The special Feud Weeks continue as firefighters from they City of Angels, the Big Apple, and the Dirty South take on each other for charity. Trust me.. It's getting hot up in here! Round 1: something that's better to do in the dark (5). Bill & Hunter get #1, sleep. See, Hunter's a dog. Jayd... wants to phone-a-friend. That's on in about 25 minutes, dude. Anyway, he gets #2, sex. Then comes movies and a possible steal from New York with "stargaze." Not there, and the LA County gets 91. Other answers: tell ghost story, cry

Round 2: something you'd hate to be wearing when unexpected company arrives (5). Jayd gets the big one, underwear. Other unwanted clothing: birthday suit. New York gets another shot with a mud mask. Not there! LA has 129. Other answers: pajamas/nightgown, robe, towel

And Jay's asleep. Double Round: an animal with only three letters in its name (5). The other Mike gets cat, #1. We also get dog and pig. LA tries for rat.... Not there! NY is on the board with 142! Other answer: elk, ape.

Triple Round: something you associate with Kentucky (4). Robert goes with horse racing... Count it! The Derby's #1. We also think of their fried chicken and bluegrass, but what's #4 for the game? FDNY goes for the University of Kentucky Wildcats over bourbon... Not there! LA County wins it, 411-142. Other answer... bourbon!

Robert, Bill, and Hunter go for Fast Money, and while Hunter can't give any of the answers, that doesn't stop Robert or Bill from getting the $20 large.

Let's hope for better as we have a set of tailgating equipment. Patrick Hughes grabs that, but he's about to face a Temptation, and if he plays his cards right, he might end up with a Dodge Caravan. But first, Bob offers up a bass guitar worth $949, a floor clock worth $3535, a Moissanite white gold necklace worth $4499, and four cameras worth $500. That's $9483 in gifts, a new game record. Here's the temptation... keep the prizes... or go for the van, which Patrick priced at $19,540. He decides... Deal. He's taking the gifts and leaving the van for another day. It's a good thing that he did, because the 5 is wrong. It was actually $19,340.

But perhaps the luckiest person to come out of the first half is Toni Shaffer, who, after winning a bar set, takes on the Plinko Board! Now in recent weeks, Plinko has not been kind to the players. Will that change? After snagging chips from Bob, a coffee maker, and a cookie press, she comes up with... $600. Darn. The streak continues.

At the Showdown, it's Michael and Patrick in a spin-off after being tied at 65¢. In the spin-off, Michael spins 55. Patrick... spins 40. Michael's on his way to the Showcase.

But who will join him? Will it be Theresa Noel, who won a set of art products in round 4? She plays Side by Side for a CD jukebox. The setup: 89 over 95. Is the price $8995 or $9589? She goes for $8995... and she's got a CD jukebox.

Or maybe it'll be Jeremy Heriden? He was down and up before you can say "It's a new dishwasher", but when it came to playing Any Number for either a Ford Focus or a chocolate fountain, all he could muster was the Piggy Bank, whose contents only amounted to $9.84. Get a few Wonka bars with that.

Jacqueline Ramirez looks like she could be Showcase-bound... The last of the first four takes half a dozen cordless phones to her game, Now (today) or Then (September 1996). The products: Ritz Crackers at $2.99, Citracal at $10.97, Quickie soap and brush at 4.89, a 10-pack of Capri-Sun at $2.29, Smucker's blackberry jam at $3.35, and Oxford index cards at 69¢. She goes for the Capri-Sun first for NOW. Wrong. How about NOW for the jam? That's right. Then for the cards? Nope. Now for the crackers? Nope. No more ways to win, and we're 1-4-1 today.

So to answer the opening query, it's Jeremy in the Showcase as runner-up. First up, Lois & Clair, the unknown sisters of Lewis & Clark. They get a computer, a watercraft, and a Ford Expedition. Top winner Michael bids $60,000. Jeremy, meanwhile, has a new bedroom with mattress with bedding & sleep set, a set of lotions, and a trip to Sweden. Believing that Michael is over, and because his friend in the audience is 30, he bids... $30. Sure enough, Michael is well over the asking price of $43,822, as Jeremy wins the day with $17,189.

Stats: 1/6 with a bailout, and $43,033.

And we got Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters! Oh hey, there's a cash game at WorldWinner.com if you want to play the Wheel for cash, but can't spare the trip out to Culver City. Back to business. The Eggland's Best Jackpot round is Before & After. Linda picks up the CMA Awards trip. After hitting Lose a Turn, she uses her Free Spin... only to go Bankrupt soon after. Kelley spins to solve FINAL BOARDING CALL OF THE WILD for $4900. Everyone has some money now!

The Mystery Round... It's all ($10,000) or nothing! We're dealing with the menu again. No options today, but Jessica solves BANANA WALNUT BREAD PUDDING for $6650 more, giving her $9650 and the lead.

The tossup for $3000 goes Around the House, where Linda finds a $3000 COAT CLOSET. The final spin round is a Song Title, as Pat spins out... holy moley, $6000! Jessica solves SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL for $12,000. She's your big winner with $21,650 in cash! Kelley takes away $4900, while Linda goes traveling with $12,400.

We're off to the Bonus Wheel, and we're dealing with an Event. With the usual six and HPD I...

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"BIG BASH?" You got it! And what does she get for the Big Bash? BIG CASH. $100,000! She's going back to LSU with six figures, $121,650! If I recall correctly, this is the new single-day record on Wheel. And I invite anyone to correct me here.