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(harp playing chord) wheel... of... fortune! ♪ and now from the luxurious venetian resort hotel casino in the heart of the las vegas strip, here are the stars of america's game-- pat sajak and vanna white! coming at you! hi, everybody. you know where we are? in las vegas. yes, we are. it's swthearts week. thank you, charlie. thank you, everybody. appreciate that. yogo to the puzzle board, and i'll go over here, and we'll play a bit. hello! you're all crammed in here.

good to see everybody. get ready. we're gonna do a "toss up." it's a $1,000 puzzle. and it is a "place." vanna, go ahead. ♪ and it's jim and lina. tunnel of love. that's it. whoo! (screams) mm. nice job. thank you. jim and lina sundstrom from henderson, nevada. yes. uh, how long have you guys been married? three years. three wonderful years, jim. wonderful. there you go. you have one child, right? a beautiful girl named alexandria at home. and you seem to be pointing at something, lina. and one on the way. okay, good. well, that's very exciting. congratulations on that. thank you. you work, lina? i'm an office manager for a local advertising company. and, jim-- self-employed, right? ye, i have a contract for concessions with the city parks department. okay, well-- i'm a snack bar guy. well, th... (laughs) i like--see, i like that. that's a much better sound, actually. i like snack bar guy-- we all love snack bar guys.

anyway, congratulations on winning $1,000 and win some more. (both) thank you. nice to have you both here. allison and greg lull are here from las vegas. married almost two years, it says. mm-hmm. tell us a little bit about each of you, allison. i'm a designer in town with an architecture firm, but my master's is actually in set design, and i think you guys have done a fabulous job. well, i would agree with that. it looks fab--thank you. our--our--our people appreciate it. they're all terrific. and good luck with your career with that. thank you. eg, how about you?ic. i'm a manager for an internet marketinfirm in town, and i'm also a las vegas local-- born and raised. oh, good for you. all right. well, you're right at home here then and have a good time and you win a lot of money, too. well, hello there. hey, pat. stephanie and marvis poole are from north las vegas. yes, sir. yes! las vegas, nevada, that's right. and you win the prize for the show about length of marriage. you guys have been married how long? (both) ten years. yeah, and you each knew it. that's good. yes, sir. two children? yes. two kids-- daniel and courtney. mm-hmm. and you-- grown. and grown? how grown?

(both) 19. oh, that's-- yes! (laughing) happy birthday and good-bye. yes! uh, you're both--both las vegas natives, right, yeah? (both) yes. born and raised. yes, sir. okay. now you are gonna play another "toss up" here. so everybody grab one of those devices as we get ready for our second "toss up." it's worth $2,000, and it's a "song title." ♪ uh, who is it here? jim and lina. i'm a believer. wow. yeah. all right. (chuckles) mwah! big monkees fan. well... of course, he knows the monkees. he's a snack bar guy. good job. you got $3,000 already. and they'll be spinning in a moment. first, charlie will talk about a prize or two. tonight's jackpot round is brought to you by eggland's best eggs, now even more nutritious with more vitamin a, b and d and that same great farm-fresh taste.

eggland's best... and here is tonight's featured prize-- set sail for the caribbean with costa cruises aboard the grand "costa fortuna" or the breathtaking "costa mediterranea." cruise italian style with costa cruises-- europe's leading cruise line... whoo-hoo! (marvis) whoo! all right. the category is "phrase." and there is the puzzle. and, you two, one of you gonna spin. lina is spinning for two. (jim) all right! let's have a t. nope, there is no t. allison and greg. spin. (marvis and jim) come on, greg! s. do we have an s? we don't. (gasps) sorry about that. marvis, stephanie. (marvis) big money! big money, come on! yeah!

n. whoo! big money! big money! well, it might be big money. it's $2,500. is that big enough for you? ooh. come on, baby. an r! there is an r. it's worth $2,500. whoo! buy a vowel. we'd like to buy a vowel. sure. an a. (marvis) buy another vowel. buy another vowel, please. mm-hmm. an e. spin it. a d. another $600. whoo-hoo! all right, hold your breath here. whoa! (groans)

man! i'm sorry. lina and jim. keep on going! l. there you go. well, let's see-- you could buy a vowel, you could ask your pregnant wife to spin again, jim, or-- no, we're gonna solve. okay. ready willing and able. yeah, that's it. wow. well, you got $900, but we have a house minimum this week of $2,000. whoa! all right! so that's what we'll make it. and we have a commercial or two. we'll be back with some more "wheel" from las vegas, which is in nevada, by the way. (camera shutter clicking)

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like lotion can't. gold bond concentrated therapy... this time, we have one of those "before & after" puzzles, so be thinking about that was we go, players. there it is, and our first team will start. allison and greg, go ahead. (greg) go! t. i'd like to buy a vowel--e l. making quick work of this so far. $1,950. going to buy a vowel. mm-hmm. an i. makes sense to me. just one, however. (greg) buy another one. i'd like to buy another one. okay. an a. no a, sorry. (groans)

(marvis) i'll spin, pat. all right, marvis. (stephanie) all right! whoo! b. that's $1,000. what do you think? (both) we'd like to solve. all right. go. little boy blue cheese. see, isn't that cute? whoo! there you go.y blue cheese. yep. i like that. you won $1,000, but you know, we have that minimum, soou get $2,000. whoo! there you go. they're othe board. and we're up to our next commercial time again. be right back. hey, "wheel" watchers, happy valentine's day. celebrate with our. we're giving away ten trips for two to the elegant venetian resort hotel casino

