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00:00From Sony Pictures, here we go. It's America's Game.
00:08Wheel of Fortune!
00:12Ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show.
00:16That's Ajax and Vanna White.
00:21Hello, Jim. Thank you. Thanks, everybody.
00:25We appreciate that very much.
00:27How's it going? I speak for both of you.
00:32Hi. Get ready.
00:34Yeah, you know the deal here.
00:36We're going to give away $1,000 in our first toss-up of the night.
00:39Phrase is the category.
00:41Here we go.
00:45Here we go.
00:53Lorraine.
00:54Going, going, gone.
00:56Correct, correct, correct.
00:59Nice to get the first one.
01:01Lorraine Harry from Claremont, California.
01:03Nice to have you here. You're married. Talk about that.
01:05Yes, I'm married to my husband, Chris.
01:07We've been married for 20 years.
01:09We have a teenage daughter, Audrey, and a cat named Momo.
01:12Higher education, that's your field?
01:14Yes, I work in communications at Pomona College,
01:16which is where I also went to school.
01:18It's a small liberal arts school in Claremont.
01:20Yeah, we have a number of nice colleges out there.
01:23That's right.
01:24It's a very pretty area. Nice to have you here.
01:26Thank you so much.
01:27Hi, Megan.
01:28Hi.
01:29Megan Baldwin, Reno, Nevada.
01:31You're in the law enforcement game in some capacity.
01:33Yeah, I'm a victim advocate for law enforcement,
01:35so I help kids go through the court system
01:38or receive support services.
01:40Married?
01:41I'm married.
01:42Today's my five-year anniversary to my handsome husband, Pat.
01:45We have two beautiful children,
01:47Teddy, who's six, and June, who's three.
01:49All right.
01:50Well, they'll be watching Mom winning money, we hope.
01:52Nice to have you with us.
01:53Hi, Daniel.
01:54Hi, Pat.
01:55Daniel Lincoln, West Hills, California,
01:56professor at USC School of Music, right?
01:58That is correct, and I'm an assistant professor
02:00in their BFA Music Theater program.
02:02How old were you when you wrote your first symphony?
02:0417.
02:05How old were you when you wrote your first opera?
02:0619.
02:07How old were you when you wrote your first Broadway show?
02:09Well, I hadn't gotten to Broadway yet,
02:11but hopefully sometime soon,
02:12but I wrote my first musical at 21.
02:14Wow.
02:15When I was 17, I learned to tie a tie.
02:17Which is a huge accomplishment, and your tie looks beautiful.
02:20Thank you very much.
02:21I still do it very well.
02:22Who's Nana, and what's the story?
02:24Oh, my Nana Lucy is a huge fan of this show.
02:26We always used to watch it together.
02:28We still do.
02:29She's struggling with dementia,
02:30but you know the one time she still shows up
02:32and she's completely there is when she watches Wheel.
02:34She is still a ninja.
02:36She beats our butts, always solving the puzzles fastest,
02:39and so I feel like being here, I get to honor her.
02:41All right, Nana, we're playing for you here.
02:43Everybody get ready.
02:44We're going to do another toss-up.
02:46This one is worth $2,000.
02:48In the kitchen, that's the category.
02:50Here we go.
02:52♪♪
02:58Daniel.
02:59French cookbook.
03:01Yeah, that's it.
03:02I hadn't thought about it when I asked you
03:05when you wrote your first Broadway play.
03:07I was getting ahead of it, wasn't I?
03:09But I appreciate the promotion, though,
03:11from your mouth to God's ears.
03:13I'm trying to be positive for you.
03:15Let's do our first round here.
03:17It's the same letter as the category.
03:19Every word in the puzzle starts with the same letter.
03:21Extra $1,000 when you figure out what that is.
03:23And, Daniel, you'll spin. Go ahead.
03:25Let's go, Daniel.
03:27♪♪
03:33$600.
03:34R.
03:35There are four R's.
03:36You're off to a nice start.
03:38I'll take that.
03:39♪♪
03:43I'd like to buy a vowel.
03:45E.
03:46Two Es.
03:47$700.
03:48T.
03:49Yeah, three Ts.
03:51And they are the same letter,
03:53so we will add $1,000 as well,
03:55so you're up over $5,000 now.
03:57What do you want to do next?
03:59I'd like to buy another vowel.
04:01I.
04:02Three Is.
