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Buttons: Don't forget to watch ACME Wheel in a brightly lit room, and don't sit too close to the monitor. Let Season 3 begin!

All: WHEEL...OF...FORTUNE!

Eris: The famous wheel is spinning your way towards thousands of dollars in cash! And now from the ACME Studios in New York, here are the stars of our show: The Raccoon who is nothing but a troublemaker, Freddie!

[Freddie enters HQ and does a cartwheel into the set]

Eris: And Jonathan Mann!

[Jon enters HQ; cheers and applause]

Jon: Reruns are over! Summer is over!

[The audience gives a standing ovation]

Freddie: Thank you! Thank you! 

Jon: And thank you! Hi, everybody! Summer is over. The pool is put away until June.

Freddie: Your bathing suits are put away too. Your beach chairs are away. And all those summer things.

Jon: We spent the whole twelve weeks camping, swimming and going on lots of adcentures adventures. But now, the kids are back in school.

Freddie: Nine months of edumacation have just begun. Welcome to an all new season of ACME Wheel. The game you know so well ACME's way!

Jon: We have some exciting changes to announce. The first big change is our contestants. Instead of having three contestants, we are now going to have two. Making us allow time for more contestants. 

Freddie: So, Eris. Let's meet our first two contestants of our new season.

[Now to the Contestants]

Eris: You bet, Freddie! Our first player enjoys reading fiction and is into fan-fic writing. From the Bronx, say hello to Zeke Lilson!

She cheerleads in Spanish, French and English and enjoys volleyball. From Long Island, meet Sakyura Cameai!

[Applause]

Jon: Thanks, Eris. 

Eris: Meow!

Jon: Now, here's how we play the game. Let's take a look at our wheel.

[$0
$25
$50
$75
$100
$150
$200
$300
$500
$750
$1000
Bankrupt
Lose-A-Turn
Power
$200
$75
$100
Bankrupt
$500
$175
$625
$800
$450
$925]

Jon: [spins the wheel] There’s hundreds of dollars in cash waiting to be won. You spin the wheel, guess a letter. If that letter’s in the puzzle, the money will be added to your bank. Guess a letter that's not in the puzzle, you lose your turn. But be careful of those two black and white spaces. Lose a Turn – land on that, your turn is over automatically. And finally, the Bankrupt.
 
[Audience boos]
 
Jon: Land on that, all of the money in the round will be gone! Bye-bye. If you have no money and if the other player has money, we have a wedge called Power.

Aoi, Manami, Antonia, and Kio: POWER!

Jon: We love it when they said that phrase. If you land on that and guess a letter, the other player's bank will belong to you.  When you solve the puzzle, the money is yours to keep. Now, this is new for this season. The first player to solve two puzzles will play in our bonus round for a chance to double, triple, or even quadruple their winnings!

[Applause]

Jon: All of our games will now be best-of-three matches. We hope you will enjoy our new format. Without further ado, let's get our first puzzle. Freddie?

Freddie: The category is Phrase.

[_ _ _   _ _ _ _
_ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _]

Jon: There's the puzzle. Zeke, you won the toss backstage. You will be our first spin of the season.

[Zeke spins]

[$800]

Zeke: T.

Freddie: You're in luck. We have one. A single T.

[T_ _   _ _ _ _
_ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _]

Jon: $800. You now have enough money to buy a vowel if you wish. Vowels are worth $250. You can spin the wheel again to gain more money or you can solve the puzzle.

[Zeke spins again]

[$175]

Zeke: N.

Freddie: Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnope. No N. Sakyura, it's your turn.

[Sakyura spins]

[$300]

Sakurya: R.

Freddie: I don't believe it! You know how many they are? [shows one finger]

[T_ _   _ _ _ _ _
_ R _   _ _ _ _ _ _]

Jon: $300.

[Sakurya spins]

[$150]

Sakurya: S.

Freddie: There is one plus another. Two.

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

Jon: Doubled your money to $600.

[Sakurya spins again]

[$75]

Sakurya: M?

Freddie: Mope. Mope. Mope. Mope. Nope. Not an M in sight. Back to Zeke.

[Zeke spins]

[$25]

Zeke: L?

Freddie: Lucky you. There is one.

[T_ _   _ _ S _ S
_ R _   L _ _ _ _ _]

Jon: $825.

Zeke: I like to buy a vowel. An A?

Freddie: Good buy! Three A's.

[T_ _   _ A S _ S
A R _   L _ A _ _ _]

Jon: Down to $575.

[Zeke spins]

[$25]

Zeke: H?

Freddie: Hello! There is an H!

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

Jon: $600.

[Zeke spins again]

[$500]

Zeke: C?

Freddie: Can't give you a C this time. Sorry! Back to Sakurya.

[Sakurya spins]

[$50]

Sakurya: B?

Freddie: My belly button is telling me there is a B. B-b-b-boo.

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

Jon: $650.

