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00:00From Sony Pictures Studios, it's America's Game!
00:08We are!
00:09The!
00:10Forces!
00:16It's Wheel's 40th season and we're going XL.
00:21That's a guarantee of $40,000.
00:24You have the chance to win a fabulous vacation.
00:27Double the chance to win a million dollars.
00:29It's a big XL deal.
00:31Ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of America's Game.
00:36Nancy Jack and Fanna White.
00:39Here we come.
00:41Thanks everybody.
00:43Hello Jim Gordon.
00:44Thank you sir.
00:46Do you have work to do?
00:47I do.
00:50Hi.
00:51Glad you're all here and glad you're all here in our XL edition of Wheel of Fortune.
00:56Double the chance to win a million dollars.
00:58Chance for you at home to win a vacation and cash.
01:00We will talk more about that later but let's get to our first toss up on the map.
01:04Here's the category.
01:06Here it comes.
01:16Latoya.
01:17The state of Alaska.
01:19That is it.
01:20Number 49.
01:23Latoya Thompson, hi.
01:24Hi.
01:25Harrison Township, Michigan.
01:27Fashionista, huh?
01:28I'm told you actually had to build an extra closet or an extra home or something.
01:32My second bedroom is full of my clothes and my shoes and my husband hates it.
01:38But I have to look good, so you know.
01:40I feel we should get his side of these stories here.
01:42He would agree.
01:44You volunteer in the community, I know.
01:46I do.
01:47I do a lot of volunteering.
01:48And you want to say hello to me in the traditional Detroit way.
01:52I do.
01:53You ready for it?
01:54I hope so.
01:55Go ahead.
01:56What up, though, Pat?
01:57That's how Detroiters greet each other.
02:00What up, though?
02:01What up, though?
02:02What up, though?
02:03What?
02:04It just doesn't sound right.
02:05Nice to have you here.
02:08Hi, Robert.
02:09How you doing?
02:10Hi, Pat.
02:11How's it going?
02:12You want to say hello to me in the traditional St. Augustine way.
02:13What up, though?
02:14What up, though?
02:15Robert Ramirez, St. Augustine, Florida.
02:17And exciting news in your life.
02:19Yes.
02:21My wife, we've been married for eight months and are expecting our baby boy here in three months.
02:26That's exciting.
02:27So you have plenty to think about spending your winnings on.
02:29Yeah.
02:30Diapers and wifes, I think, is our plan.
02:33It's expensive nowadays.
02:35Well, that's exciting.
02:36Hope it all works out nicely.
02:37I'm sure it will.
02:38And you have a good night tonight, okay?
02:41Hi, Amy.
02:42Hello.
02:43Amy Zagurnas is from Redondo Beach, California.
02:44You're an ocean swimmer, like a serious swimmer.
02:47I do an ocean swim.
02:48I dabble in triathlons.
02:49Yeah.
02:50Do you swim for distance?
02:51Yeah.
02:52We usually go about a mile or two.
02:53Wow.
02:54I've done that in a boat.
02:55Would you like to play some more and win some more money?
02:58Is that a good idea?
02:59Get ready for another toss-up.
03:00Our second.
03:01It's worth $2,000.
03:02The category is Proper Name.
03:05And here we go.
03:09What up, man?
03:14And it's Latoya.
03:15I'm sorry.
03:16It's Robert.
03:17Miranda Lambert?
03:18Yeah, that's it.
03:19You got it.
03:22So, Robert gets $2,000.
03:25He'll be spinning the wheel shortly.
03:27Let me tell you that there is a million-dollar wedge out there.
03:29You can plainly see that.
03:30The full wedge is out there just waiting for the taking.
03:33There's an XL wedge out there.
03:34We'll talk about that more later if it happens.
03:36Rhyme Time is the category for this first puzzle.
03:39And Robert's the spinner.
03:41All right.
03:42All right.
03:43Go, Robert!
03:49All right.
03:51T.
03:52Well, there's no T.
03:53The wild card stays on the wheel.
03:55And Amy spins.
04:02Wow, that's a pretty good spin.
04:04Behind a letter would be nice.
04:05S.
04:06And you did.
04:07There are three of them.
04:08So, you can pick that up.
04:09You know where that goes.
04:10You dressed appropriately for it.
04:12There you go.
