It's "Celebrity"...
Audience: "Wheel of Fortune."
And now here are the stars of our show,
Pat Sajak and Vanna White.
Okay.
Hello, celebrities.
Hello. Welcome back, everyone.
Obviously we're very big stars, just the two of us,
but there are other stars in the building tonight, right?
That is right. We've got three celebrity contestants
ready to win buckets of cash for their charities
and give you at home a chance to win.
So let's say hi to our guest, astrophysicist and director
of the Hayden Planetarium, Neil deGrasse Tyson.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Actor, comedian, and writer Robin Thede.
Hi!
And actor and producer Tony Hale.
Hello.
Let's get spinning here. I gotta get going. Okay.
Thank you very much. Hey, gang.
Good to see you all. Get ready with those devices.
We're gonna give away some money right away. Oh, yes.
$1,000.
You ring in when you know it. Wait for me to call on you.
It's a "Movie Quote," okay?
And here it comes.
[ Bell chimes ] Oh, Tony.
Show me the money! Yeah. That's it.
What?! Oh!
What?!
Tony!
Why waste time, you know?
Just do it right away. That was shocking.
And [chuckles] Tony Hale just won $1,000.
It's great to have you here. Thank you.
And obviously, you are a "Wheel of Fortune" expert.
Uh, that's questionable, but thank you.
We'll be the judge of that. Yeah.
Let's talk about "Veep." How many seasons did we --
We did seven. Yeah. And your character?
I played Gary Walsh,
who was the bagman next to the president,
who was played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
A terrific show.
You got a limited series coming?
It's a limited series, meaning there's a finite
amount of episodes. Yes, yes, yes, yes.
It's called "The Decameron" on Netflix. Okay.
It's about the Black Plague during the Middle Ages.
It's gonna be really good.
I was writing a children's book about the Black Plague.
We had to hire a new illustrator 'cause the last one
wasn't as whimsical as we... Yes, yes, yes.
What -- you want to talk about your charity?
Yeah. I'm so honored to play for Stand Up to Cancer,
which raises a ton of money for research.
And they're saving lives daily. And it's amazing what they do.
Well, they already got 1,000 bucks.
I hope they get a lot more. Good to have you here, Tony.
Thank you. Thank you, thank you.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is here,
our first astrophysicist we've ever had on "Wheel of Fortune."
Let there be many more. [ Laughs ] I hope so.
You could take my knowledge of astrophysics,
put it in the navel of a flea,
and still have room
for a television executive's heart.
That's how much I know. Okay, that's small.
But there's an entire universe even within an atom.
Yes. So perhaps you know more than you think.
That stuff truly is mind-boggling.
Yeah. It's the immensity of the universe,
and then the tininess of the --
It's astronomical. [ Laughs ] It is that.
Yeah, I can see where this is going.
It's the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal.
That's a pretty big deal. Yeah, thank you.
I'm very proud of that.
In the service of space and the country.
It's great to have you here. Thank you, thank you.
Talk about your charity.
Oh, it's the Harlem Educational Activities Fund,
and it's based in New York, and it identifies kids at risk,
gives them guidance to move through high school,
on to college, and enter the workforce
in productive, rewarding careers.
Sounds like pretty good stuff. Robin: That's awesome.
Nice to have you here. Raise a lot of money for them
Thank you.
Hi, Thede. How you doing? Oh, hey!
All my friends call me Thede. I love that!
Well, there you go. We're friends now. We're friends.
Robin Thede, creator and executive producer
of the "Black Lady Sketch Show."
Yes. How many seasons now?
Four. Four seasons.
16 Emmy nominations and a couple of wins, so yeah.
That's pretty -- We're doing all right.
You know, you were named, a few years ago,
"Variety"'s 10 Comics to Watch.
Yes, all 10 of them. I was all 10.
Are they still watching you?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, they're still watching.
Thank God. That's good.
No, no, no, no. I was honored --
honored to be in that group
with some amazing, amazing comedians.
And my show and my work is just about supporting those of us
who haven't always had those chances.
And now tell us about your charity.
I am playing for Girls Inc.,
which is a phenomenal charity that works with all girls
to help them with mentorship, with financial literacy,
education help -- everything that you need
to become a well-rounded adult in society.
So I'm really excited to play for them.
Very nice. Wish you all luck. Grab those devices again. Thank you.
This next "Toss Up" will be worth $2,000.
Will also determine who will spin the wheel first. Okay.
The category is, "What Are You Doing?"
You'll understand when you see it.
And here it comes. What are you doing?
What am I doing?
Hopefully playing.
Uh... Boy, oh, boy.
Huh. [ Bell chimes ]
And it's Robin.
Planning my next move.
Yeah, that's it.
Nice! Robin.
