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00:00From Sony Pictures Studios, it's America's Game.
00:08Wheel of Fortune!
00:16It's Wheel's 40th season and we're going XL.
00:21That's a guarantee of $40,000 for it.
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.
00:36That's Sajak and Vanna White.
00:39Well, thank you, Jim.
00:41Even in the 40th season, he sounds good.
00:43He does.
00:44Thank you very much.
00:45We're just getting started this year.
00:46Glad to have you with us.
00:47I will see you later.
00:51And it is our 40th season.
00:53We're having a special XL week.
00:55XL, of course, the Roman numeral for 40.
00:58It also means extra large.
00:59It's also the initials of my high school baseball coach,
01:02Xavier Leibovitz.
01:03He was a great big guy.
01:05So, we got a chance to win not just one chance,
01:08double the chance to win a million dollars.
01:10That XL wedge is out there, too.
01:12We'll explain all of that later.
01:13But right now, let's get going with a toss-up worth $1,000.
01:16Phrase is category.
01:19And here we go.
01:29And it's Jen.
01:31Go big or go home.
01:32That's it.
01:36See how easy this is, Jen?
01:38So, my card says Jennifer.
01:40I noticed you have Jen.
01:41What do you prefer?
01:42Really, either one works just fine.
01:44Whatever you prefer.
01:45All right, Jay.
01:46That works, too.
01:47Jennifer Wright from Marietta, California.
01:50You're a blackjack player, huh?
01:51I am.
01:52I love to gamble.
01:53I like going to the casinos.
01:54I just played in my first tournament recently.
01:56Do okay?
01:57I didn't do that great in the tournament.
01:59But a few years ago, I almost won a half million dollars.
02:02I didn't, but almost.
02:04You almost won a half million dollars.
02:06Yeah.
02:07It's a good story.
02:08But I'm here to win today, finally.
02:09Okay, almost.
02:10Nice to have you.
02:12Hi, Amber.
02:13Hi, Pat.
02:14Wow.
02:15Amber Armstrong seems happy to be here.
02:16From Elk Grove, California.
02:17And you're married, right?
02:18I am.
02:19For four years.
02:20My amazing husband, Phillip.
02:22And I have one beautiful bonus daughter.
02:24Yeah.
02:26Now, you cook, but you take existing recipes from big chefs, right?
02:29I do.
02:30I love to try to mimic and maybe even improve on some of the really popular recipes out there.
02:36Oh, good.
02:37Well, we hope you improve on your game here and do really well tonight.
02:40Nice to have you here.
02:42Hello, Eric.
02:43Hey, Pat.
02:44Eric Mooncall, right, is from Fullerton, California.
02:46You're married.
02:47Yes.
02:48I have a beautiful, intelligent, and strong wife, Nicole.
02:51And we have a newborn baby, Campbell, who's three weeks old.
02:54Campbell is the kid.
02:55And it says on my card, the name was non-negotiable.
02:57That's right.
02:58She had chosen the name before she met me, and so I had no choice, but I'm on board with it.
03:01Do you know where that came from?
03:02Was she in the soup aisle?
03:03It's a tribute to her dad.
03:04It's her dad's last name.
03:05Okay.
03:06Very good.
03:07Because I was worried she could have named him Progresso.
03:10Nice to have you here.
03:12Wish you a lot of luck on our show.
03:13That goes for all of you.
03:14Let's go with another toss-up.
03:15This one is worth $2,000.
03:17And the category is, What Are You Doing?
03:24What are you doing?
03:35Jen.
03:36Hitting the ground running.
03:37Yeah.
03:38She got them both.
03:41Well, your thumb is working just fine.
03:42Yeah.
03:43You got both toss-ups.
03:44You have $3,000.
03:45You'll be starting in a moment.
03:46Let's look at the first puzzle.
03:4790s showbiz.
03:49Interesting category.
03:50And, Jen, you can go ahead and spin.
03:52All right.
03:55You will notice as the wheel goes around,
03:56there's that XL space that we talked about.
03:59Oh, boy.