04:13Okay.
04:14Put it right down there.
04:19700.
04:21R.
04:22There are five R's.
04:24That'll help your cause.
04:26You have $3,500.
04:29There come the R's.
04:30Tell us what you want to do next.
04:32I would like to buy a vowel.
04:34You would.
04:35E.
04:36Yeah, how can I resist when you say it like that?
04:39Yes.
04:40Bunch of E's.
04:42Yeah, that's a bunch.
04:44And there they are.
04:47And there they are.
04:48And what's next?
04:49Can I also buy an A?
04:52Sure.
04:53Five A's.
04:54We're filling them in.
05:00Ah, well, that's really bad time for that.
05:03I'm sorry.
05:04The million is flushed away.
05:06We have no sound effects.
05:07Uh-oh.
05:08Latoya.
05:09All right.
05:13No, no.
05:14All right, okay.
05:15A little body English doesn't hurt.
05:16Yeah.
05:17L.
05:18Two L's.
05:19$1,800.
05:21I would like to buy a vowel.
05:24Okay.
05:25And I.
05:30Yes, two I's.
05:31You had me hanging on the edge there.
05:38650.
05:39C.
05:40Yes.
05:46Wow.
05:47$4,800.
05:48I am going to solve, Pat.
05:50All right, carefully, go ahead.
05:51I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.
05:57Ain't it the truth.
05:58You got it.
06:01Wow.
06:02All right.
06:03Good job.
06:04$4,800.
06:05You had that $1,000 earlier from the toss-ups.
06:06You have $5,800.
06:07She has the early lead at this point.
06:09And we have a message or two for you.
06:11Don't go away.
06:14$10,000.
06:15So on this XL edition of Wheel of Fortune,
06:19I see two million dollar wedges out there.
06:21You know, if someone gets to the bonus round with a million dollar wedge,
06:24they have two opportunities to win.
06:26There can be two envelopes with that million in there.
06:28Wouldn't that be fun?
06:29Before and after the category for this next round.
06:31There it is.
06:32And let's get started with Amy.
06:35All right, Amy.
06:36T.
06:37The wheel's been hard on you so far.
06:46It didn't turn around.
06:47You're too nice for that to happen.
06:48Go ahead, Latoya.
06:55And it's close.
06:56$550.
06:57T.
06:58$3T.
06:59All right.
07:03Okay, Latoya, what do you want to do?
07:04I would like to buy a vowel.
07:05Uh-huh.
07:06An E.
07:07$3Es.
07:17$700.
07:18Okay, let's go with an R.
07:20Well, let's.
07:21There's one R.
07:25I would like to buy another vowel, please.
07:27An I.
07:29One I.
07:36$900.
07:37L.
07:38$3Ls.
07:47All right, well, let's have a letter.
07:50B.
07:51Yes, $3Bs.
07:52That's $3,000 worth.
07:54That might complicate your decision.
07:56You have over $4,500 standing, and you've got that $3,000.
08:00I don't know.
08:02You want to take a chance and try to turn that 1 into 10?
08:05What do you want to do here?
08:06I may as well.
08:07All right.
08:08Hope it's not a bankrupt.
08:09I hope it's not.
08:10Oh, shoot.
08:11It is.
08:12Oh, wait a minute.
08:13No, you're lifting up the whole wheel.
08:14There you go.
08:15That's worth it.
08:20All right.
08:21Now, what do you want to do?
08:24I would like to buy a vowel.
08:25Okay.
08:26An A.
08:28One A.
08:32I am going to buy another vowel.
08:35Okay.
08:36An O.
08:38Two Os.
08:45That time, you got there.
08:47Okay, then.
08:48The letter.
08:49M.
08:50Yeah, you may pick that up right now.
08:54Okay.
08:55There we go.
08:56There we go.
08:57That'll go right down there.
09:00Now, there are no vowels left.
09:01You have all that stuff.
09:02You either spin it or you solve it.
09:04I am going to start.
09:05Okay, go ahead.
09:06Liberty, bell, bottom, jeans.
09:10There you go.
09:11Now, we're talking.
09:14Well, let's pick up all that stuff you got down there.
09:17What the heck?
09:18Well, let's start.
09:19You got that now.
09:20Yes!
09:21You have control of this.