Way to go, Robin.
I like your strategy. You talk during it.
Is that okay? Well, that's okay,
because then they can't think. It's perfect.
That's exactly right. Yeah, I try to just distract while I'm thinking.
Pat: You did an excellent job. Okay.
And you won $2,000. Yay!
Now, in this first round,
gonna be an additional $5,000
added to your total for your charity. Ooh!
So keep that in mind. Okay.
"Phrase" is the category.
Robin, you give it the first spin, please.
Okay. Oh, my gosh. There's a lot of letters. Okay.
Yeah, there is. That just means a lot of money.
Yes. Love that.
All right.
Okay, I'll take it. How about an S?
Well, there must be an S or two.
Or maybe three, I think. is the number.
All right! Tony: Oh, nice.
Yay!
All right. Skip past bankrupt! No!
Neil: Oh! Oh!
Oh, man!
All right. We got it out of the way.
Pat: You ran the gamut of emotions there.
I did. I really did. Tony, it's your turn.
Hi, Vanna. Hi, Vanna.
Hi.
All right. Oh!
No, no, no! Oh!
Pat: It's okay. $700. $700.
I'm gonna go with a T.
And there are four T's.
Wow! Nice!
Which adds up to $2,800.
There you go. And now you can buy a vowel
or you can spin the wheel.
I'm gonna buy an E.
It's usually a good idea,
especially with a lot of letters up there,
in that the odds are improved.
And you're gonna get a whole bunch of E's.
One, two, three, four... Oh, my gosh.
Whoa! ...five, six, seven E's.
Geez!
I'm gonna go with an R.
Neil: Good one. Yeah, another one, two R's.
Whoo!
I'm gonna buy...a Y.
Nope. That's a consonant.
Yes.
In this case, we're gonna let you choose
another vowel if you like, or you can spin the wheel.
I'm gonna spin the wheel.
Okay. Go ahead.
Oh, I'm learning so many things.
Robin: You got it!
Oh!
Now you can call a consonant.
I'm gonna say a Y.
Yeah. And there is a Y.
Actually, there are two of them, yeah.
Nice.
Hold your breath here. I think it'd be all right.
I'm gonna say an H.
And one H. One.
On he goes. Wow. Stingy with H's.
Tony, you have $6,300.
Again, you can buy a vowel
or spin the wheel.
And I'll say an I.
Well, that's another good buy. Three of them.
All right.
I'm gonna say an N.
Six N's.
Six N's! Wow!
$500 apiece, so you get another $3,000.
$9,050. So many N's!
I'm gonna spin it.
Ohhhhh! No, no, no, go past it!
Good job.
Thank you, thank you.
I'm gonna say a D.
Two D's. Two D's.
You're getting there.
Just play it a word at a time.
You have almost $11,000. You can buy a vowel,
you can spin the wheel,
you can try to solve it,
or you can stand there muttering to yourself.
You just got dissed by Pat Sajak right there.
I just -- That's an honor, by the way.
Robin: Yeah, seriously. That's a huge honor.
Okay, I'm gonna go again.
Give me some space.
Oh, boy. Oh, boy.
Oh! Oh, no! Ooh!
Oh! That was cruel.
Well, that was a painful one.
Guys, first of all, you're welcome.
Yeah. You were really nailing it.
Well, Neil, if you know it, you can solve it.
But otherwise, you can try to -- Yeah.
I-I'm gonna spin it.
Yeah. Okay.
Robin: Okay.
And $650.
Neil: There must be a G there somewhere.
You think? Yeah. Vanna, give me a G.
Yes, there is a G.
That's where. Okay.
There's got to be an M there, please.
Well, if there's got to be, there's got to be, yes.
Vanna, give me an M. Thank you.
Wait, hey, you don't yell at Vanna.
I didn't yell. I asked her. Geez!
Vanna, please give me all the O's you got.
Okay. You're talking to Vanna?
Why can't I talk to Vanna? She's standing there.
[ Laughs ]
Pat: All right. Neil: Okay.
Buy another vowel? Yeah.
Or chat with Vanna.
An R.
Well, I believe that's been called already.
Yeah, so... Oh!
Did I lose a turn there?
Yeah. You do, you do.
And Robin gets the turn. All right, well, that's okay.
And she's gonna spin. I'll spin.
Let's try to get some money on the board here.
A W.
And there is a W. Yes.
All right.
Please do not stop on Lose a Turn!
Okay. Thank you. Stop.
I'll take a K.
Yeah, there's a K. Well, we're...
Neil: Mm-hmm. Good.
All right, let's try to get
a little more money.
Do you ever do ventriloquism? That was good.
Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
Wow. Okay.
Give me a V, please.
Yeah, there's V.
You guys, seriously?
Um, I'm gonna spin.
