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00:00From Sony Pictures Studios, it's a merited game.
00:07Wheel of Fortune!
00:12Ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show.
00:16That's St. Jack and Dana White.
00:19That's us. Thank you, Tim Thornton.
00:23Look at these little birds. They're so cute.
00:26Thank you, folks. We appreciate that.
00:28We must move on. I'll see you later.
00:31Well, hi, gang. How are you doing? Good to see you.
00:34You should grab those devices, and we should give away some money here.
00:37$1,000 in our first toss of the night.
00:40It is a landmark.
00:42Are you thinking that? Then here we go.
00:53And Melissa.
00:55Stonehenge of England.
00:57Everybody else. Lamont.
00:59Stonehenge in England.
01:01Yeah. The little word got you there.
01:05And Lamont ends up getting the $1,000.
01:08This is Lamont Ross. Good to have you here, sir.
01:10It's Sunnyvale, Texas, right?
01:12Yes, just outside of Dallas.
01:14You're a minister there?
01:15I am. I've been a minister of a church for seven years.
01:18Loving it, enjoying what I do, being able to impact lives.
01:22Yeah. And you are married?
01:24I am married to my beautiful wife, Stacey.
01:26We've been married for 16 years.
01:27We have three children.
01:29Our daughter, Chloe, who is 14,
01:31William, who is 12,
01:33and Andrew, who is 11.
01:35And I know you adore them, and I know you adore everyone in your ministry,
01:38but how about the University of Texas at Austin?
01:41Hook them horns.
01:43Now I've got some real emotions.
01:45Good. Well, that's your alma mater, I take it?
01:48It is. It is.
01:49All right. Well, good luck to us.
01:50They've got enough of my money.
01:53Well, I'll let you sort that out with them.
01:55Hello, Stephanie.
01:56Hi, Pat.
01:57Stephanie Peterson is from Overland Park, Kansas.
02:00The first thing on your card is Chief.
02:03Yes, that is my dog. He is my world.
02:06I got him in my 20s, and he's just been with me the whole time.
02:09Will he be watching, you think?
02:11Yes, he will be with me on the couch.
02:13He plays pickleball, not Chief, but you do.
02:15No, it's gotten kind of big in Kansas City,
02:18so I've gotten back into it after playing years ago,
02:20and it's a lot of fun, and I am super competitive.
02:22So you work in the health care area, is that it?
02:25Yes, I do. I work for a major health care company in marketing,
02:28but I am also a personal trainer and nutrition coach on the side.
02:32And the main thing is Chief is watching right now.
02:35Yes, he is.
02:36Good to have you here.
02:37Hello, Melissa.
02:38Hello, Pat.
02:39Melissa Miller, Goleta, California.
02:41And you work at a university. What do you do there?
02:43I work in philanthropy.
02:45I work in the philanthropic arm at UC Santa Barbara,
02:48and I do volunteer engagement and stewardship.
02:51Gotcha. You're married.
02:52I am married to my wonderful husband, Matt, for nine years,
02:55and I am stepmother to his three sons, Ian, William, and Daniel.
02:58And you're a bar trivia person.
03:00I love it.
03:01I fed myself through college with bar trivia,
03:04and it has stuck with me all the way into adulthood.
03:06Good. I'm glad.
03:07Could we serve some drinks? Would that be helpful?
03:09I'll get ready for another toss-up.
03:11This is worth $2,000.
03:12The category is Proper Name.
03:15And off we go again.
03:17♪♪♪♪♪
03:25Melissa.
03:26Stanley Tucci.
03:27There you go.
03:31Got it that time, and you'll be spinning the wheel very shortly.
03:34Jim Thornton has some exciting news about a prize coming up.
03:37I do, Pat.
03:38We are right on track, because here's tonight's featured prize.
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04:05$9,999.
04:10All right, James, thank you.
04:12All right, the next category for this first round, there it is.
04:15Melissa, you got that last toss-up.
04:17You will spin the wheel first.
04:24$700.
04:25G.
04:26Yeah, that makes good sense.
04:33Now, that's one thing you can't control here on the Over Wheel.
04:36$600.
04:37Jim, it's your turn.
04:43$650.
04:44N.
04:45There is one N.
04:50I'd like to buy a vowel.
04:52I.
04:53Yeah, of course.
04:54And you'll get three of them altogether.
05:03T.
05:05All right.
05:07Jim just talked about it.
05:08Worth almost $10,000.
05:10So, you have that.
05:11You have $900 cash.
05:12What do you want to do next?
05:14Buy a vowel.
05:15I'd like to buy an A.
05:17Yeah, four A's.
05:21Still a long way to go, but you're off to a nice start.
05:24I'd like to buy an O.
05:26One O.
05:30Any other buying here?
05:32And I'd like to buy an E.
05:34You're off to a nice start.
05:35Four E's.
05:38And you bought us out of vowels.
05:39They're all gone.
05:48$650.
05:49C.
05:50Yeah, two C's.
05:53$1,300 more.