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whoo! mm-hmm. all right, come on, baby. t! worth over $5,500. r. (both) all right. whoo! they've got the cruise. they've got $3,250. what next, guys? i'd like to buy an e, pat. keeps your turn going. buy an a, please. whoo! another close call, but i think you're gonna be all right. whoo! (chuckles) an f, please. you love danger, don't you? (chuckling)

(stephanie whispering) buy a vowel. buy a vowel-- an o, please. mm-hmm. buy another, spin it, solve it--what? uh, buy a-a vowel-- the i, please. okay, now all the vowels are gone, so it's in or solve from this point forward. oh, no, no, no, no, no! man! don't move a muscle! (both) whoo! don't move! whoo! what letter? (whiering) a p, a p. p, please. i'll spin. man, oh, man! oh, no, no! oh, no! well, you kept flirting with trouble. i have to take that cruise from you guys. oh! i'm sorry. but think of it only as a pretty picture. yeah. that's all. all right. okay, jim and lina, let's go.

whoo! all right. wild! n, please. you got it. pick up that wild card. you have no ca. eaer said than done, huh? all right. i think we're gonna solve it. okay. hiking in a tropical rain forest. you got it. whoo! whoo! well, you picked up a wild card, and you picked up a trip to costa rica! aah! whoo! jim and lina, several surprises are in store for you when you experience the exotic beauty of costa ra on your fabulous, fully escorted tour courtesy of caravan.com. explore the rain forest by air, tram and on a jungle riverboat trip as expert guides lead you on this tropical adventure. relax on the beautiful beaches, peek into volcanoes and soak in soothing hot springs.

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"what are you doing?" is the category. a quick look at the puzzle, and then one of you will spin that wheel. jim, i think it's gonna be. n. three n's. all right. spin again. i don't know about this one. oh, yeah... and you know what? i have to take--i have to take the wild card, as well. aah! i know, i know, i know. okay, allison and greg, come on. come on. g. i'd like to buy a vowel. okay. i. sure, makes sense. there is an i there, and there is an i there... (bell dings) and there's a sound there which means time's running short. i'll give the wheel a final spin, ask you to give me a letter. if it's in the puzzle, you'll have three seconds to solve it. vowels worth nothing.

consonants--we'll add $1,000-- $1,350 each. "what are you doing?" is the category. and, allison, greg, still your turn. let's have a letter. r. no r. marvis, stephanie. l. no l. lina and jim. d. "what are you doing?" (buzzer) greg and allison. t. (whispering) getting down... to business. (both) getting down to business! there you go. you did it! way to go, guys. they finally got something. (laughing) they finally got something. oh, well, you did finally get something. and i'm glad you did. you end up with $4,400. hope you had fun with us. we enjoyed having you. i had a great time. thanks, allison. thank you, greg. pleasure. well, you made it a lot of fun. you made it very exciting, too. thanks, pat. you had a couple of close calls. unfortunately, it didn't go your way. that's all right.

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by the way, i made a little joke earlier that--i said, you know, jim's gonna have his pregnant wife spin again. i wanted to point out, by the way, that you're not a cad, a cur-- that lina wanted to spin a couple of times. yes, she did. yes, i did. and you allowed her, and you said, "that's enough, honey." we have that cleared up. who are those folks over there? this is my aunt bee, my cousin michael gabriel, my uncle charlie and my cousin geneva. nice to see you all. we'll all be rooting for them, i know. you have $14,000 cash and prizes. time to get some more. give that wheel a spin. this one, you can hale. ah, the old a. would you grab that for me? all right, lina, come with me, and, jim, watch your step right there. now right ther i want you two working nice and close together on this puzzle. the category tonight is "phrase." r, s, t, l, e. vanna, you have some of those letters? will you share them with us? okay, you two, three more consonants and a vowel.

all right, well, limited help, i think. you're gonna get, uh, an a and a couple of d's. and i believe that's it, t you are good players. there are two of you to talk it out. it's a "phrase." you have ten seconds. good luck. some--something a doubt. without a doubt, uh, beyond a doubt. yes! oh! ohh! whoa! (laughing) need some dough? ohh! (screams) (jim) thank you, thank you! here they come. look out. love is in the air, and cash is in your pocket. here's... (cheering and laughing) oh, my gosh! (jim) i know! we won it!

whoo-hoo-hoo! when you add it all up, it's $44,000 this couple has won. how exciting. we'll be back. in case you missed it, here is the bonus puzzle from tonight's show. log on to wheeloffortune.com to enter that's amore sweepstakes. a fun week. yes, it is. we have another one in las vegas next week. this great property has two wonderful hotels-- the veneti--venetian and the palazzo. featured the venetian this week. next week, we'll feature the palazzo. and i know you ran around there a lot. yes, i did. we'll see a lot of interesting sights. meantime, have a good weekend. we'll see you back in las vegas on monday. bye-bye. bye! promotional consideration provided by... (woman) when i really need to get to sleep, i trust unisom. i fall asleep fast and have a full nightf restful sleep. morning, class. unisom... (man) osteo bi-flex with... osteo bi-flex...

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