Why am I so dumb?!
Well, this has been an entertaining round.
Great. Saved by Bankrupt.
Tony, if you know it, you can solve it.
My mother is screaming at the television.
You can also buy a vowel. I'm so embarrassed.
Oh, I know what it is now!
Dang it! Tony?
I'm gonna buy...
Oh, you know, you have no money.
I have no -- My apologies.
All right, go ahead and spin if you don't -- Spin.
Oh, my gosh.
I'm gonna say a L.
No. Oh.
Hey, audience, be nice to us. We're celebrities.
Do I have to spin, or can I solve the puzzle?
Pat: If you know it, I would solve it.
I'm gonna solve the puzzle. I know what it is now, too.
And put us all out of our misery!
I don't need internet. My spouse knows everything.
There you go.
Robin: Good job.
[ Cheers and applause ]
We're gonna give you $5,000 for your charity...
Neil: All right. ...even though you had no money.
I think that was worth more than $5,000.
Oh, my gosh. It seemed to be.
Vanna, would you take over?
Absolutely.
Hey, "Wheel" watchers.
Tonight you have two chances to win $10,000.
Coming up, we'll reveal our first Giveaway Puzzle,
so don't you go away.
That was a profitable commercial break.
During the break, everyone looked at a Ted Talk
about doing "Wheel of Fortune."
It was really helpful. And now there are four
$1 Million Wedges out there on the wheel.
Should someone land on them,
we'll explain more about how that works.
And I also want to remind you, whoever gets this round
gets an extra $10,000 for their charity. Nice.
So a lot at stake here. "Rhyme Time" is the category.
That means there's a rhyming element
somewhere within this puzzle.
You'll figure all that out.
And, Tony, it's your turn to start, please.
Thank you. Pat.
Tony Hale.
Oh!
R.
There is an R, yep.
Thank you.
We're withholding R's. Thank you.
T.
And you get a couple of T's.
Yeah. Couple T's?
There would be two.
Okay, I'd like to
buy a vowel of an E.
But there is no E, I'm afraid.
Neil, we go to you. Neil: Sure.
There you go. Hyah!
Oh, all right. Yeah. Okay.
Yep.
Before you pick it up. you must --
[ Laughter ]
You must -- I didn't mean to frighten you.
Okay. What? What? You need to call a letter first.
Oh! Okay. An S, please.
No S. Oh, no!
Oh, my gosh! What?!
That was a long road to go down for nothing.
I'm taking this anyway.
Robin, go ahead. All right.
Oh, man. That's tough.
H.
There are two H's, yeah.
Yeah, you're off and running, Robin.
You have $1,600.
I'd like to buy an I, please.
Ah, she's got this game figured out now.
There are three I's.
[ Gasps ] Oh! N.
Two N's. We'll add $1,400 to your total.
I'd like to buy an A.
Yes, there are four A's.
Ooh.
Remember, the category's "Rhyme Time."
You have $2,500. What do you want to do?
[ Wheel spinning ]
Oh.
W, please.
Yeah, one W.
Very clever.
All right. Come on, Million.
Watch your own -- Robin? Robin?
Oh! Oh! Oh, my gosh.
Okay.
Okay. M?
Yes.
Pat: Three M's, yeah.
Whoa. Pick that up.
How do I do this? Okay, I got it.
Okay, now, show -- you know what?
Hold it up so America can see.
Okay. We like that shot.
Okay, now put it down,
and we'll talk more about that Million in a moment.
Forget about it. Think about the puzzle.
What do you want to do next?
Solve it.
Whoo! All right.
If you solve it, you'll have control of that Million.
And who knows? But let's go ahead.
In a traffic jam with Jon Hamm.
That's it. Oh!
My mouth wouldn't say "jam" the right way.
Nice, Robin! Wow!
Pat: Your mouth almost jammed up there.
Yeah, my mouth almost jammed.
There was a lot at stake!
So again, show America that. She's got the space.
She has control of it.
Neil: Robin.
That's amazing. Whoa.
You have $3,100 that round.
Remember, I told you we're gonna add $10,000 to it.
So that means that round was worth $13,100.
Ooh! You have $15,000.
You have the lead at this point.
If we get to the bonus round and you haven't lost that
with a Bankrupt or anything like that...
No, no, that's not the plan.
...you'll have a chance to play
for that million dollars over there.
So we've got a lot at stake here.
And also, someone at home can win $10,000.
Here's Jim.
Hey, "Wheel" watchers, here's tonight's first
"Celebrity Wheel of Fortune" $10,000 giveaway puzzle.
Enter it now at wheeloffortune.com
for your chance to win $10,000.
Back to you and our celebrities, Pat.
All right, Jim, thanks.
I'm gonna ask our players now to grab those devices again.