[Sakurya spins again]

[$925]

Freddie: 9 to 5! 

Sakurya: D?

Freddie: I don't believe it! You know how many they are? Two!

[T H _   B A S _ S
A R _   L _ A D _ D]

[Applause]

Jon: $2,500.

Qoone: CHIRP-CHIRP-CHIRP-CHIRP!

Jon: And no more consonants are to be found in the puzzle. So buy a vowel or solve?

Sakurya: I'll solve.

Jon: For $2,500. What is it?

Sakurya: THE BASES ARE LOADED.

Freddie: There we go!

[Applause]

[THE BASES
ARE LOADED]

Jon: All right, Sakurya. You've solved the puzzle and you have $2,500. It takes two solved puzzles to win the match. So, Zeke, you have a chance to tie the match up. Let's move on to our next puzzle.

Freddie: The category is Same Name.

Jon: There is an ampersand in the puzzle. Antonia will show you that.

[_ _ _ _   &
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
_ _ _ _ _]

Jon: Sakurya, you will spin first.

[Sakurya spins]

[$500]

Sakurya: L.

Freddie: Way to triple! Three!

[_ _ _ _   &
_ _ L _ _ _ L _ _ _ _ _ _ 
_ _ _ L _]

Jon: $1,500.

[Sakurya spins again]

[Bankrupt]

Freddie: Well, Sakurya. Time to do some math here. Take $1,500 then times it by zero and what do you get. [lifts up his shirt to show his belly button] Yep. Zero. [lifts his shirt down] There's still some game left so hang in there. Zeke, it's your turn.

[Zeke spins]

[$75] 

Zeke: R.

Freddie: A single R.

[_ _ R _   &
_ _ L _ _ _ L _ _ _ _ _ _ 
_ _ _ L _]

Jon: $75. Not enough for a vowel. Spin it again.

[Zeke spins again]

[$150]

Zeke: T.

Freddie: There are three T's! Good job!

[_ _ R _   &
_ _ L T _ _ L _ _ T _ _ _ 
T _ _ L _]

Jon: $525.

[Zeke spins again]

[$200]

Zeke: N.

Freddie: There is uno. That's one in Spanish.

[_ _ R _   &
_ _ L T _ _ L _ _ T _ _ N
T _ _ L _]

Jon: $725.

[Zeke spins again]

[$200]

Zeke: S?

Freddie: No, sorry. No S'. Sakurya, let's see if you can get some of that money back.

[Sakurya spins]

[$75]

Sakurya: M?

Freddie: One.

[_ _ R _   &
M _ L T _ _ L _ _ T _ _ N
T _ _ L _]

Jon: $75. Spin or solve?

[Sakurya spins again]

[$300]

Sakurya: C.

Freddie: Way to double up. There are two C's.

[C _ R _   &
M _ L T _ _ L _ _ C _ T _ _ N
T _ _ L _]


Jon: $675.

Sakurya: I like to buy a vowel. An I?

Freddie: A helluva buy! Three I's.

[C _ R _   &
M _ L T I _ L I C _ T I _ N
T _ _ L _]

Jon: Down to $425.

Sakurya: I also like to buy an A.

Freddie: Three A's. Another good buy!

[C A R _   &
M _ L T I _ L I C A T I _ N
T A _ L _]

Jon: Down to $175. That's all the vowel buying you can do for now. Spin or solve?

Sakurya: I'll solve.

Jon: For $175 and the match. What is it?

Sakurya: CARD & MULTIPLICATION TABLE.

Jon: There we go!

[Applause]

[CARD &
MULTIPLICATION
TABLE]

Jon: All right, Sakurya. Congratulations, you've solved two puzzles. You've won the match with $175 plus the $2,500. You have $2,675 to your credit. Come on up here with me!

[Sakurya joins Jon onstage]

Jon: Zeke, we're gonna have to say goodbye to you.  Just for playing, we're gonna give you $300 in the form of an American Express Bluebird Prepaid Card.



Enjoy all the benefits of banking without all the fees. Visit bluebird.com to learn more. Thanks for playing ACME Wheel!

Zeke: You're welcome.

Jon: Well, Sakurya. Come with me to the Bonus Round.

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

Kio: Hi, Sakurya.

Jon: Sakurya, this is Kio. She has a tray of six envelopes each of them contains a multiplier ranging from a double to a quadruple. Three of those envelopes doubles your money, two of them triples, but only one quadruples. Choose an envelope if you please.

[Sakuyra takes an envelope off the tray]

Kio: Good luck.

Jon: Okay, Sakurya. We are going to work on this puzzle. Freddie, what's the category?

Freddie: The category is Thing. One thing. Shut up, already!

[_ _ _ _]

Jon: All right. Now, we are going to give you every instance of the R-S-T-L-N-E that are in the puzzle.

[_ _ L _]

Jon: Well, only one. So, you got your work cut out for you. And now, you will choose three more consonants and a vowel.