04:04♪♪
04:07I'd like to buy a vowel.
04:09I.
04:10Three Is.
04:12Three Is.
04:14♪♪
04:18I'd like to buy another vowel.
04:20O.
04:21Oh, no, there's no O.
04:23I'm sorry.
04:24Lorraine, your turn.
04:26$500.
04:31N.
04:32Uh, no, no N.
04:34Megan.
04:36$500.
04:41Get it out of the way early.
04:43Well, Daniel, it's back to you.
04:45Let's go for it.
04:47$700.
04:52S.
04:53Yes.
04:54Three Ss.
04:58So you're getting close to $7,000 here.
05:00The Ss, what's next?
05:02I'm going to buy a vowel.
05:04May I buy an A?
05:06You may, and you can have five of them,
05:08Daniel.
05:09$500.
05:16L.
05:18Yes, there are four Ls.
05:22So there are no vowels left.
05:24What do you want to do, Daniel?
05:32Oh.
05:35Darn.
05:36Pardon my language.
05:37It's your turn.
05:44$800.
05:45H.
05:46One H.
05:54$500.
05:55D.
05:56One D, yeah.
05:57Spin it or solve it.
05:59I'll solve.
06:00Okay.
06:01Trails, trailheads, trailblazers.
06:04All of them, yeah.
06:07So, $1,300.
06:09You had that toss up earlier, up to $2,300.
06:11Had the early lead.
06:13Early being the key word.
06:14Just getting started here on the old wheel.
06:16Lots more to give away.
06:26$10,000.
06:32All right, Jim, thanks a lot.
06:34Showbiz, that is the category.
06:36And by the way, there's no business like it.
06:38And Lorraine, you will start.
06:45$500.
06:46T.
06:47Yeah, we got some Ts for you.
06:49Actually, five of them.
06:50It'll take Van a little while.
06:53And you can think about what you want to do next.
07:00R.
07:01Yes, pick up that wild card for us, would you please?
07:06Get the Rs up there.
07:07You have $4,000.
07:09Can I buy a vowel, please?
07:10Mm-hmm.
07:11E.
07:12There you go again, one E.
07:20S.
07:22Yeah, there are two Ss.
07:23Pick up that New York Lake chip.
07:28All right, there you go.
07:29And what do you want to do now?
07:30Can I buy a vowel, please?
07:31Yes.
07:32A.
07:33Three As.
07:39Can I buy another vowel?
07:41Yeah.
07:42U.
07:44One U.
07:48Can I buy another vowel?
07:50Mm-hmm.
07:51I.
07:53Three I.
08:01500.
08:02N.
08:03Two Ns.
08:11650.
08:12L.
08:13Two Ls.
08:19I'd like to solve, please.
08:20Okay.
08:21Add pit, stars, in, bullet, train.
08:26You got it.
08:29A big round, and if you hold up that trip,
08:31Jim Thornton will tell you a little more about it.
08:33You can relax in the Adirondacks, Lorraine.
08:38It's a ski experience like no other in beautiful Lake Placid, New York.
08:42Enjoy true luxury at the Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa,
08:45and spend the day on the slopes with Olympic medalist Andrew Weibrecht.
08:49Visit MirrorLakeInn.com.
08:52$7,400.
08:56So, she has a big lead at this point, but we, again, have lots more to give away.
08:59We have a prize puzzle coming up right after this.
09:13Hey, Pat, are you almost ready to send out the latest Wheel of Fortune newsletter?
09:17Almost.
09:18I'm just getting the finishing touches.
09:20Pat, this is just pictures of you from the 80s.
09:23Yep, it's perfect.
09:25Subscribe today on WheelOfFortune.com.
09:29Well, howdy.
09:30What are you doing is the category for this round,
09:32and it's our prize puzzle round.
09:34And Megan will start it.
09:42Oh.
09:44Speaking on behalf of all of us, I'm very sorry.
09:47Daniel, your turn.
09:54Well, same to you.
09:56Man, I know.
09:57That's a good pout, though.
09:59Lorraine, your turn.
10:05$900.
10:06N.
10:07Yes, three Ns.
10:09Yes.
10:16Man, that time to lose a turn gets you, too.
10:18Megan.
10:25Well, this will be interesting.
10:28I don't know.
10:29G.
10:30What's that?
10:31G.
10:32Well, there is a G.
10:33That's $1,000.
10:34So, here's the deal.
