Buttons: Ladies and gentlemen! Moms and pops! Children of all ages! ACME Wheel is about to begin! Just sit back, but not too close to the monitor, relax, watch in a brightly-lit room, and enjoy the show!

[Showtime!]

Audience: WHEEL....OF....FORTUNE!

[Applause]

Alvin: The famous wheel is spinning your way towards thousands of dollars in cash! 

Brittany: And now from the ACME Studios, here are the stars of ACME Wheel, Jonathan Mann...!

Jon: [enters HQ] Yes!

Alvin: And iKing!

iKing: [enters HQ] Hello and welcome! This is Wheel of Fortune. ACME Styled.

Jon: We got three contestants who has their puzzle solving skills ready earning to win some more cash. So let's meet them right now.

[Now, to the contestants]

Alvin: Contestant #1 is a huge football fan and hopes that one day can go to the Super Bowl with his father. Especially if he's a Giants or Jets fan. From Allentown, Pennsylvania, meet Travis Delchom!

Brittany: Contestant #2 is into ballet and hopes to become an instructor just like his mother. From Brooklyn, meet Georgette Veron!

Alvin: Contestant #3 enjoys swimming, softball, and figure skating. From Long Island, meet Sara Narkle!

[Applause]

Jon: Contestants, ready to play?

Contestants: Yes.

Jon: You know how this is done. Let's look at our wheel.



Jon: And here's our first puzzle. iKing?

iKing: The category is What Are You Wearing?

[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _]

Jon: We drew some soldiers before the show.  

[Laughter!]

Brittany: Numbers!

Jon: Thank you, Brittany. Travis, you drew #1. Good luck.

[Travis spins]

[$0]

Jon: No money, keeps your turn.

Travis: T.

Jon: One T.

[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ T _]

[Travis spins again]

[Lose a Turn]

Jon: Your turn is over, Travis. Georgette, your turn.

[Georgette spins]

[$625]

Georgette: S.

iKing: There are a pair of them. Nice job!

[S _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ T S]

Jon: $1,250.

[Georgette spins]

[$175]

Georgette: N.

iKing: There is one. And another. Two.

[S N _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ N T S]

Jon: $1,600.

[Georgette spins again]

[$25]

Georgette: M.

iKing: That letter is not in the puzzle. Sorry!

Jon: Sara, it's your turn.

[Sara spins]

[Power]

Brittany: POWER!!!

Sara: B as in Brittany.

Brittany: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw!

Jon: There is one B. The only way to use the power is Georgette. 

[S N _ _ B _ _ _
_ _ N T S]

Jon: You now have $1,600.

[Sara spins again]

[$250]

Sara: R.

iKing: You're in luck. There's one.

[S N _ _ B _ _ R _
_ _ N T S]

Jon: $1,850.

[Sara spins again]

[$100]

Sara: D.

Jon: One D.

[S N _ _ B _ _ R D
_ _ N T S]

Jon: Almost two-grand.

[Sara spins again]

[$50]

Sara: P.

iKing: There is one of them.

[S N _ _ B _ _ R D
P _ N T S]

Jon: $2,000.

Sara: I'll solve.

Jon: For $2,000. What is it?

Sara: SNOWBOARD PANTS.

Jon: You got it!

[Applause]

[SNOWBOARD
PANTS]

Jon: $2,000 added to your total. Let's move on to Round 2 where we put the Super Bankrupts on our wheel.



Jon: Here's our puzzle.

iKing: The category is Living Thing.

[_ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _]

Jon: Georgette, time to spin the wheel.

[Georgette spins]

[$150]

Georgette: S.

iKing: Way to double up. They are two of them.

[_ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S
_ _    _ _ S _ _ _ _ _]

Jon: $300.

[Georgette spins again]

[$650]

Georgette: T.

iKing: There is one, plus another.

[_ _ _ _ T   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S
_ _    _ _ S _ _ _ T _]

Jon: $1,600.

[Georgette spins again]

[$1000]

[Applause]

Georgette: R.

iKing: Excellent job! There's a $1,000 R!