04:00Now, we'll explain that in a moment.
04:01First, let's have a letter.
04:03R.
04:04There are three Rs.
04:05And guess what?
04:06Each one of those worth the largest dollar amount on the wheel for this round.
04:10That's $2,500 apiece.
04:12Congratulations on that.
04:13You already have $7,500.
04:15You have control of that XL.
04:17You'll notice that XL on that readout beneath you.
04:19If you end up going to the bonus round with that in tow,
04:23you will win an extra $40,000 with whatever you win.
04:26And someone at home could win $40,000.
04:28It's a big XL deal.
04:29What do you want to do?
04:30Yes.
04:31I'd like to buy a vowel, please.
04:32An E.
04:33Three Es.
04:39I'd like to buy another vowel.
04:40Yep.
04:41An A.
04:43There are six As out there.
04:48So, as they're coming up, I'll tell you you have $7,000.
04:51You have control of that XL.
04:52And what do you want to do?
04:54And you may notice a million-dollar wedge out there, too.
04:57It's double the chances of winning that million in the bonus round.
05:00900.
05:01T.
05:02Five Ts.
05:05Jen, it's getting out of hand here.
05:08You have $11,500.
05:10What do you want to do?
05:12I will buy a vowel, an I.
05:15Yes, six Is.
05:22Look at that.
05:24It is still your turn.
05:25I'd like to solve.
05:26Okay, go ahead.
05:27Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio star in Titanic.
05:31You got it.
05:32Yes, ma'am.
05:34Wow.
05:36$11,250 you had.
05:39Plus, you got both toss-ups.
05:41You're already up to $14,250.
05:45That XL is there.
05:47She would like to take that to the bonus round with an extra $40,000.
05:50We have that big million-dollar wedge in the way.
05:52There's a lot.
05:53It's XL.
06:01$10,000.
06:05Well, the sharp-eyed among you will note that there are now two million-dollar wedges,
06:09full wedges out there on the wheel for our second round.
06:12Before and after is the category.
06:14That's just one of the fun things here on our special XL week.
06:18Amber, go ahead.
06:19All right.
06:26Oh, my.
06:27T.
06:29Well, you know what?
06:30There is no T, so you will not have to make any decision.
06:32Eric, it's your turn.
06:40$600.
06:41R.
06:42Uh-huh, one R.
06:47I'd like to buy a vowel, please.
06:48Okay.
06:49E.
06:51No, there's no E.
06:52Jennifer.
06:59S.
07:01There's an S.
07:02Pick up that wild card.
07:04You got that, and you also have $500.
07:06What do you want to do?
07:07I will buy an A, please.
07:10No, there's no A either.
07:12Amber.
07:14All right.
07:15Let's go.
07:19Well, try it again.
07:21N.
07:22There's no N.
07:25My goodness, Eric.
07:26All right.
07:34L.
07:35Guess what?
07:36There's no L.
07:38JJ.
07:45Amber.
07:46All right.
07:47And everything goes, by the way, including a wild card,
07:49and including that XL, I'm afraid.
07:52$900.
07:53D.
07:54There is no D.
07:55Are there any letters at all in this puzzle?
07:57Eric.
08:04M.
08:06Well, of course.
08:07There are four of them.
08:08Yeah.
08:09Pick up that gift tag for us.
08:10That's a $1,000 gift certificate to Brook Linen
08:12for bedding and linens.
08:13You have $2,350.
08:15What do you want to do?
08:16I'd like to buy an O, please.
08:18There you go.
08:19Two O's.
08:28$700.
08:29P.
08:30Yes, two of them.
08:36I'd like to solve, please.
08:37All right.
08:39Mumbo, jumbo, shrimp.
08:41There you go.
08:42Mumbo, jumbo, and jumbo, shrimp.
08:43And you got your before and after.
08:47And so you have the gift tag.
08:48You have to cash that round.
08:49It's worth $4,500.
08:51And Amber sounds like one of those recipes
08:53you would be doing, as a matter of fact.
08:55We're going to get you on the board, I hope,
08:57in a little bit.