We're gonna do something called a "Triple Toss Up" here.
You're gonna get three "Toss Up"s in a row,
each one worth $5,000.
And they all have the same category,
which in this case is "Show Biz," okay?
Here is number one.
♪♪
[ Bell chimes ]
And it's Robin.
Writing a great joke.
Yeah, that's it. Ooh!
Good job. You've done that.
Neil: Says the comedian.
It's kinda my thing.
Good job.
Number two.
♪♪
[ Bell chimes ]
And Neil.
Standing on the stage.
Yeah. That's it. He gets $5,000.
-Good job, good job. -Good job.
There's $5,000 left for the taking.
Let's see what it is.
♪♪
[ Bell chimes ] Robin.
Flubbing the punch line.
You've never done that.
Oh, no. I've never done that.
No. That's why it was so hard for me.
I've never done it.
All right, you can put those things down now
for the moment as we move on.
And we have more to do here. It's our Prize Puzzle round.
And like always, we're giving away a fabulous vacation.
But tonight it's to a home viewer.
Now, one of these celebrities will solve,
and someone at home will have a chance
to win a fabulous vacation.
Plus, whoever solves this puzzle will receive
an additional $20,000 for their charity.
All right. "Food and Drink." That is the category.
And, Robin, you won the right to spin it first.
You got that last "Toss Up." Okay. Let's do it.
She's got that $1 Million Wedge in front of her.
I know. Two more on the wheel.
It's so exciting.
L.
Yeah, one L.
I'd like to buy an E?
Mm-hmm, four E's.
A P?
Well, there is a P. In fact, two P's.
Even though you didn't sound very confident about it. ..
Yeah, I know, right?
...you still get them.
How about a D?
Yeah, two D's.
How about an A?
Uh, A, she said.
And there is no A.
Dang it! Tony.
Ooh!
All right. I'm gonna say an F.
Yeah, there is an F.
Ha, ha!
Nice. Um...
You have just 500 bucks, but again, we're adding $20,000.
Yeah, I'm gonna solve it. So don't fool around with that.
Deep-fried pickles.
Yeah, that's it. Nice!
Nice work.
That's a thing?
I would've had to walk over here and slap you
if you decided Thank you to spin again. for that reminder.
Delicious.
You know, with that solve,
someone at home has a chance to win a fabulous vacation.
Oh, awesome. And here's Jim.
It's 5:00 from the moment you arrive
at the all-inclusive, adults-only
Margaritaville Beach Resort Riviera Maya.
Relax in style with friends by the pool
and enjoy live music, luxury dining, and more.
Hey, "Wheel" watchers, log on to wheeloffortune.com
and select which of these celebrities solved the puzzle
and gave you the chance to claim
your Margaritaville vacation to Riviera Maya.
Well, you had just $500,
but we're adding that $20,000 to it.
I didn't know you were talking to me.
Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to --
Who'd you think I was talking to?
I'm standing right here. I don't know.
I love my body. $20,500.
You ended up with this half of the show at $21,500.
Oh, nice! Congratulations.
Second place, but awfully nice.
In fact, everybody -- I'll be back with you in a moment.
Neil, you had a good first half as well.
$10,900 for you, and we have another half
of the show to go, so you hang in.
But, ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the first half!
Oh! Whoo!
$25,100. Oh, my gosh.
So you're gonna go to the bonus round. Okay.
And what are you taking there. Oh, you're taking this.
That's so great! So excited.
And we will tell you more about that.
But you have a chance. You hang on to it. Okay.
Now, you're gonna pick a phrase , obvi--
probably pick a category.
I don't mean to lead you that way. Okay.
All right. "Thing," "Phrase," "What are you doing?"
What do you like?
I'll take "Phrase."
Okay. Come on back.
It could get very exciting here.
Yes, it will.
[ Applause ]
Girls Incorporated -- $25,100 richer... Yeah.
...thanks to our friend Robin here,
who has this $1 Million Wedge. Yes.
So here's the deal.
Normally there are four $100,000 spaces out there.
We've taken one away.
We've replaced it with the Million.
Lots of other good dollar amounts as well.
I'm gonna take that... Okay.
...because you have work to do,
namely spin the wheel.
Here we go. Give it a good one.
All right.
Come on, Million!
Oh. Giving it good energy.
All right, well, we'll see.
We'll know what's under here soon.
Meantime, I will take that and ask you to head down there.
You know, master at hitting your mark.
All right. You chose "Phrase"...
I did. ...as your category.
I know. I was there.
R, S, T, L, N, E.
Start you with those letters. Oh!
Ask our audience to be very quiet as we go through this.
She must do it on her own. Very important. Oh, wow.
That's a lot of help. Huh.
Now it's your turn.