[_ _ _ _ T   R _ _ _ _ _ _ S
_ _    _ _ S _ _ _ T _]

Jon: $2,600.

Georgette: I'll buy a vowel. An E.

iKing: One, two, three!

[_ _ _ _ T   R E _ _ _ _ _ S
_ _    _ _ S E _ _ T E]

Jon: $2,350.

Georgette: Buy the I.

Jon: Two I's.

[_ I _ _ T   R E _ _ _ _ _ S
_ _    _ _ S E _ I T E]

Jon: $2,100.

[Georgette spins again]

[$825]

Georgette: N.

iKing: Oh mighty, Brittany, is that letter in the puzzle?

Brittany: Yes. There is one.

[_ I _ N T   R E _ _ _ _ _ S
_ _    _ _ S E _ I T E]

Jon: $2,925.

Georgette: Buy the A.

Jon: There's one.

[_ I A N T   R E _ _ _ _ _ S
_ _    _ _ S E _ I T E]

Jon: Down to $2,675.

Georgette: I'll also buy the O.

iKing: Won't you believe it? There are four O's in the puzzle!

[_ I A N T   R E _ _ O O _ S
O _    _ O S E _ I T E]

iKing: You purchased the last vowel we have. Vowel shop is now closed. Spin or solve?

[Georgette spins]

[$1000]

[Applause]

Georgette: D.

iKing: Let's see two of those at that amount equals......OH MA DANG!!!

[_ I A N T   R E D _ O O D S
O _    _ O S E _ I T E]

Jon: $4,425.

Georgette: One more spin. [spins]

Jon: They always say one more.

[$625]

Georgette: G.

Jon: One G. Takes you to $5,000.

[G I A N T   R E D _ O O D S
O _    _ O S E _ I T E]

Georgette: I'll solve.

Jon: For $5,000. What is it?

Georgette:  GIANT REDWOODS OF YOSEMITE.

Jon: That's what we're looking for!

[Applause]

Jon: $5,000 for Georgette. Sara has $2,000. Travis, a couple more rounds to gain some cash. Right now, let's talk to the viewers at home about the contest. Here's the puzzle we gave you last time. The category was People. Here's the solution.

[OUTSIDERS]

Jon: And here are today's winners.

WINNERS:

Denise Hall
Gambell, AK

Red Marsh
Kellogg, ID

Mitchell Lexom
Yellow Spring, West Virginia

Bonnie Rawlings
Gruetli-Laager, TN

Mario Cambell
Mount Royal, QB, Canada

Jon: Congratulations to the winners. And now, here's your new puzzle. The category is Thing.

[A _ R _ N ' S   R _ _]

Jon: Fifteen seconds on the clock to study the puzzle. Good luck.

[Afterwards...]

Brittany: 5! 4! 3! 2! 1! TIME!!!

[Laughter!]

Brittany: Write down the solution on a postcard with your name and address and send it to:



ACME Crime Net
P.O Box 4300
New York, NY 10163

Each time ACME Wheel airs we'll pick five people who has the correct solution and send them each a ACME T-Shirt and $50. For full contest rules write this address or go to PBS.org. Not responsible for lost or misdirected entires. You could solve the puzzle and we can send you a T-Shirt and some green. Jon, back to you.

Jon: Thank you, Britt. Nice job, doing the time's up cue for me.

Brittany: Don't mention it.

Jon: Here's the wheel for our $500 Bonus Category Round.




Jon: And here's the puzzle. iKing?

iKing: The category is Slogan and it could land you an additional $500. Pay attention. Sponsored.

[_ _ _ _ _    _ _
_ _ _   _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _]

Jon: There's the puzzle. Sara, lead off.

[Sara spins]

[$1500]

Sara: R.

iKing: Nice work! There's a single R.

[_ _ _ _ _    _ _
_ _ _   _ _ S _    _ R _ _]

Jon: $1500.

[Sara spins again]

[Lose A Turn]

iKing: LOSER!!!

[Laughter!]