10:35It's very early, obviously.
10:37But if you do the express thing,
10:38it means you keep calling consonants.
10:40You get $1,000 for each one.
10:41You can buy vowels.
10:42But if you miss any letter, it's a bankrupt.
10:44Are you doing this, Megan?
10:45I gotta go.
10:46There you go.
10:47There's almost no reason not to.
10:49Okay, what letter do you want to start with?
10:51T.
10:53One T.
10:54Worth $1,000.
10:56Can I buy an E?
10:58Yes, you can.
10:59And you know what?
11:00There are eight of them up there.
11:01So, take your time.
11:02Let them all come up.
11:03Relax.
11:04Think about what you want to do next.
11:05You might as well take advantage of this opportunity.
11:07Think about it.
11:09All that.
11:10Punches and pokes and prods.
11:11Okay.
11:12H.
11:14One H.
11:18What's that?
11:19Can I buy an I?
11:20Mm-hmm.
11:21One I.
11:23Doing just fine.
11:24You can buy another vowel.
11:25You can call a consonant.
11:27S.
11:29No.
11:30Sorry, I got it right.
11:31I'm sorry.
11:32That didn't work out for you.
11:33Daniel, it's your turn.
11:34Okay.
11:41There you go.
11:42It's more like it.
11:43600.
11:44L.
11:45Uh-huh.
11:46One L.
11:53I think you're going to be all right.
11:54There you go.
11:55700.
11:56F.
11:57Is there an F somewhere?
11:58There may even be more than one, actually.
12:00There's that one and there's one more.
12:04Would you like to buy a vowel?
12:05Mm-hmm.
12:06A.
12:07Yeah.
12:08Two A's.
12:11I would like to buy another vowel.
12:14A?
12:15O.
12:16Yes.
12:17There are two O's.
12:19All the vowels are gone, Daniel.
12:21What do you think?
12:22I would very much like to solve this puzzle.
12:24We'd very much like for you to do that.
12:26Feeling the ocean breeze on my face.
12:30Absolutely.
12:35Some people are excited when they win.
12:37Some are just relieved.
12:38It's so much more stressful up here than it looks on TV.
12:41It is.
12:42Why don't you go write a symphony or something?
12:43Are you going to Curacao?
12:45Daniel, here's a Caribbean gem on Piscadero Bay.
12:49Relax and recuperate at Dream's Curacao Resort, Spa, and Casino.
12:54Savor cuisine at seven dining options.
12:57Stroll along the white sandy beach
12:59and enjoy a massage at the Dream Spa by Pivarnik.
13:03Dream Spa by Pivarnik.
13:05Curacao.
13:06Feel it for yourself.
13:07$7,521.
13:10Which puts Daniel right in the thick of things with $11,021.
13:14Congratulations on that.
13:16We're going to take a break.
13:17When we come back, we're going to have a triple toss-up.
13:19A chance for someone to win $10,000.
13:21Don't go away.
13:24Closed captioning is brought to you by the following.
13:28All right.
13:29They're ready.
13:30I'm ready.
13:31Vanna's ready.
13:32Triple toss-up.
13:33Fun and games.
13:34The category here is Puzzle Number 1.
13:38♪♪
13:45Lorraine.
13:46Tennis tournament.
13:48No.
13:49Everybody else now.
13:51Daniel.
13:52Tennis equipment.
13:53Yeah.
13:54That's it.
13:55So, Daniel's the only one with a chance for that $10,000.
13:59Let's see what happens.
14:00Here's Number 2.
14:01♪♪
14:11Lorraine.
14:12Aerobic exercise.
14:15Well, no one's getting the $10,000 tonight,
14:16but someone's going to get $2,000 more
14:18because here's Number 3.
14:20♪♪
14:29Lorraine.
14:30Exercise equipment.
14:31Yeah.
14:32She gets two and three.
14:33It's half of her lead.
14:35All right.
14:36Let's see what happens.
14:37Here's Number 4.
14:38Lorraine.
14:39Exercise equipment.
14:40Yeah.
14:41She gets two and three.
14:42It's half of her lead.
14:43$20,000 she has.
14:46On the map is the category for this next round.
14:49And, Lorraine, you have control of the wheel.
14:52That's how it means you're running short of time,
14:53so give it a final spin for us, if you would.
14:55There you go.
14:57A lot of $1,000 that we're going to be a land on.