08:58Let's see what happens in our next round.
08:59Coming up.
09:06Don't go away.
09:07Our XL prize puzzle round is coming up next.
09:10And you have the chance to win a fabulous vacation
09:13plus $5,000 cash.
09:15Stay tuned.
09:18Prize puzzle round.
09:19A big prize, as always, plus $5,000 cash
09:22and a chance for someone at home to win the same.
09:24So let's see what happens.
09:25Event is the category.
09:27And Eric, you'll start.
09:29All right, let's do it.
09:36$500.
09:37T.
09:38There are two T's.
09:41I would like to buy an E, please.
09:44That we can do.
09:45There are a couple of E's.
09:49Can I also please buy an A?
09:52Yes, three A's.
09:56Two million-dollar wedges go out there in this XL week.
10:02$500.
10:03S.
10:04One S.
10:06Double down on A.
10:10$500.
10:15$500.
10:16R.
10:17No.
10:18No R.
10:19Jenny.
10:25The loser turn.
10:26Gotcha.
10:27Amber.
10:30Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
10:33N.
10:35Yeah, there's an N.
10:36That gets you going.
10:37$800.
10:38Keep it up.
10:39I'll buy a bell.
10:40I.
10:42Two I's.
10:45And I'll buy another bell.
10:46O.
10:47And here come two O's.
10:55$650.
10:56C.
10:57Two C's.
11:01Okay.
11:05Might be some XL action for you now.
11:10The big number on the wheel is $3,500,
11:13so that's what every consonant will be worth.
11:15V.
11:16You got it.
11:17One V, and you got that XL next to your name now.
11:20All right.
11:25$600.
11:26V.
11:27Yes.
11:29You'll buy a vowel, spin the wheel, try to solve it.
11:31What do you want to do?
11:32I'll buy a vowel.
11:33Yep.
11:34U.
11:35The last of the vowels.
11:36Maybe it'll help you out.
11:37Let's see.
11:38V.
11:44700.
11:45L.
11:46Mm-hmm.
11:47Two L's.
11:49Amber, you have $6,850.
11:52What do you want to do?
11:53I'll solve.
11:54Go ahead.
11:55Absolutely epic vacation.
11:57Yeah.
12:02You mean like the island of Saint Martin, huh?
12:04Exactly.
12:06Amber, here's the perfect place for a moonlit stroll on the beach.
12:10Discover the pearl of the Caribbean at the exclusive Oyster Bay Beach Resort in Saint Martin.
12:15Nestled on its own peninsula, this tropical hideaway boasts breathtaking ocean views,
12:19an exquisite infinity edge pool, luxurious suites, and more.
12:23Air travel courtesy of FlightGuru.com.
12:26Your dream vacation destination is just a click away.
12:29Great prices and great service from FlightGuru.com.
12:33And here's an extra large upgrade, $5,000 cash.
12:37This XL prize package, $11,600.
12:43And look who came out of nowhere and has the lead with $18,450.
12:48By the way, if you take that XL over to the bonus round, you know,
12:51you get an extra $40,000 should you solve that puzzle in addition to whatever else you win.
12:56And by the way, someone at home has a chance to win that great trip and $5,000 cash.
13:00Jim?
13:01Yes, they do.
13:02Here's tonight's XL prize puzzle.
13:04Enter it at WheelOfFortune.com for your chance to win a vacation to Saint Martin plus $5,000 cash
13:11in our XL vacay giveaway.
13:16Closed captioning is brought to you by the following.
13:20Well, it's a big night, even if it weren't XL night, and it is.
13:23Triple toss-up coming up.
13:25Thing is the category.
13:27Here's the first of our three $2,000 puzzles.
13:31$2,000.
13:40Jenna Ru.
13:41Voice message?
13:42Yeah, you got it.
13:45Well, she's been running for that $10,000.
13:46She can get all three of them.
13:47Here is the second.
14:01Direct message.
14:02Yes, she got two of the three.
14:04Can she get the third and $10,000?
14:08We'll find out.
14:09Here it comes.
14:15Derek.
