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00:00Hi, I'm Mia Depta, a sophomore at Purdue University.
00:03Boiler up!
00:04Hi, I'm David Szilagyi, a senior at UC Riverside.
00:07Go Highlanders!
00:09Hi, I'm Callen Franklin, a sophomore at Fisk University.
00:12Go Bulldogs!
00:13Wheel of Fortune!
00:18Ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of America's Game,
00:22Pat Sinkjack and Vanna White.
00:25Oh, sure.
00:25OK.
00:26We got to get going.
00:26We got to move.
00:27OK.
00:27I've got college kids to meet.
00:30Thanks, everybody.
00:30Thank you, Tim.
00:31Goodbye.
00:32Goodbye.
00:33Hey, gang.
00:34How you doing?
00:34Good to see you all.
00:36Grab those devices.
00:37That's what they're there for.
00:38It'll let you win some money.
00:40You've got $1,000.
00:42Our first toss-up event is the category.
00:45Here it comes.
00:46And here we go.
00:50Callen.
00:51Pep Rally.
00:52Yes, sir.
00:55You said my name right.
00:57I'm so happy.
00:59No one says it right.
01:00How do they say it?
01:01How can I?
01:01It looks like Callen to me.
01:03We have uneducated people in America.
01:08I like you already, Callen.
01:10Callen Franklin.
01:11Did I get the last name right, too?
01:12Yes, sir.
01:12OK.
01:13All right.
01:13From Long Beach, California.
01:15Fisk University, right?
01:16Yes, sir.
01:17You are a Bulldog.
01:19Yes, sir.
01:19And you're a sophomore.
01:20Yes, sir.
01:21And you're very polite.
01:22Yes, sir.
01:23You know, see, Pat, you get me.
01:25I do.
01:25And let's see.
01:26You're obsessed with two of my favorite entertainers,
01:28Beyonce and Gelato.
01:29Yes.
01:30I'm a huge Beyonce fan.
01:31I went to two concerts, hoping to win some Beyonce money today.
01:35So.
01:36And Gelato is the food, actually.
01:37Yeah.
01:38I'm a huge Gelato fan.
01:39I'm usually in that part of the grocery store any time.
01:42And you want to go to law school.
01:43Is that it?
01:44Yes, I want to be an entertainment lawyer.
01:45So, Pat, we can try to do something.
01:47Or Vanna.
01:48We can try to do something as well.
01:50Either one.
01:51He's kind of fickle.
01:52Either one.
01:53Either one.
01:54Whoever will pay the bill.
01:56Good for you, Kelly.
01:57Yeah.
01:58And also, I want to shout out to my grandmother.
01:59She's in the audience with me today.
02:00She's my wheel-watching buddy.
02:01Good to have you here, Kelly.
02:02Thank you so much.
02:03Now stand there and behave.
02:04Hi, Mia.
02:05How you doing?
02:06Hi, Pat.
02:07Mia Depta is here.
02:08Crown Point, Indiana, huh?
02:09Yep.
02:10You're a proud Boilermaker.
02:11I am a proud Boilermaker.
02:12Purdue sophomore?
02:13Yes.
02:14I'm a sophomore studying elementary education.
02:16Yeah.
02:17And things going well, I hope.
02:18Very well.
02:19I've always wanted to be a teacher ever since I was young.
02:22Fortunate enough to grow up looking up at great teachers.
02:25Will you be the first teacher in the family?
02:27No.
02:28My family is full of teachers.
02:29Oh, okay.
02:30That's where it all came from.
02:31Yeah.
02:32So I'm kind of just continuing the trend.
02:33Good for you.
02:34We're talking about entertainment people.
02:35Taylor Swift is your...
02:36I love Taylor Swift, Pat.
02:37Love her.
02:38I've been to two concerts.
02:39I'm a huge Swifty.
02:40And Kellyn inspired me.
02:41I'm going to use some of this money that I hopefully win to go to a Taylor Swift concert.
02:46Oh, all right.
02:47Well, good.
02:48I'm glad you have good plans.
02:49Yeah.
02:50I hope you win a lot, too.
02:51Nice to have you here.
02:52Thank you, Pat.
02:53David, how are you?
02:54You're from Tennessee, right?
02:55Yes.
02:56It's from Riverside, California.
02:57UC Riverside.
02:58That's right.
02:59Senior.
03:00Yes.
03:01Real life is about to happen to you.
03:02What are you going to do with it?
03:03Well, I study mechanical engineering, so I hope to be an engineering professor.
03:07I'm currently at a club, the MECC.
03:11It's the Marine Energy Collegiate Competition.
03:12I'm the project lead there.
03:14We're building turbines powered by the ocean.
03:16Wow.
03:17Well, that sounds like pretty cool stuff.
03:18Well, we hope...
03:20What do you do for fun?