14:59$1,600 for the cost of your time.
15:01Again, on the map, the category, Lorraine.
15:03We start with you.
15:04A letter, please.
15:05T.
15:06Mm-hmm.
15:07One T.
15:09On the map.
15:13Megan.
15:14R.
15:16No, sorry.
15:17Daniel.
15:18S.
15:20One S.
15:26Lorraine.
15:27N.
15:29No N, Megan.
15:30L.
15:32Nope.
15:33Daniel.
15:34C.
15:37Yes, three Cs.
15:45Pacific Coast Highway.
15:48That's it.
15:49You got it.
15:50Whoo!
15:51Whoo!
15:52That was awesome.
15:56The skin of your teeth there, you know.
15:58I know the buzzer makes you think you need to stop.
16:00You stopped for a moment and finished it up,
16:02so we got you there.
16:04But you almost pulled that out.
16:05You ended up with $19,421.
16:07A little bit shy, but that's okay.
16:10Nice job.
16:11Good to have you here.
16:12Thanks.
16:13Well, I hate like heck that we don't have better news for you,
16:16but we do have $1,000 for you.
16:17All right.
16:18I'll take it.
16:20Thank you very much.
16:21We really appreciate it.
16:22Oh, hi.
16:23You're the big winner with $20,000.
16:24Just hung on there.
16:27So you're going to go to the bonus round,
16:29and you're going to pick one of these categories.
16:31And you're going to, by the way, take that wild card with you,
16:33which will get you an extra consonant.
16:35Phrase, people, and thing.
16:37What do you like?
16:38Phrase.
16:39Okay.
16:40We'll take a break and come back and see how it goes.
16:47So who's here with you?
16:48My husband, Chris, and my daughter, Audrey.
16:50All right.
16:51Well, they're pretty excited.
16:52Now, you have that wild card, right?
16:53I do.
16:54And I'll take charge of that because you have other things to do,
16:56starting with spinning the wheel.
16:57Go ahead.
16:59And where do we go here?
17:02Oh, yes.
17:03Take that.
17:04If you'll come along this way, please.
17:05We'll stop right there.
17:06And I'll stop right here.
17:07Phrase, the category tonight.
17:08That's what you chose.
17:09R-S-T-L-N-E.
17:10And we'll get those letters up.
17:11All right.
17:13All right.
17:14Let's start with three more consonants and one more vowel.
17:15P.
17:16H.
17:17Yes.
17:18D.
17:19All right.
17:20Got your P-H-D.
17:21And now we need a P-H-D.
17:22P-H-D.
17:23P-H-D.
17:24P-H-D.
17:25P-H-D.
17:26P-H-D.
17:27P-H-D.
17:28P-H-D.
17:29P-H-D.
17:30P-H-D.
17:31P-H-D.
17:32P-H-D.
17:33P-H-D.
17:34P-H-D.
17:35P-H-D.
17:37D.
17:38All right.
17:39Got your P-H-D.
17:40And now we need a vowel.
17:45O.
17:46And because it's a wild card, you get one more consonant.
17:48Which one tickles your fancy?
17:51M.
17:52Okay.
17:53Let's see how all this plays out.
18:01Ooh, M's.
18:02Look at those M's.
18:04Ten seconds.
18:05It's a phrase.
18:06Good luck.
18:10Boy, more my words.
18:16More my words.
18:18No.
18:19It is you mark my words.
18:21That was hard.
18:22Yeah.
18:23Well, if you don't get it especially, it seems that way.
18:25And you couldn't get this.
18:26I wish you could have.
18:27That would have been nice to have.
18:28But you had a big night.
18:29$20,000, Cassie.
18:31Congratulations.
18:32Thank you so much.
18:34Van and I will return.
18:35You've almost got it.
18:45Want to be a contestant?
18:47For virtual auditions, go to wheeloffortune.com.
18:50It's one of those things that parents used to say to us.
18:53You mark my words.
18:54Or don't make me come over there.
18:56I always liked that one.
18:57My mother, when she said, Vanna Marie.
18:59Yeah.
19:00Or they would say to me, stop taking money from your mother's purse.
19:03I'd really be troubled.
19:05But I'm over all that now.
19:07We will see you next time for more of our Little Wheel thing.
19:10Goodbye.
19:12Hey, Wheel Watchers.
19:13To get the latest show scoop, follow me, at Maggie Sajak.
19:30See you next time.