14:16Message in a bottle.
14:17Yeah, that's it.
14:18Wow.
14:20I barely missed that.
14:21Just laying in the weeds for that one.
14:23That takes him up to $6,500, and he's in third place.
14:28That's how well things are going here.
14:29And by the way, $200 separate Jen and Amber at this moment,
14:33so this is an important category coming up here.
14:36Rhyme time it is.
14:38Let's see how it goes.
14:40And, Eric, you now control the wheel.
14:42That sound, many times, running a little short,
14:44so give it a final spin for us.
14:45We'll add $1,000 for the little light job.
14:51That amount will be $1,500.
14:54Rhyme time it is.
14:55What letter do you want?
14:57S.
15:00Four S's.
15:09Rhyme time.
15:12Jen.
15:13L.
15:15Three L's.
15:21Rhyme time.
15:22A colossal fossil?
15:24That's right.
15:30A colossal fossil, and you did it.
15:34$4,500 that round.
15:36Our big winner, $22,750.
15:43Everybody did very well.
15:44Amber, $18,450.
15:47Congratulations to you.
15:49What a night.
15:50Eric, third place, not so bad.
15:52And by the way, Campbell's my new favorite name.
15:54I really like that guy.
15:55Oh, thank you so much.
15:56$6,500.
15:57$6,500.
15:58Thank you very much for being here.
16:00All right.
16:01Well, you had that XLR earlier, lost it with a bankrupt,
16:03but still a lot at stake there.
16:05You know, $40,000 minimum over there,
16:07and let's take a look now at your categories.
16:11They are places, thing, and food and drink.
16:15Food and drink.
16:16All right.
16:17We'll see how she does in the bonus round
16:19when we come back.
16:25Stay tuned.
16:26This season is going to spin for $100,000.
16:30Next.
16:33Well, Jenna Rooney, here you are.
16:35You have $22,750.
16:37That sounds good, doesn't it?
16:38Yes, it's great.
16:39So season 40, meaning the minimum amount of money in here
16:42is $40,000.
16:44We have $100,000 out there.
16:45We have the car.
16:46Give it a spin.
16:47All right.
16:52And there we go.
16:57And...
16:59Grab that.
17:00All right.
17:01Come on over here.
17:02You're going to stop right on that first mark.
17:04Okay.
17:05And I'll stand right here.
17:06This seems convenient.
17:07You chose food and drink.
17:08Yes.
17:09That's your category.
17:10R, S, T, L, N, E.
17:11We'll start you with those letters.
17:14And we'll get those up there.
17:15Ask our audience to be very quiet as we go through this.
17:21All right.
17:22Your turn.
17:23Three more consonants, one more vowel.
17:26D, C, M, A.
17:35All right.
17:36Let's see what we get out of that.
17:44Food and drink, the category.
17:46You have ten seconds to try to talk it out.
17:48Good luck.
17:49Delicious.
17:50Taste delicious.
17:52Table delicious.
17:58Delicious.
18:00It is...
18:03Taffy.
18:04Ah, rats.
18:05I'm sorry.
18:06You know, this is our first big disappointment of the new season,
18:09and it's an XL disappointment, too.
18:11I'm so sorry.
18:15Well, I feel badly, too.
18:17But, listen, I can make her feel better.
18:19$22,750.
18:21That's really nice.
18:22Thank you, Jan.
18:23Thank you so much.
18:24And I'll call you Jan.
18:35Hey, Wheel Watchers.
18:36To get the latest show scoop, follow me, at Maggie Sajak.
18:41It's hard to tell someone who just won all that money not to be disappointed.
18:44Yes.
18:45Because that always is a little bit.
18:46But she had a great night.
18:47Yes, she did.
18:48Now, if anyone hasn't happened yet this week, we trust it will,
18:51because during this special XL week, we have all those million-dollar wedges out there, full wedges.
18:55If they bring a million-dollar wedge to the bonus round,
18:57we actually put two million-dollar envelopes.
18:59Two.
19:01She's here for emphasis.
19:03Now, wave goodbye.
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