03:21Do you have a...
03:22We're talking entertainers.
03:23Do you have anyone other than me that whom you admire?
03:25Oh, fun.
03:26Rock climbing.
03:27I do a lot of rock climbing by myself.
03:29Oh.
03:30Okay.
03:31Well, that's enough.
03:32That's all the...
03:33Let's do another toss-up.
03:34This one's worth $2,000.
03:36Grab those devices, everybody.
03:37Person is the category.
03:38And here we go.
03:39Kellen.
03:40The star of the show.
03:41Yeah.
03:42And we all know who that is.
03:58Yeah.
03:59Well, it's you as well.
04:01You as well.
04:02I came just for you.
04:04That makes me the co-star.
04:05Hey, Jim, you're a star, too, you know.
04:06I sure am.
04:07And I'm a fan of yours, too, Pat.
04:08And here's tonight's featured prize.
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04:18where you'll explore the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, and the Valley of the Kings.
04:23Embark on a boat cruise down Africa's longest river, all with new friends from around the
04:28world.
04:29Contiki, the ultimate social travel experience for 18 to 35-year-olds, $9,400.
04:38Very nice.
04:40All right, everybody, before and after.
04:42That's the category for this round.
04:44And there is the puzzle.
04:46And Kellen, we put you to work.
04:48All right.
04:49Let's go.
04:50You got that toss-up.
04:51One more.
04:52One more.
04:53Oh.
04:54Oh, Jesus.
04:55Oh.
04:56I thought you were about to hurl on the wheel.
04:57I'm sorry.
04:58T.
04:59Yeah.
05:00Two T's.
05:01Oh, Lord.
05:02You got the million dollars.
05:03There you go.
05:04All right.
05:05Put it right down there.
05:06Oh, Lord.
05:07You can't spin any of it, so you need to spin the wheel.
05:08All right.
05:09No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
05:10Stop it.
05:11Oh, come on.
05:12No, no.
05:13Oh.
05:14Kellen, you just go through money like crazy.
05:15Look at that.
05:16You'd be surprised.
05:17Yeah.
05:18I'm sorry.
05:19It's OK.
05:20OK.
05:21Mia, go ahead.
05:22Oh.
05:23Oh.
05:24Oh.
05:25Oh.
05:26Oh.
05:27Oh.
05:28Oh.
05:29Oh.
05:30Oh.
05:31Oh.
05:33Easy.
05:38R.
05:39One R, yeah.
05:47S.
05:48Yep.
05:49One S.
05:50怡er.
05:51I'd like to buy a vowel, please?
05:53All right.
05:54Sure.
05:55An A.
05:56You got it.
05:58One A.
06:00Yeah.
06:01Ah, well, if you're gonna do it, do it early, yeah.
06:06David, go ahead.
06:13600.
06:14L.
06:15There's an L, and you've got some money.
06:17Let's see if you can hang on to it.
06:24850.
06:25N.
06:26Two Ns.
06:28$2,300 you have.
06:30I'd like to buy a vowel.
06:32E.
06:34Three Es.
06:42650.
06:43B.
06:44Yeah, one B.
06:46Oh, we're getting there.
06:48I'd like to buy another vowel, I.
06:51Yeah, this will help because you'll get
06:52the one you know is there, and you'll get two more.
07:00Okay, a letter.
07:01M.
07:02No.
07:03Kellan, your turn.
07:04Okay.
07:13500.
07:14Oh, P!
07:16Yes, there's a P.
07:17Can I solve a P?
07:18Oh, hey, let's get the P up there.
07:20And you have $500 you want to solve?
07:22I lost all that money, so I need to solve it.
07:24Go ahead.
07:25Periodic table tennis.
07:27There you go.
07:30By the way, do you get the periodic table?
07:34I've always been lost on this.
07:34Oh, I suck at chemistry.
07:35Yeah?
07:36You do?
07:37Okay.
07:38Anyway, $500 will make it 1,000.
07:39That's our minimum for a round.
07:40He's happy.
07:41He's got $4,000.
07:43But we have lots more to give away.
07:45What promises to be an interesting edition
07:47of Wheel of Fortune Teen College Week.
07:49We'll be back.
07:57Do you hear what I hear?
07:58Yes.
07:59I hear that this year's Secret Santa holiday giveaway
08:01is going to be full of merry magic.
08:04I could be your Secret Santa.
08:06Everything I win?
08:07You could win.
08:08Watch Wheel December 5th through 16th for your SPIN ID.
08:11You could win everything the contestants win,
08:13from cash to magical Disney vacations.
08:16Because it's Christmas time.
08:17Happy holidays and good luck.
08:19$10,000.
08:24All right, Jim, thanks.
08:25College life, that's the category for this round.
08:28And Amia, you're going to spin it first.
08:29Let's go.