Jon: That means it's time for wheel spinnin' to go to Travis.

[Travis spins]

[$800]

Travis: S.

iKing: Nice work! There is one.

[_ _ _ _ _    _ _
_ _ _   _ _ S _    _ R _ _]

Jon: $800.

[Travis spins again]

[$1500]

Travis: T.

iKing: There is uno, dos, tres. Three T's.

[_ _ _ _ _    T _
T _ _   _ _ S T    _ R _ _]

Jon: Up to $5,300.

[Travis spins again]

[$1100]

Travis: N.

iKing: N as in "No N!"

Jon: Georgette, wheel's yours.

[Georgette spins]

[$350]

Georgette: M.

iKing: Oh, mighty sound effects lady. Is that letter in the puzzle?

[BUZZER!]

iKing: No. Back to Sara.

Sara: I like to buy a vowel. An A.

Jon: One A.

[_ _ _ _ _    T _
T _ _   _ A S T    _ R _ _]

Jon: Down to $1,250.

[Sara spins]

[$750]

Sara: G.

Jon: One G.

[G _ _ _    T _
T _ _   _ A S T    _ R _ _]

Jon: $2000.

[Sara spins again]

[$1000]

Sara: L.

iKing: You're in luck, there's one.

[G _ _ _    T _
T _ _   L A S T    _ R _ _]

Jon: Up to $3,000.

[Sara spins again]

[$1500]

Sara: H.

Jon: One H. Takes you to $4,500.

[G _ _ _    T _
T H _   L A S T    _ R _ _]

[Sara spins again]

[$750]

Sara: P.

Jon: One P.

[G _ _ _    T _
T H _   L A S T    _ R _ P]

Jon: $5,250.

Sara: I'll buy a vowel. An E.

iKing: Nice buy. There's a single E.

[G _ _ _    T _
T H E   L A S T    _ R _ P]

Jon: Down to $5,000.

[Sara spins]

[As the wheel is at Super Bankrupt]

Jon: Get off of that Super Bankrupt!

[$1250]

Jon: WHEW! Close! 

Sara: D.

iKing: There are a pair of them! Two!

[G _ _ D    T _
T H E   L A S T    D R _ P]

[CHRIP-CHIRP-CHIRP-CHIRP!]

Jon: $7500. Only vowels left.

Sara: I'll solve.

Jon: For $7,500 and a shot at an additional $500. What's this slogan?

Sara: GOOD TO THE LAST DROP.

Jon: That's it!

[GOOD TO
THE LAST DROP]

[Applause]

Jon: Now, Sara. You can pick up $500 by telling me what famous brand uses this slogan.

Sara: Maxwell House.

Jon: That's it! $500 more!

[Applause]

Jon: $8,000 you've won in the previous round. We will combine that with the $2,000 you've won previously. You have a grand total of an even $10,000. Georgette, you still have $5,000. Travis, the Big Money Round could help you gain some money and possibly go to the Bonus Round. But before we do that, I want to remind another thing for the folks at home. The cut-off date for submissions to become a contestant on ACME Wheel is Friday, March 9. That's about a week away. If you're between 10 and 18 years of age, have good grades, and have not recieved a high school diploma yet. You can become a contestant on ACME Wheel. Here's iKing for some details!

iKing: That's right, Jon. Our deadline for contestant submissions is next Friday! If you want to be one, you've first got to attend a taping of the show. You must be between the ages of 10 and 18, have not recieved a high school diploma yet, and have at least a 2.0 GPA or higher with no D or F grades. If you meet all of these requirements, send your request with your name, address, and age to...

TICKETS
ACME WHEEL OF FORTUNE
CRIME NET
ONE POLICE PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY 10038

Or go to PBS.org/ACME.  So send in your request now! Back to you, Jon.

[Back to HQ]

Jon: Thank you, iKing. Contestants, it is time for the Big Money Round. This is gonna decide who will go to the bonus round to increase their winnings up to 10x!