You can give us three more consonants
and then one more vowel,
using those letters up there to help you figure it out.
Which one would you like?
Huh.
First consonant would be...?
C.
Another one.
B.
Okay. One more consonant.
Ahh! Uh...
P. [ Laughs ]
The pain will pass.
Oh, please.
One more -- Now we need a vowel.
I.
All right, using those consonants and that vowel,
what do we get? Not much.
Oh, son of a gun! All right, that's okay.
All right, now, listen, you can do this.
Okay. We can do this.
Talk it out a little bit. It's a phrase.
Phrase. You have 10 seconds.
There's a used-letter board. Might help you out.
Okay. Good luck.
Phrase.
Floust? Floust. Eat it.
Nope. Floust. Bat it.
Uh, cut it.
Uh, just cut it.
[ Buzzer ] Nope.
You know, if you'd called an A,
you would have gotten it, because...
-Oh! -Almost.
That's all right. That's all right.
Now, you did -- What did we have?
Ooh. All right.
Well, that's okay. That's all right.
We had a big one there.
And, but you know what? We'll get some more.
You really had a great first half --
$25,100.
Yay!
Stay right here. I want to show America
where the $1 Million --
Actually, you were very close to the Million. Was I?
Just four or five spaces away. The W in "Win."
And that's where the Million was. Wow!
But, you know, we have another half of the show.
Maybe that'll happen. Come on.
All right. Let's go over and see your pals.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
Welcome back to "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune"
We had a good first half of our show tonight.
Everybody did real well here.
Tony Hale, Stand Up to Cancer -- $21,500.
Whoo!
Robin Thede, Girls Incorporated -- $25,100.
Neil deGrasse Tyson,
Harlem Educational Activities Fund --
$10,900.
In last place.
Not a bad last place, though.
Robin: It's still a lot of money. Now, here's what we're gonna do, though.
We're gonna zero all the scores, gonna start fresh,
and win some more money in this half.
But let's start with a "Toss Up."
Grab those devices. We'll do one for $1,000. Tony: Ooh.
You know the deal here.
"What Are You Wearing?" is the category.
Robin: Oh, this? Let's find out.
♪♪
Oh, boy.
Oh, gosh. [ Bell chimes ]
Robin.
Sunglasses & a baseball hat.
That's it, yeah.
You got it right before me!
Neil: Man. I got lucky.
Pat: Nothing to it. You're off to a nice start.
Talk about your early part of your career.
I mean, was breaking in tough? Was it...
Yeah. Yeah. You know what? I got lucky.
I was scouted by a comedy manager
who saw me at a club being funny
and hired me to write for an incredible stand-up comedian.
And then I just started writing for literally every famous
Black male comedian -- Chris Rock, Kevin Hart,
Anthony Anderson, Mike Epps,
like, all these amazing comedians,
and then kind of started building my career.
I'm of the age now where people are always asking
for advice and all this thing, and I don't have a lot of --
I'm not terribly wise about that stuff.
But I always say, no matter what you do,
you always give it your best 'cause you never know
if that guy's out there. That's right.
You can't phone it in one night... That's right.
...'cause that's the night when you may have had your opportunity.
That's right. Anyway, it worked out pretty well for you.
It did. I would say that.
Anyway, congratulations on that. Thank you.
And win some more money in the second half. Yes.
Tony had a nice first half. Congratulations to you.
You've done some voiceover stuff, haven't you?
Yeah. Which is the greatest work in the world.
Oh, it's so fun.
I was able to do Forky for the character Forky...
Forky? ...for "Toy Story 4"
Yay! "Toy Story." Yay.
And that was really fun
'cause he was a little character that was created
by a little girl, and he didn't know anything,
so he just asked a lot of questions, and...
Are you coached to the kind of voice they want?
I think it's just you just kind of act crazy in the booth.
And the character Forky is so sweet
and I could just go crazy. It was fun.
Anyway, have a nice second half here.
Good to have you with us.
Neil, did I dream this, or have you wrestled?
Yeah, yeah, I was captain of my high school's wrestling team.
And undefeated.
Oh! In high school.
But I did do some voiceover work.
I voiced Waddles the pig in "Gravity Falls"
on Disney XD. Tony: Oh, nice.
Briefly. One night the pig got really smart,
and I was its voice while it was smart.
So that's why.
Now, you haven't done voiceover?
I do a ton of voiceover, yeah. Oh, you have? Okay.
I'm on "The Great North," "Bob's Burger" a lot of --
Guys, we're all famous.
We're all famous here. Let's establish that.
Yeah, let's just baseline here.
All right, well, now... It is fun.
...instead of the voiceovers, we're gonna do it
with the real people here. Yeah.
Get those devices again for a $2,000 "Toss Up."