08:30Amia.
08:36All right, let's have a letter.
08:37T.
08:39Yes, you may pick up that wild card right there.
08:41You got two Ts.
08:42You get $1,000 too.
08:44In case you want to buy anything, or you can spin.
08:46I'll buy an A, please.
08:48Ah, there's no way.
08:50David.
08:55500.
08:56S.
08:58There is an S.
08:59Actually, two of them, so you have $1,000 now.
09:02I'd like to buy a vowel, E.
09:05Let's see, two Es.
09:14850.
09:15N.
09:16One N.
09:19I'd like to buy another vowel, U.
09:23Yeah, two U's.
09:28Oh, man.
09:30You know, that's the one thing you can't control here.
09:32I'm sorry.
09:33Kellen, it's your turn.
09:34I'm going to solve.
09:35Oh, all right.
09:36Buying used textbooks.
09:38Yes, that's it.
09:41I'm telling those that he solved.
09:42I can't spin no more.
09:43You saw how fast I blew that million dollars,
09:45so I'm scared.
09:46It was just, it wasn't actually...
09:47Yeah, it was carbon, but it's okay, but you got my point.
09:50Anyway, look, the good news for Kellen,
09:52he's just won another 1,000,
09:54because that's our minimum for a round,
09:55which means you're up to $5,000.
09:58The good news for anyone here
09:59is because you can catch up to that pretty easily,
10:01especially with the prize puzzle coming up,
10:03so we'll be back and see what happens.
10:06Well, we're going to do a prize puzzle here.
10:11One of these folks is going to win something really nice.
10:14Phrase is the category,
10:16and, Betty, you're the first spinner.
10:17Go ahead.
10:25500.
10:26S.
10:28There are two of them.
10:29$1,000 worth.
10:36650.
10:37T.
10:38Mm-hmm, couple of T's.
10:46650.
10:47N.
10:48One N.
10:51Close to 3,000.
10:53I'd like to buy a valve.
10:54E.
10:56Three E's.
11:06600.
11:07L.
11:08Three L's.
11:18500.
11:19R.
11:20One R.
11:24I'd like to buy another valve.
11:25O.
11:26What's that?
11:27O.
11:28Yeah, one O.
11:34800.
11:35B.
11:36A B.
11:43900.
11:44V.
11:45No.
11:46Sorry.
11:47Kellen?
11:48Can I solve?
11:49Well, if you feel like it.
11:50Life is better in flip-flops.
11:52Yeah, that's it.
11:53Whoa.
11:56I'm sorry.
11:57I'm sorry.
11:58What are you apologizing for?
12:00I'm so sorry.
12:01Imagine how sorry he's going to be when I tell him he's going to St. Martin.
12:05Whoo!
12:06Whoo!
12:07He's gotten over it.
12:11Let it out, Kellen.
12:12You're going to love this.
12:13Let the Caribbean waters wash your troubles away at Grand Case Beach in St. Martin.
12:18Just steps away from a secluded, intimate beach with turquoise waters.
12:24Feel welcomed by warm, friendly hospitality.
12:27And be spoiled with stylish, comfortable sweets and culinary delights.
12:31$9,000.
12:36Oh, God.
12:37What a night.
12:38I said your name right.
12:39You're going to St. Martin.
12:40You've won a lot of money.
12:41You have $14,000, Kellen.
12:42All right, let's go.
12:43Good job.
12:44But we're not through, gang.
12:45We've got a lot of support at the giveaway, and we'll get to it in just a minute.
12:49Closed captioning sponsored by...
12:52You know, if someone gets all three of these toss-ups, they get $10,000.
12:55As it is, $2,000 for each of the three.
12:57What are you doing is the category.
12:59And here we go.
13:17Kellen.
13:18Sending tons of messages.
13:20Yeah, got $2,000.
13:24Well, let's find out who gets the second one.
13:37And it's Mia.
13:38Watching tons of videos.
13:40Yeah, there you go.
13:42Looks better with money under there, doesn't it?
13:44Yeah.
13:45All right, who will get the third?
13:50Mia.
13:56Mia.
13:57Wasting tons of time.
13:59Who would do that?
14:00Yeah.
14:01That's it.
14:02Hey, you got two of the three.
14:03Now you have $4,000.
14:04Good for you.
14:05Occupation is the category for this next round.
14:08You can put that device down there.
14:10And whoop, that sound means time's running a little short.
14:12So, Mia, you have control of the wheel.
14:14Give it a final spin for us.
14:17We'll add $1,000 to whatever you land on,
14:19and it's going to be close.
14:21Whoa!
14:25You made everybody happy, including you.
14:28All right, very important.
14:29$6,000 for every consonant we find.
14:32Occupation.
14:33Mia, we start with you.
14:34The letter, please.
14:35R.
14:37Two R's.