09:22If you can make it into the bonus round with that, you know, you got two shots at the million.
09:25Now, put that down.
09:26Okay, I'll put this down.
09:27Let's concentrate on the $10,000 which you've won.
09:30Yes.
09:31Which means you have over $14,000 this round, almost $20,000.
09:34Congratulations!
09:35Thank you!
09:37Well, this could get very exciting.
09:39We'll see.
09:40Stay with us.
09:45Coming up next is our vacay giveaway.
09:47And you have the chance to win a fabulous vacation plus $5,000 in cash.
09:53Stay tuned for the prize puzzle round and enter the solution at wheeloffortune.com.
10:00So, it's prize puzzle time.
10:01Someone's going to win a nice prize and an additional $5,000.
10:04It is, after all, an XL edition of Wheel of Fortune.
10:07And someone at home can win the same stuff.
10:09So, a lot going on here.
10:10We have a million-dollar wedge in play.
10:12We have two more million-dollar wedges on the wheel.
10:15You could all end up with one.
10:16Who knows?
10:17Things is the category.
10:19And, LaToya, we're going to start with you, the woman in question here.
10:29$600.
10:31R.
10:33So, it finally came out, didn't it?
10:34It finally came out.
10:35You work hard enough eventually.
10:39I would like to buy a vowel.
10:40An E.
10:42One E.
10:48$550.
10:49T.
10:51There is no T.
10:52Robert.
10:53Hooray.
11:00Now, you got that XL.
11:02Here's the deal, you know.
11:03If you call a consonant, you get the largest dollar amount on the wheel for that consonant,
11:07which in this case is $3,500.
11:09You get $3,500 for every consonant that's up there.
11:12Which one do you want?
11:13N.
11:14One N.
11:15There you go.
11:16XL.
11:17Got that XL showing in front of you now.
11:19Can I buy a vowel?
11:20Mm-hmm.
11:21A.
11:22Two As.
11:30$650.
11:31L.
11:32No.
11:33No L.
11:34All right, Amy.
11:35I'm going to try to solve.
11:36Okay.
11:37Panoramic views.
11:39Yeah, that's it.
11:43What, what, what?
11:44Did you want to go to Costa Rica?
11:45Is that what this is all about?
11:49Amy gets it for cloud forests and volcanoes.
11:52Thrilling adventures await in Costa Rica at the Springs Resort and Spa in Arenal.
11:58Featuring a luxurious spa, soothing hot springs, and incredible views of the Arenal Volcano.
12:04Visit thespringscostarica.com.
12:07And here's an extra large upgrade, $5,000 cash.
12:12This XL prize package, $13,000.
12:16That's what she has.
12:18$13,000.
12:19Look who's on the board.
12:20It'd be great.
12:21Congratulations on that.
12:23And someone at home has a chance to win that great trip and that $5,000 cash.
12:26Jim?
12:28Here's tonight's XL prize puzzle.
12:30Enter it at wheeloffortune.com for your chance to win a vacation to Costa Rica.
12:35Plus $5,000 cash in our XL vacay giveaway.
12:42Closed captioning is brought to you by the following.
12:46Maybe we can give away $10,000 now.
12:48If someone gets all three toss-ups, that's what will happen.
12:50Place is the category tonight.
12:52Here's the first of our three.
13:03And it's Amy.
13:04Office space.
13:06Yeah, that's it.
13:08And in ground, here is number two.
13:19Amy.
13:20Crawl space.
13:21Yeah, that's it.
13:24If you get the third one, you'll have a total of $10,000 in this triple toss-up round.
13:28Here it comes.
13:30LaToya.
13:31International space shuttle.
13:33No.
13:34Nobody else.
13:35Robert.
13:36International space station.
13:38Yeah, that's what we want.
13:39That was a good try, I'll tell you.
13:42Very nice.
13:43So, Amy is up to $17,000 now.
13:46Gaining ground on LaToya, who has a million-dollar wedge in play.
13:49Over $19,000.
13:51Robert's got that XL.
13:52But there's a lot going on out here.
13:54Person is the category for tonight.
13:56There's a lot going on out here.
13:57Person is the category for this next round.
14:00And that sound means time is running short.
14:03Robert, you got that last toss-up.
14:04You control the wheel.
14:05Give it a final spin.