Sakurya: C-K-D-O.

Jon: Well, Antonia, are there any letters up there?

Antonia: Nope. None of them.

Jon: Guess you have to do this on your own, Sakurya. We are gonna give you ten seconds to figure this out.

[The timer is set at ten seconds]

Jon: Studio audience, please zip your lips and be very quiet. She has to do this by herself. You have ten seconds to talk it out. Good luck.

[Sakurya stutters]

[Afterwards...]

[BUZZER!] (time's up!)

Jon: The right letters you choose will help you solve the puzzle. What was it?

[HULA]

Sakuyra: Aaaaaaaaaaw! 

Jon: Hula is what we're looking for. I am sorry. But let's find out what would have happened. [opens the envelope] And you could have doubled your money. But hey, $2,675 is not bad for a day's work. Thank you for playing on our show.

Sakurya: You're welcome.

Freddie: Hey, Jon. Looks like we have time to start another game.

Jon: Indeed. Eris, let's meet our next two contestants.

[Now to the next contestants]

Eris: She enjoys playing the clarinet and loves horseback riding. From Springfield, Massechusetts, meet Cloris Franchen!

He plays golf, basketball, archery and loves to watch classic sports. From Staten Island, meet Sam Lest!

[Applause]

Jon: Hi, Cloris and Sam. Welcome the show. Let's not waste any time. Here is our first puzzle.

Freddie: The category is Occupation.

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

Jon: There's the puzzle. Cloris, you won the toss. Spin that wheel.

[Cloris spins]

[$75]

Cloris: R.

Freddie: Way to double up.Two R's.

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

Jon: $150. Not enough for a vowel. Spin the wheel again.

[Cloris spins again]

[$750]

Cloris: S.

Freddie: There is a single S.

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

Jon: $900.

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

Freddie: Take one E and times it by four!

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

Jon: Down to $650.

Cloris: I also like to buy an A.

Freddie: Way to triple up. Three A's.

[S _ A _ E
A _ _ _ R _ E _
_ E _ E R A _]

Jon: $400.

[Cloris spins]

[As the wheel is at Bankrupt...]

Jon: Oooooooooooh....

[Bankrupt]

Freddie: Well, you didn't want to pay taxes on that anyway. Let's just wipe that off from you.

[Cloris' score goes to $0]

Freddie: Sam, it's your turn.

[Sam spins]

[$200]

Sam: T.

Freddie: Can you believe it? How's $800 worth of T's sound?

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

Jon: $800.

[Sam spins again]

[$100]

Sam: N.

Freddie: That's very nice to have two N's.

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

Jon: $1,000.

Sam: I'll solve.

Jon: For an even grand.

Sam: STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Freddie: That's a grand!

[Applause]

[STATE
ATTORNEY
GENERAL]

Jon: Nice job, Sam. You have $1,000 even and you have one puzzle solve. Remember, it takes two to win the match. Cloris, you can tie it up. Let's get to our next puzzle.

Freddie: The category is People. Remember, People doesn't always mean proper name.

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

Jon: Sam, you will start.

[Sam spins]

[Lose A Turn]

Jon: Well, not a good way to start this game.  Cloris, it's your turn.

[Cloris spins]

[$450]

Cloris: T.

Freddie: Well done! There are two T's.

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

Jon: $900.

[Cloris spins again]

[$75]

Cloris: How about an N?

Freddie: [nods his head "no"] Sam, it's now your turn.

[Sam spins]

[$300]

Sam: S.

Freddie: A single S.

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

Jon: $300.

[Sam spins again]

[$0]

Freddie: The dounut!

Jon: A popular wedge on the wheel. The zero. Freddie always calls it the bellybutton, goose egg, bagels, donuts. Anything that is in the shape of a zero. No money but keeps your turn.

Sam: L?

Jon: No penalty for that cause there is no L. Cloris--

Qoone: DING-DONG! DING-DONG!

Jon: Well the mighty Qoone has informed us that we have run out of time for today. We will finish this game on the next show. Won't you two come back?

Contestants: Yes.

Jon: Splendid! And that's how any member of ACME will inform us that time is up. Meaning that shows can finish in the middle of a game and the game can resume on the next show. We hope you'll join us again next time. From Freddie and all of us here at ACME, this is Jonathan Mann saying "Keep on spinning and solvin." And Freddie?

Freddie: Yes?

Jon: Kick that ball in the end zone. Lucy will never pull it away from you.

[Laughter!]

Jon and Freddie: Cheerio!

[Applause]

All contestants have been briefed
regarding game rules prior to their appearance
and must meet eligibility requirements.

Eris: This is Eris Kakazu speaking. Meow! ACME Wheel is based on the game show Wheel of Fortune created by Merv Griffin.



Eris: Produced in New York City, this is production of an elite unit known as ACME Crime Net. Vigilance, dedication, courage! Meow!