14:41Three seconds.
14:42Three seconds.
14:46Abby.
14:47T.
14:49One T.
14:52Occupation.
14:57Kellen.
14:58S.
15:00One S.
15:01Everybody has some money.
15:02Software engineer?
15:03No, it's still time.
15:04Oh.
15:05Software developer.
15:06Yeah!
15:07Whoa!
15:09Yeah!
15:10Can I give him a hug?
15:11Thank you!
15:12Oh, my God!
15:13Oh, my God!
15:16Mama, I made it!
15:18Oh, my God!
15:19Mama, he made it!
15:21Oh, my God!
15:22$6,000 that round.
15:23$22,000.
15:24He's a big winner.
15:25Don't go away.
15:26I'm coming back.
15:27Ah.
15:28How you doing?
15:29Not so bad.
15:30I know.
15:31Can't complain for $1,000.
15:32Exactly, $1,000.
15:33And we wish you a lot of luck in your life and time.
15:35Sounds like you have some interesting years ahead of you.
15:37Thank you, David, very much for that.
15:39And I keep calling Dave and I.
15:40No, you're good.
15:41You're good.
15:42Well, you ended up with $4,000.
15:44That was an exciting final spin.
15:45I wish you couldn't cash in on it.
15:46No.
15:47But that's okay.
15:48Someone did.
15:49You made somebody happy.
15:50Someone did.
15:51Anyway, enjoy your $4,000.
15:52Have a great teaching career.
15:53Thank you, Pat.
15:54Nice to meet you.
15:55Thank you both for being here.
15:56You ready for this?
15:57Let's do it.
15:58Okay.
15:59I'm going to give you three categories, and you'll choose one.
16:00And that's what you'll play in the bonus round.
16:01Thing, event, what are you doing?
16:02What are you doing?
16:03All right.
16:07I hope it's solving another puzzle.
16:08We'll find out in a minute.
16:09You know, if my memory serves me correct, when you hit that early on, the first, I think
16:10first spin, you landed on the million.
16:11And the next spin, you lost a million.
16:12I don't think you ever spun the wheel again.
16:13Is that possible?
16:14I let them do the hard work.
16:15I just figured it out.
16:16I don't want to hit bankrupt again, especially during the prize puzzle.
16:17He never touched the wheel again from that.
16:18Well, now I can touch this one.
16:19Oh, there you go.
16:20You're going to have to.
16:21Yeah.
16:22Who's with you here?
16:23I have my mom and grandma with me.
16:24Well, you ladies have had your hands full.
16:25You're going to have a lot of fun.
16:26You're going to have a lot of fun.
16:28All right.
16:29Ready to spin this thing?
16:30Let's do it, Pat.
16:31All right.
16:32Kellen, go ahead.
16:33All right, big money.
16:34Oh.
16:35He made up for not spinning.
16:36You folks talk among yourselves.
16:37We'll wait for the wheel to stop.
16:38All right.
16:39All right.
16:40All right.
16:41All right.
16:42All right.
16:43All right.
16:44All right.
16:45All right.
16:46All right.
16:47All right.
16:48All right.
16:49All right.
16:50All right.
16:51All right.
16:52All right.
16:53All right.
16:54All right.
16:55All right.
16:56That's your spot right there.
16:57This one?
16:58Yes, sir.
16:59All right.
17:00All right.
17:01You chose what are you doing as your category.
17:02R, S, T, L, N, E.
17:03Let's start you with those letters.
17:04And then we'll put you to work.
17:05Three more consonants.
17:06One more vowel.
17:07G.
17:08H.
17:09M.
17:10M.
17:11M.
17:12M.
17:13M.
17:14M.
17:15M.
17:16M.
17:17M.
17:18M.
17:19M.
17:20M.
17:21M.
17:22M.
17:23M.
17:24M.
17:25H
17:28P and
17:30I
17:33And I want to do things but it's gonna get some help and I hope it'll be enough to do it
17:39Audience nothing from you. It's always tempting to want to help but it will be no help
17:44Now what are you doing is category and you have 10 seconds to try to talk it out good luck going out at night
17:51Going out at night
17:56Adding up at night
18:02Well up at night was it wake
18:05Are you just you sleep too? Well, they're not be a hundred thousand. Oh
18:09Okay, it's not oh, they make you feel better
18:17I love this man. I love this man. Thank you $22,000. Hey, thank you very much. I'm good you did stay right here with me
18:26And I'll be right back
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18:52Do you wake up at night?
18:55Well, I mean something. Yeah, maybe once just to get up and see if the refrigerator light is still on
19:02But I'm a pretty good sleeper, how about you no, I sleep through the night good see I'm worse
19:07Oh, it's because we're so well-adjusted. We have such clear consciences. Is that what it is?
19:12I'll speak for myself. We'll see you next time. So long
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