sound means time's running short,
15:00so give it a final spin for it.
15:05We'll add 1,000 to whatever it lands on
15:07to determine the value of consonants.
15:09That'll be $1,900, not bad.
15:11What are you doing, the category?
15:12Malcolm, we start with you.
15:13Letter, please.
15:14D.
15:16Yeah, 1-D.
15:25Joni.
15:26N.
15:28Three Ns.
15:39Suzanne.
15:40G.
15:42Uh-huh.
15:44Everybody has some money.
15:46What are you doing?
15:51Malcolm.
15:52S.
15:55One S.
15:56Sticking the landing.
15:57Yeah, very nice.
15:58Wowee.
16:02Honey, good job.
16:04So Malcolm, $3,800 that round.
16:06That means you have $8,800.
16:09It's nice having you here.
16:09Thank you very much.
16:10And you look great.
16:13I'll chat with you in a moment.
16:14Toni, well, you know, you went for it,
16:16and something told you to go for it,
16:19and don't listen to that thing ever again.
16:21Never again.
16:22Really was nice having you here.
16:23We have $1,000 for you.
16:25Thank you very much.
16:25Wish you a lot of luck.
16:26It was great to be here, thank you.
16:28Hi.
16:29Well, hi there.
16:30You have $19,200.
16:31You know that?
16:32You're going to Costa Rica, you know that?
16:33Gosh, I can't believe it.
16:34And you're going to the bonus round.
16:36Let's pick a category.
16:37Person, phrase, and thing.
16:40Phrase.
16:41Okay.
16:41Let's see how she does.
16:43Doing well so far.
16:44We'll be back.
16:46Did you bring someone with you?
16:48I did.
16:49I have my mother here.
16:50Okay, well, she's standing by,
16:51hoping to see her daughter win a prize.
16:54Right now, she's won over $19,000 cash and prizes.
16:57Spin the wheel.
16:58Okay.
17:07Where are we going to stop?
17:09Looks like E and V, I'll take that
17:13and ask you to come this way.
17:16Stop right on that blue mark.
17:20And here we go.
17:21You chose phrase as your category.
17:23R, S, T, L, N, E.
17:32All right, well, you're going to need some help,
17:33that's for sure.
17:34Let's get three more consonants, one more vowel.
17:37P.
17:38Yes.
17:40C.
17:40Uh-huh.
17:41H.
17:43And a vowel.
17:45An A.
17:47All right, let's see what we get out of this.
17:52I won't make any predictions,
17:53but she certainly has a shot at it.
17:56Phrase, 10 seconds to work it out.
18:00Good luck.
18:04Lop the pace, keep the pace.
18:07Lop the pace.
18:12You're one letter off.
18:13Flip the page.
18:14Yeah, yeah, I'm sorry.
18:16Doggone it, that's, 10 seconds goes by quickly, doesn't it?
18:18It does.
18:19Yeah, I'm sorry, we couldn't do that,
18:21our new minimum for the season.
18:23But you had a really good night, it was a great trip,
18:24lots of cash, $19,200.
18:28Good job, Suzanne, congratulations.
18:29Don't go anywhere.
18:31Down and out, though.
18:33You're right there.
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18:52Remember I talked to Suzanne about the monarch butterflies?
18:55Yes.
18:56Talking about giant mutations and all.
18:57Do you remember, there's an old Japanese,
18:59I don't know why I thought of it,
19:00horror film in the tradition of Godzilla called Mothra.
19:03It was a giant moth,
19:05who would terrorize Tokyo.
19:06Really?
19:07And there were two tiny little Japanese miniature girls
19:11who lived in an egg who would sing.
19:13Or maybe I dreamed this, I'm not sure.
19:14Maybe you did, it sounds like a dream.
19:16You run out and get Mothra,
19:17I give it two stars out of 100.
19:19We'll see you next time, so long.
19:20Bye bye.
19:21Mothra, it was Mothra.
19:22Mothra.
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