Jon: You know how this is done. Five seconds to solve it. Vowels are worth $0. Consonants are worth $1,000 + whatever amount I landed on. [spins]

[$1000]

Jon: $2,000 for every consonant we find. iKing, what's our puzzle?

iKing: The category is Event.

[_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _]

Jon: Travis, we'll begin with you. A letter please.

Travis: M.

Jon: Two M's.

[_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ M _ _ _
_ _ M _ _]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Georgette?

Georgette: R.

Jon: One R.

[_ _ _ _ _ R
_ _ _ M _ _ _
_ _ M _ _]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Sara?

Sara: D.

Jon: No D. Travis?

Travis: S.

Jon: One S.

[_ _ _ _ _ R
_ _ _ M _ _ _
_ _ M _ S]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Georgette?

Georgette: A.

Jon: One A. No money for vowels. But you get five seconds.

[_ _ _ _ _ R
_ _ _ M _ _ _
_ A M _ S]


[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Sara.

Sara: L.

Jon: One L.

[_ _ _ _ _ R
_ L _ M _ _ _
_ A M _ S]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Travis.

Travis: N.

Jon: There's a N.

[_ _ N _ _ R
_ L _ M _ _ _
_ A M _ S]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Georgette.

Georgette: T.

Jon: One T.

[_ _ N T _ R
_ L _ M _ _ _
_ A M _ S]

Georgette: WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES.

Jon: You got it!

[Applause]

[WINTER
OLYMPIC
GAMES]

Jon: Georgette, $4,000 added to the $5,000. Your grand total is $9,000. You are shy by $1,000. That means, Sara, you're going to the bonus round!

[Applause]

Jon: Travis, sorry things didn't work out here. We're gonna give you $500 for being here on the show and our thanks.

[Applause]

Jon: Well, Sara, $10,000. Let's see if you could turn that into $100,000. Right this way, please!

[He and Sara go to the Bonus Round where Brittany (holding a tray of envelopes) awaits]

Brittany: Wow! That was close. You made it.

Jon: Yeah, Brittany. Okay, Sara. You know what the envelope scenerio works. Pick an envelope and see what happens.

[Sara takes an envelope off the tray]

Brittany: Good luck.

Jon: Now, Sara. Let's work on this puzzle. iKing?

iKing: The category is Thing. One. Singular. Shut up already!

[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _]

Jon: R-S-T-L-N-E.

[_ _ T _ _ _ _ R _]

Jon: Oh boy! Now we need three consonants, and one vowel.

Sara: M-D-F-I.

[Silence]

[Audience groans]

Jon: None of those letters are appearing. So, you have only two letters to work with. Studio audience, shut the hell up. Close your mouths. And all of those shut up things. She has to do this on her own. You have fifteen seconds, use the used letter board if you have to. Good luck.

[As Sara stutters a bit]

Sara: Oh boy! I have no idea!

[BUZZER!]

Jon: Oh, I am so sorry. What was it?

[PATCHWORK]

Sara: Oh!

Jon: Yeah. Now, we have to find out what would have happened. [opens the envelope] The triple. 

[Audience groans]

Jon: That would have been $30,000. But, Sara, $10,000 is not a bad payday. Thank you for being on ACME Wheel.

Sara: You're welcome, Jon.

Jon: Well, that's our show for today. Don't forget: Contestant submissions are due this coming Friday. If you're between 10 and 18, and have not received a High School diploma, send your request to:

TICKETS
ACME WHEEL OF FORTUNE
CRIME NET
ONE POLICE PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY 10038

Or visit PBS.org/ACME. Send in your requests today! From iKing, Alvin, and Brittany, this Jonathan Mann reminding you to...

Alvin: Keep on spinning...!

Jon: And...!

Brittany: Keep on solvin'!

All 3 with iKing: Bye-bye!

[Applause]

[Credits roll]

ACME's WHEEL of FORTUNE
Based on the game show created by
MERV GRIFFIN

All contestants have been briefed regarding
game rules prior to their appearance.



Narrator: Produced in New York City, ACME Wheel is a production of an elite unit known as ACME Crime Net. Vigilance, dedication, courage!