EPISODE #8007: šTHANKS FOR THE MEMORIESš
Flashback (1997): Vanna knocks on Patās door while he rehearses his lines, including the announcement of three Rās and no Lās and a question about a contestantās hometown.
The Dalmatian is in the same place all week.
$1K Tossup: PEOPLE
_ _ / _ _ _ _ _ S T
F R _ _ N D S
I hope MY CLOSEST FRIENDS are watching Nece earn her first thousand (she wasnāt sure about her answer). And sheās the only lady on the panel:
Nece Henderson (Houston, orig. from Omaha): inspirational/motivational coach who has three grown kids, seven grandchildren, and two bonus grands (the latter call her G-Mama); her mom Jackieās her biggest fan
C.J. Rumer (Scranton): a man who recently got the email inviting him to a Wheel audition three hours after his wife Mary Helen gave birth to their son Henry; he calls Scranton āPennsylvaniaās best-kept secretā (but Pat thinks The Office begs to differ)
David Sorensen (Winston-Salem): personal trainer who loves helping people reach their goals and live healthy; heās been married to Bojana for three years and wants to train with Pat (who threatens to ābeat the tar out ofā him; he mentions his townās high school sports team, the West Forsyth Titans
Pat thinks the guys work for their citiesā chambers of commerce.
$2K Tossup: EVENT
_ R _ A S U R E
H U N _
David blurts out the answer, but C.J.ās the first to ring in during this TREASURE HUNT.
FEATURED TRIP: Atlantis Paradise Island BAHAMAS ($9K)
Round 1: PLACE
C.J.: an $850 S, two Eās, two Tās for $1,200, two Aās, a $700 R, three Iās, a $700 M, solve for $2,700ā¦
_ R I S T I _ E
M _ _ _ T A I _
_ A _ E
C.J. wonāt go to a PRISTINE MOUNTAIN CAVE (yet) after his incorrect guess.
David: BANKRUPT near $650
Nece: three Nās for $2,700, last vowel singles (O and U), C for crud on $500
C.J.: a $700 Pā¦
P R I S T I N E
M O U N T A I N
_ A _ E
ā¦but a D on $900 is NOT one of the final two consonants, so there goes his $3,400 second chance. David might travel to a PRISTINE MOUNTAIN LAKE after winning the house minimum.
Crossword/Mystery Round: AWESOME SAUCE
Pat claims, āNear the end of the year, we get creative.ā
David: four Tās for $2,800, one E, N for nada on $500
Nece: a $650 M, four Oās, two Aās, a $700 P, a G on the MW near LaT and she flips itā¦ $$$ (she didnāt look at the wedge but instead listened to the audience), a $900 Hā¦ last vowel of Iā¦ a $600 Sā¦ solve for $12,100ā¦
S | P | A | G | H | E | T | T | I | |
O | O | ||||||||
_ | T | O | M | A | T | O |
SOY is the last remaining ingredient sauce for Nece to take a big lead after her slow, calm solve. Pat mentions she āhad an entire audience holding its breath.ā
C.J.: $2K/David: $1K/Nece: $13,100
PP/Express Round: WAYD?
Nece: BANKRUPT near $600 (as Pat says, better this spin than last)
C.J.: three Nās for $2,700, two Iās, A for absent
David: two Gās for $1,200, two Eās, same BANKRUPT ($950 gone)
Nece: two Tās for $1,800, same BANKRUPT (she gestures that those black spaces are no big deal)
C.J.: a $900 S, last vowel of O, two Dās for $7K, other normal BANKRUPT (goodbye, $9,850)
David: merciful solveā¦
G E T T I N G / _ _
S E _ O N D / _ I N D
While Iām GETTING MY SECOND WIND after that messy round, David will catch his during his $10,600 cruise of TAHITI (courtesy of Paul Gauguin Cruises and Air Tahiti Nui). Pat and David later joke that the latter will have the Tahitians doing push-ups and jumping jacks, respectively.
C.J.: $2K/David: $11,600 cash & Tahiti/Nece: $13,100
Triple Tossup: IN THE KITCHEN
1.
_ _ _ _ K
_ _ I _ E
David confidently whips out a BLACK KNIFEā¦ nope.
S _ _ _ K
_ _ I F E
Nece carefully handles a STEAK KNIFE.
2.
_ _ _ T
_ _ _ _ _ _ R
C.J. quickly grabs a MEAT CLEAVER.
3.
S _ _ _ D
_ _ I N _ _ R
Nece knows it canāt be STEAK GRINDER.
S _ L _ D
S _ I N N _ R
David solves SALAD SPINNER.
Speed-Up: THING
C.J. has a shot at a comeback because David gives us a $6K FS!
David: two Tās
Nece: R
C.J.: one S
David: one N
Nece: L
C.J.: K
David: one P
_ _ S T ā P _ _ _ _
_ _ T _ _ N
David gets a piece of the FAST-PACED ACTION for a $24K payoff!
PENALTY BOX | DUDS | BANKRUPTS | MISSOLVES |
---|---|---|---|
Round 1 | C (Nece), D (C.J.) | David | C.J. |
Mystery Round | N (David) | ||
PP/Express Round | A (C.J.) | Everyone (Nece 2x) | |
Speed-Up | R and L (Nece), K (C.J.) | ||
13 TOTAL | 7 | 5 | 1 |
FINAL SCORES
C.J.: $2K/David: $37,600 cash & Tahiti/Nece: $15,100
GT: $56,700
BANKRUPT TRASH: $12,600
Like last nightās winner of the same name, David should choose his category wisely (and enthusiastically)ā¦
- THING
- PLACE
- PEOPLE
ā¦and PLACE it is.
$100K Bonus Round
After we meet Davidās wife Bojana, little brother Jordan (who can run a mile in just four minutes and 28 seconds), and dad George (a business owner), he lands on the C in AMERICAāS. (Pat wonāt have him write his biography.) Starting setup:
_ _ N _
_ R _ N _ _
CMDI wonāt do muchā¦
_ _ N _
_ R _ N C _
ā¦and he doesnāt come close with JUNK BRUNCH (that would be a wild EVENT), so a BANK BRANCH denies him a $40K withdrawal.
MY RATING: 6
Maggie mentions the interview with Pat before the closing chat. Then Pat asks Vanna to send him pictures of her daily outfits just in case he canāt watch her on Wheel (because heās out of the country or resurfacing his driveway), and she obliges. Patās response? āDodged that bullet.ā
Pat, itās been fun recapping your iconic game show, and Iāll miss seeing you on my screen. @jbeaugard01, itās all yours.