"What Are You Doing?" That's the category.
Here we go.
♪♪
[ Bell chimes ]
Tony.
Wandering aimlessly.
Yeah. Whoa!
Wow!
That was a shock. What?!
Pat: You sort of... What?!
You sort of performed the puzzle as you solved it.
And that's just what I do in life, so it worked.
-Oh! -Amazing.
Anyway, you got that $2,000.
You'll be spinning first in this round.
I'll remind everyone that we're gonna add $5,000
to the winner's total for this round.
The category is "80's Song Lyrics."
Ooh! Okay? Yeah?
Is that in your wheelhouse, Tony?
[ Laughs ] I will say no.
I was a kid in the '80s, though.
All right.
Whoa!
All right. I'm gonna say a T.
No, no T. Aah!
Neil. Good start. Ouch.
S, please...Vanna.
No, there's no S, no matter who you ask.
Here we go.
[ Laughs ]
Get out of there!
N.
Oh. There we go. One N.
Okay.
I don't know. Can she get out of there? Oh, come on!
Eee! Neil: Oh!
Ah! One more Cheerio this morning...
I know. ...you would have had it. I'm sorry.
Tony, your turn.
All right.
Dut-dut-dut-dut-dut- dut-dut-dut-da.
I'm gonna go with an L.
One L, yeah. Gets you started.
All right.
I'm gonna buy an E.
There are two E's.
Two E's.
Ooh.
Hey!
A V?
Huh. Interesting choice.
And a wrong one. Oh!
Oh, my God! Ouch.
Was that unnecessarily cruel?
It was so positive and then dropped.
Neil: Vanna, please give me an R.
Okay.
Three R's.
Robin: Ooh!
Neil: There's got to be a B there somewhere, please.
Uh, well, no.
Robin.
Robin: D.
There is no D.
Tony.
Okay. Ugh!
Are these real words?
Oh! Aah!
Yeah. Saw that one coming. Wow.
Oh. [ Slide whistle plays ]
Oh, that sound! Wipes you out.
Neil, you can buy a vowel or spin the wheel.
Neil: Is there an M, please?
There is -- any M's up there?
I don't think so. Nope.
What is this?!
All right, I'm gonna buy -- do I have any money?
Yes, you do. Can I buy a vowel?
Yeah. How about an A?
Well, there are two A's. Now we're...
I'll take them both. ...back.
[ Chuckles ] You will.
H?
Yes, one H.
Tony: Oh.
I'd like to buy an I?
Mm-hmm. Two I's.
There's enough money for more vowel buying.
It might help, but it's up to you.
Sure! Let me get that U!
[ Laughs ] Okay.
There are two U's for youse.
and you can buy another if you want.
Oh, my God. So I was born in like the 2000s.
So, like, an '80s puzzle's really hard for me.
But I'll take the last one. Let's get that O.
Yeah, you might as well. The O.
And let's see where it goes.
Maybe that'll do you. Let's find out.
All right, guys, I was joking. I'd like to solve.
Okay.
Rock you like a hurricane.
That's it. You got it.
[ Cheers and applause ]
So... Good job.
...the bad news is you had no money.
Yeah. I noticed that.
The good news is you got a $5,000 bonus for solving that.
Yeah!
So, in fact, you do have money.
You're up to $6,000.
Vanna, let's go to you.
All right. Hey, "Wheel" watchers,
another chance to win $10,000 is coming up.
Soon we'll reveal our second Giveaway Puzzle.
And you do not want to miss that.
Now, let's get back to the game. Pat?
Thank you, Vanna.
You notice we have those $1 Million Wedges out there.
They are back. Four of them.
You know the way they worked from the first half of the show.
Hope they'll come into play this half.
Now, this next category is what's called "Before & After."
And that's where we push two things together.
Like, if we'd had Batman and Robin Thede...
Oh! ...would be an example. You like that?
I like it. There you go.
And $10,000 will be added to the winning total
in this round, so let's check the puzzle.
Again, it's "Before & After."
There it is.
And we start this round with you, Neil.
Neil: Sure.
All right, Neil.
I think you're gonna make it...
I was wrong! Robin: Oh, my gosh.
All right, well, it's the best time to do that.
Okay. Blow harder.
All right, let's... Robin.
No way! Go past it!
Yes! Oh!
S.
Uh, yes, one S.
Oh, man.
Oh! Stop!
T.
Uh-huh. Three T's.
Well, all of a sudden you have $2,550.
You can buy a vowel or spin it.
Yeah, I'd like to buy an A?
Uh-huh. The vowels worked out in the last round,
and she's off to a nice start with them again with three A's.
Well, she's no stranger to those.
Neil: Whoa! All right, let's have a letter.
-Nice! -Oh!
N.
There are two N's.