05:57I'd like to solve the puzzle.
05:59All right, go ahead.
06:01Sipping coffee at a sidewalk cafe.
06:03Sounds right to me.
06:04Yeah.
06:06Wow.
06:09Hold up that Spain trip to remind us of that.
06:11That was quite a round.
06:12Over $11,000.
06:13He has $12,449.
06:17You just barely started here.
06:20See if we can keep it up for everybody as the night wears on.
06:25$10,000.
06:29Chief, we're back.
06:31Before and after is the category for this next round.
06:33There is the puzzle.
06:34And, Lamont, we're going to put you to work first here.
06:36All right, let's go.
06:37Great first round.
06:38See what happens here.
06:44$900.
06:45N.
06:46There is one N, yeah.
06:50I'd like to buy an E.
06:52Four E's.
06:57All right, Lamont, are you afraid?
07:04Okay, well, let's have a letter.
07:07T.
07:08There are two T's.
07:10That's $2,000 you'd be risking plus the $650 you have.
07:13But that could be $10,000 back there.
07:15It could also be a bankrupt.
07:16He's going for it.
07:17Let's go for it.
07:18There he goes.
07:19All right, it is...
07:20No.
07:22Yeah, yeah, get rid of that.
07:23I am sorry.
07:24All right, Lamont, we've got another category for you.
07:25Come on.
07:30$800.
07:31H.
07:32Yeah, two H's.
07:37I'd like to buy a vowel.
07:38Mm-hmm.
07:39A.
07:40Yeah, there are two A's.
07:44What's next?
07:46Can I buy another vowel?
07:47Buy?
07:48An O, please.
07:49Two O's.
07:51You bought the right vowels because they are all gone.
07:54No more buying.
07:55Just going to keep solving.
08:00$600.
08:01F, please.
08:02Yes, two F's.
08:10$850.
08:11L.
08:12Yeah, four L's.
08:17Stephanie, you have $5,700.
08:20You're doing just fine.
08:21Now, what do you want to do next?
08:27$900.
08:28B.
08:29Here come two B's.
08:35I think I'll solve.
08:36All right, go ahead.
08:37The bell of the ball of yarn.
08:40That's it.
08:41Yeah, good for you.
08:45You have $7,500 in place,
08:49so the money's flowing pretty freely here.
08:51We'll try to keep that going,
08:52and we probably will because the prize puzzle is coming up.
08:57Welcome back to the old wheel.
08:58It is prize puzzle time,
08:59and thing is the category for that round tonight.
09:02And, Stephanie, we had a good last round.
09:04We'll start this one.
09:10$650.
09:11T.
09:13You have three T's.
09:18Can I buy a bell?
09:19Sure.
09:20E.
09:21One E.
09:22Where is that?
09:23There it is.
09:24I'd like to buy another bell.
09:26All right.
09:27A.
09:28Yeah, a little better there.
09:29Three A's.
09:36Wow, look at there.
09:38S.
09:39One S, $3,500.
09:43You have almost five grand already.
09:45Can I buy a bell?
09:46Yeah.
09:47I.
09:48Did it again.
09:49Three I's.
09:57$500.
09:58R.
09:59Two R's.
10:02$5,700, Stephanie.
10:06Can I buy a vowel, please?
10:07Yeah.
10:08O.
10:09The last of the vowels.
10:11Oh, they're all gone now.
10:18$900.
10:19P.
10:20There's a P.
10:25I'd like to solve.
10:26Okay.
10:27Heartwarming hospitality.
10:29That's it, yeah.
10:34Look, we spent a lot of time coming up with these puzzles.
10:38If you're going to make it look so easy, we may have to do something about that.
10:41Would you like to go to the Bahamas?
10:43Yeah.
10:47Stephanie, get set for golden sunshine.
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10:52Unwind poolside or feel the thrills of the water park.
10:55Enjoy miles of white sand beaches and azure blue waters.
10:58$8,000.
11:03Wow, Stephanie.
11:06$21,850 is a big lead at this point, but everybody has money and there's more to do on.
11:11We'll take a break.
11:12Be right back.
11:13Closed captioning sponsored by.
11:15I have three toss-ups in my hand.
11:17Here is the first.
11:18Category is phrase for all of them.
11:22Stephanie.
11:31A penny for your thoughts.
11:34Yeah, that's it.
11:37All right.
11:39Number two coming right up.
11:46Stephanie.
11:47A dime, a dozen.
11:49Yeah, wow.
11:51If she gets the next one, that'll be all three and she'll have $10,000 for this triple toss-up.
11:56Let's see what happens.
12:08Melissa.
12:09More bang for your buck.
12:11Yeah, there you go.
12:15$4,000 looks a little better than what you have at this moment.
12:18Places is the category for this next round.
12:22And Melissa, you got that last toss-up.
12:23You spin first.
12:30$700.
12:31S.
12:32Uh-huh, yeah.
12:33Makes sense to me.
12:37May I buy the A, please?
12:39Yes, there are two A's.