14:08We'll add $1,000 to whatever you land on.
14:10And that'll mean consonants are worth...
14:13$1,650 apiece.
14:15Again, person is the category.
14:17And, Robert, we start with you.
14:18Letter, please.
14:19T.
14:21One T.
14:23I don't think you're gonna solve it, but we'll give you three seconds.
14:28Amy.
14:29R.
14:31No. LaToya.
14:32N.
14:34One N.
14:42Robert.
14:43S.
14:46No. Amy.
14:48L.
14:50No L. LaToya.
14:52C.
14:54One C.
15:02Robert.
15:03D.
15:06No. Amy.
15:08H.
15:10Yeah, three Hs.
15:16Person, three seconds.
15:22LaToya.
15:25F.
15:27No. Robert.
15:28M.
15:29Yeah.
15:38Amy.
15:40W.
15:41Yes.
15:42One W. Let it come up.
15:44Then you'll have three seconds to try to solve it.
15:47Heavyweight champion.
15:48You solved it, yeah!
15:51Well, look what you did.
15:53The big winner.
15:54Look at this.
15:55$23,600.
15:57Congratulations.
15:58I'll come back to talk to you in just a moment.
16:00Everybody did real well.
16:01You end up with $4,000.
16:03It was awfully good to have you here, Robert.
16:04Thank you very much.
16:05LaToya, you were lots of fun.
16:08We couldn't take that million over to the bonus round.
16:09No.
16:10But you can get out of here with $19,850.
16:13I'll take it.
16:16All right, Amy, you ready for this?
16:18No.
16:20Just say yes, Kat.
16:21Yes, yeah.
16:22We're going to choose a category now,
16:24and that's what you'll play in the bonus round.
16:26And your choices are thing, event, and phrase.
16:31Event.
16:32She gave it a moment's thought and went with event.
16:35We'll see how it works out.
16:37All right?
16:38That was great.
16:40Wow, look what you did.
16:42$23,600.
16:43You made it to the bonus round.
16:44Congratulations on that.
16:46Would you like to spin this thing?
16:47Sure.
16:48All right, go for it.
16:49If you don't, we'll just be standing here talking about paper.
16:53Which is a fine thing to do.
16:57Well, what do we got here?
16:59There's $100,000 out here somewhere.
17:01Could be right here.
17:03All right, come on with me, and you'll park right there.
17:08Now, you chose event as your category,
17:11and we'll give you some letters, we hope.
17:13R-S-T-L-N-E, Vanna, please.
17:17Pretty good head start.
17:24Now you go to work.
17:25Three more consonants, one more vowel.
17:28P-A-D-S-C.
17:34And a vowel.
17:36O.
17:39See how these choices work out not terribly well to be frank.
17:45But you're a good player.
17:46You can do this.
17:47It's an event.
17:48You have ten seconds.
17:49Talk it out.
17:50Good luck.
18:01Did you almost say fancy banquet?
18:03No.
18:05Well, I appreciate your honesty.
18:07Well, let's look in here at what didn't happen and what didn't happen.
18:09This is our house minimum this year in our 40th year, $40,000.
18:14Couldn't do that.
18:15But I'll tell you what, you made a nice comeback.
18:17Got a nice trip, some money, $23,600.
18:22Good having you.
18:24Stay right here, please.
18:25And Vanna and I will be right back.
18:33Have you ever dreamed about being a contestant standing at the wheel with Pat?
18:38I mean, who hasn't?
18:40Fulfill your dreams with our brand new virtual audition.
18:43Solve fun interactive puzzles from the comfort of your own home.
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18:48Go to wheeloffortune.com and you'll get all the details.
18:53During the break, Pat and I were talking about shaving, and he told me something I never knew.
18:58He's never had facial hair.
19:00I think I'm capable of it.
19:02But you've never in all these years.
19:04No, I never have.
19:05No beard, no mustache.
19:06No.
19:07I do have a couple of chia pets at home.
19:09That's the closest one.
19:12But no, I never have.
19:13Well, thank you for telling America.
19:14I appreciate that.
19:15Oops.
19:16And we're excelling it way to the bank here.
19:19We'll see you next time.
19:20So long.
19:21Bye-bye, everyone.
19:22Why is she telling you that?
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19:30For more fun on America's Game.