You know what to do.
Pick it on up. Let's see it again.
She's making a habit of this.
There you have it. Right down there. Oh, boy.
And what do you want to do next?
Um...
I would like... to buy...an E?
Okay. She's doing another voiceover.
There's one E. Yes.
[ Laughs ]
Can I also buy an O?
Well, you sure can.
Three of them. Wow.
Oh, please, please no!
-Oh! -Oh!
Well, that one hurt. Just take it.
Yeah. Who do I give this to?
Neil: She lose this, too?
Yeah, she does. Oh, that's bad.
But it's only cardboard. It's okay.
Robin: Okay.
Tony, your turn.
Hey! Okay, now we're talking!
Oh! No. Not yet.
[ Laughter ]
All right, I got excited.
It's like the wheel's electrified.
It's sparkly. I know.
What letter? I'm gonna say a B.
You know, there are two B's.
You can pick up that $1 Million Wedge now.
Show it to America. Robin: Great job, Tony!
Whoo! There you go.
Yeah!
Right down on that triangular deal there.
Okay, now you have no money to spend,
Okay, well, let's not remind me. So you need to spin the wheel.
Ugh!
Big money. Oh!
It's gonna be okay.
Nice! Neil: Ooh. Nice one.
Tony: L.
Pat: One L.
Robin: Nice.
K.
Yeah, there's one K. Just one? Agh!
I'd like to buy a U.
There are two U's.
Robin: Nice!
There are no vowels left,
so you either spin the wheel or solve the puzzle. Tony: Wow!
Tony: D.
Uh, one D.
You got this, Tony!
Tony: Ooh!
I'm gonna say an R?
Yeah. Nothing to this. See?
I'm gonna solve it! Well, please do.
We don't talk about Bruno Mars.
Yeah. That's it.
Yay!
You ended up with $3,400.
Nice. We're gonna add 10,000 to that, which means
that was worth $13,400. Nice!
Thank you. You also have the control
of that $1 Million Wedge now. Great.
If you can hang on to it and you end up
getting to the Bonus Round, just like Robin did,
you'll be playing for that, so a lot going on here. Great.
Plus, someone at home can also win $10,000.
Here's Jim.
Hey, "Wheel" watchers, here's the night's second
"Celebrity Wheel of Fortune" $10,000 Giveaway Puzzle.
Enter it now at wheeloffortune.com
for your chance to win $10,000.
So we're gonna do a "Triple Toss Up" here.
That's a three "Toss Ups." Hence the name "Triple Toss Up."
Each one is worth $5,000, all with the same category.
In this case it is "Phrase."
And here comes number one.
Ring in when you know it.
wait for me to call on you.
♪♪
[ Bell chimes ]
Robin.
Everybody -- Invited to the party.
We doing that? Yes?
We got it. Okay. I started to cut you off.
You took long, but you got it. Oh!
You did. Yay! Nice.
Neil: Robin. That was good, Robin.
Good job.
I looked over at the powers that be, and they went...
Sweet! Neil: Judges?
Thank you, judges.
Or maybe they were just nodding off, I don't know.
Here's number two.
♪♪
[ Bell chimes ] Tony.
Going to the party.
No. Everybody else now.
Oh. I'm sorry. That is correct.
[ Bell dings ]
He just wanted to say no to me.
That's what it was.
Pat, we'll teach you how the game works.
It was just force of habit.
Uh, so we have we have $5,000 more.
Host error. Here we go.
All right.
♪♪
Oh.
[ Bell chimes ]
Robin.
Late to the party.
Hell, I don't know. Oh, nice!
Yes, it was. Nice.
So Robin gets two of the three and she's up to $16,000.
Tony still has that lead.
It's important because he has that $1 Million Wedge.
However, this -- It's anybody's game, really,
because we're gonna add $20,000
to the next winning total.
"People" is the category for this round.
And, Robin, you'll spin first.
Okay. Let's do it.
N.
Two N's, yep.
That would be $1,400. [ Bell dings ]
That sound means time's running a little short.
So, Robin, we'll ask you to give the wheel a final spin for us.
That'll set the value of the consonants
during our speed-up round.
We'll add $1,000 to whatever you land on,
and that means every consonant will be worth
$1,700.
Again, the category is "People."
No spinning. Just calling letters.
Which one do you want?
D.
There is one D. It's very early,
but we're gonna give you three seconds to stare at that.
Cool. [ Buzzer ]
[ Laughs ] I'm glad you feel that way.
Cool. Tony.
Spin? No, you just call a letter.
Oh, I just call a letter. Yep. Mm-hmm.
I'm gonna say an R.
There's one R, and again, when Vanna's out of there,
we'll give you three seconds to do something with that.
"People" is the category.
Oh.