12:46Don't, don't, don't, don't.
12:48Oh.
12:50You're going to have to spin it all the same way.
12:51N.
12:52Uh-huh, there are three N's.
13:01$700.
13:02D.
13:03Yep, two D's.
13:09May I buy the E, please?
13:10Yes, four E's.
13:19$650.
13:20R.
13:21Two R's.
13:29$500.
13:30G.
13:31Yeah, two G's.
13:33Melissa, $7,700.
13:36What do you want to do?
13:39Okay.
13:45$500.
13:46P.
13:48Oh, no, I'm sorry.
13:50And Lamont, it's your turn.
13:59$650.
14:00H.
14:01Yeah, one H.
14:05I'd like to solve the puzzle.
14:06Do it.
14:07Gardens and greenhouses.
14:09Yeah, that's it.
14:13Well, just $650, we'll make it $1,000.
14:16$1,000 is the minimum for a round,
14:17and that takes you up to over $13,000.
14:21And we have time for another round,
14:22which should be good news for everybody.
14:24Showbiz is the category.
14:26There it is.
14:27And that's how it means time's running short.
14:29Lamont, you have control of the wheel.
14:30Give it a final spin for us, please.
14:33We'll add $1,000 to whatever you land on.
14:36And that amount will be $1,650 for every toss that we find.
14:41Again, it's showbiz.
14:42Lamont, the letter, please.
14:45One N.
14:48Three seconds to stare at that.
14:54Stephanie.
14:55T.
14:57One T.
15:07Melissa.
15:08S.
15:09Yep.
15:10And that already has $1,650,
15:13and you have three seconds.
15:18Lamont.
15:19D.
15:21One D.
15:25Back and forth and back and forth.
15:31Stephanie.
15:32R.
15:34No R, Melissa.
15:37May I have E?
15:39I don't have vowels, but they could be helpful,
15:41especially with three of them up there.
15:43Time starts when Vanna clears the puzzle.
15:50Lamont.
15:51L.
15:53Two Ls.
15:59Long-awaited sequel.
16:01Yeah, that's it.
16:05How you doing?
16:06Congratulations.
16:07Yeah, you are.
16:08You know, sometimes second place isn't too bad.
16:11$20,049.
16:13Nice job, Vanna.
16:14Thank you very much.
16:17Well, you got close on the big one,
16:19but you still ended up with $4,000,
16:21and our thanks, Melissa.
16:23Good to have you here.
16:25Let's see.
16:26Oh, it's you, huh?
16:27Yes.
16:28Congratulations.
16:30What do you got there?
16:31$25,850.
16:32She's taken that to the bonus round.
16:33I'm going to try to add to it,
16:34so pick a category here.
16:35Phrase, place, thing.
16:37Phrase.
16:38All right.
16:39We'll see if I can close out right after this.
16:40Stay with it.
16:42So, you are not alone.
16:43Who's here with you?
16:44My mom, Debra.
16:45I actually started watching
16:46Wheel of Fortune because of her,
16:47so she is joining me tonight.
16:49And Chief, who's gotten far more publicity
16:51than any dog should have,
16:52is at home watching,
16:53and it happens to be his birthday today.
16:55Yes, it is.
16:56Happy birthday.
16:57Well, stick a candle in his kidney for me.
16:59Spin the wheel, please.
17:00I think that's against the law, actually.
17:02$25,000.
17:05And what do we got here?
17:08All right.
17:09I'll take that,
17:10and you'll come this way, please.
17:13Right there, if you would.
17:15All right.
17:16You chose phrase as your category.
17:19R, S, T, L, M, E.
17:22Let's go with those.
17:25She has over $25,000 and wants more.
17:27Look at that head start.
17:29All right.
17:30Three more consonants.
17:31One more vowel.
17:33M.
17:38P.
17:39Yes.
17:42C.
17:43And a vowel.
17:46O.
17:48All right.
17:49Well, the P's are the key here for you.
17:51That's going to be very helpful.
17:54And that's all you're going to get.
17:56So can she do this?
17:57It's phrase.
17:58You have 10 seconds to talk it out.
18:00Good luck.
18:01Quite perplexing.
18:03Woof, woof, woof, woof.
18:07Good job.
18:09Could the dog use a new car?
18:11All right.
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18:29$45,140.
18:34Woo!
18:44Ah, they look good there.
18:46$70,990.
18:49That's great.
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19:00You know, I've heard some people criticize
19:02when we have a puzzle with a Q or an X or a J
19:04or an unusual letter in it,
19:06because who's going to call that?
19:07Well, the truth is they aren't going to call that,
19:08but as you can see, you don't need to have them.
19:10You don't need it.
19:11And you can't eliminate every word
19:12that has those letters in it.
19:13That's right.
19:14That's my explanation, and I'm sticking to it.
19:15I agree.
19:16Have a great night.
19:17We'll see you back here tomorrow.
19:18Maybe some Q's and J's.
19:19Bye.
19:20Bye.
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