[ Buzzer ] Mandarin oranges. Okay.
Neil. Close.
Let's do G.
Pat: There is one G. Yep.
Everybody has some money, and you have three seconds.
[ Buzzer ] Got nothing.
Robin. A.
Yeah, we don't give you money for vowels,
but you get more information, that's for sure.
And you'll get three seconds to work on the puzzle...
Oh, no. ...starting now.
Ah.
All of my adoring fans.
That's it. Wow!
Yay! What?!
Yay!
What?! Nice.
Oh, my God. So good.
What?!
As an astrophysicist,
can you explain what just happened? What?!
Hey, that was really good. Thanks.
That came out of nowhere. I'm shaking.
Listen, $3,100. We're gonna add $20,000 to that. Oh, my gosh.
$23,100... Okay.
Oh, my God. ...which means...
...that you have won so far tonight --
in the first half, remember $25,100 --
$39,100 so far in this half ,
so far for the night -- $64,200
with the bonus round coming up.
You stay right here. Okay.
Okay? You're good? Yeah. I'm okay.
I don't want to lose you at this point.
You won't, you won't. I'm good.
Well, Neil, uh...
it was a quiet second half for you,
but $10,900 for the show is great.
But that's not enough for your charity.
No, no, up that a little. Don't you think?
We're gonna up that
for the Harlem Educational Activities Fund.
$30,000 -- how's that? Bring it on.
Thank you. Great pleasure having you.
Thank you, sir. Thank you. Take care.
Tony, it was great fun.
You're not gonna end up going to the Bonus Round.
So you're not gonna be able to use that $1 Million Wedge.
Yeah, thanks for that reminder. But still you --
I'm just doing some house cleaning here.
This is not a personal thing. Neil: Digging it in.
He's a very sensitive fellow.
Just might start crying.
$21,000-plus in the first half, over $20,000 this half.
You had a great day for Stand Up to Cancer.
$41,940. Tony, it was a great pleasure.
Thank you very much. So fun. So fun.
That was a good solve you did.
Wow. So now let's see what we're gonna do here.
You're gonna choose a category. Okay.
Just as you did in the first half.
See, did you choose a "Phrase" in the first round?
I did, and it really messed me up.
Well, that's -- I'm not saying you shouldn't.
"What Are You Doing?" "Phrase," and "Thing."
What do you want to do?
I'm going to take
another "Phrase" to redeem myself.
Okay, good. I like -- you're facing your demons.
Yeah. That's right.
We'll come back and see how she does.
Don't go away.
Whoo!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Well, thanks to the puzzle-solving prowess
of Robin Thede, the worst
Girls Incorporated is gonna do tonight
is $64,200. Tony: Whoo!
But they could do a lot better. Yes.
We got this wheel loaded with good stuff.
There are four $100,000 spaces out there. Wow.
We would like you now to spin this thing.
Let's do it. You know how to do it. You've done it before.
Come on, $100,000!
And what have we got here?
Ooh. We got three stars.
Okay. I feel good about that.
I like that, yeah, I'll take that. All right.
You know where to go? Yep.
She's already there.
Now, you chose "Phrase" again...
I did. ...'cause you are a glutton for --
I am a glutton for punishment.
You got that right.
All right. Well, I hope it works out.
Oh, boy. R, S, T, L, N, E.
We'll start you with those letters.
Okay.
And again, pretty decent head start. Huh.
And now you have to go to work... Oh, boy.
...with three more consonants and one more vowel.
Okay, I'll take an M.
Okay.
Uh, B.
Okay.
C.
And a vowel.
O. Oh, boy.
I feel like I chose all wrong.
All right, let's do this.
Well, you're gonna get a couple.
Okay. All right.
Ah. Okay.
Me. I got one of the words.
Now, listen, you could talk this --
You could talk your way through this one. Yeah.
I could. Okay. It's a phrase.
Again, the used-letter board might help you.
You have 10 seconds to try to do it.
Just listen to what you're saying.
Go ahead. Good luck.
Okay. Words fail me.
That's it. You got it.
What?! Whoo!
Why am I giving you this pep talk
when you knew the thing?
You like this?
Yes! Wow.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Nice job there.
Oh, my God!
Uh, you know what? Oh, my gosh!
After all that, you've ended up with $139,200.
Oh, my God. Let's go see the gang.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Oh, my God! -That's amazing!
-All right. -That was great.
Way to go! There'll be time for hugging later.
-Okay. -Yes!
Congratulations, Robin. Thank you guys.
Thank you. You're all terrific.
We appreciate you being here.
That goes for you, especially, at home.
And we'll see you next time for more
"Celebrity Wheel of Fortune."
Bye. Nice job.
Oh, my God. Here you go.
-- Captions by VITAC --
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