AN: As I'm skipping this question round this time, four spins for Ted, five for Lianne, and seven for Mai.

"We're back and ready to go at the big board again," said Peter. "$80,000 up there, one prize worth more than $5000, and of course, Whammies, be careful. The player who wins this round gets to keep it all and come back tomorrow. Dollar-wise, Ted has first place with $6525, so he will play last. Player with the least amount of money goes first, and that of course, is Lianne with no bucks and five spins. Are you ready, Lianne?"

"Of course!" said Lianne. She repeated her earlier chant, then stopped the board at $1500 and a spin. Lianne continued, and hit $750 and a spin, a gallery of art which added $1765, $1000 and a spin, $3000 and a spin, a trip to Hilton Head which added $2572, and $500. With $10587 and the lead, she passed her last two spins over to Ted.

However, Mai had to take her turn before Ted could use those spins. She again repeated her chant and hopped out of her seat when she stopped the board. Her first spin landed on "big bucks", which led to $4000 and a spin. She then hit "pick a corner", which gave her a choice of $2250, $1500 and a spin, or a water bike. She took the $2250, and with her next five spins she hit $2500, $1250, a trip to Rome which added $4274, $5000 and a spin, and $800. With $20074, Mai passed her two remainig spins to Lianne.

Lianne did well with those spins, hitting a trip to Dallas which added $1952 and $5000 and a spin. Even though she trailed Mai by $2535, she passed the spin. Mai hit $1500 and a spin with that, and passed it back to Lianne. Lianne hit $750 and a spin, then passed.

"Oh, a see-saw battle!" exclaimed Peter. "And we haven't even heard from Ted yet. That one spin goes to Mai, $21574, let's see if you can hold on to that."

"Okay," said Mai. She repeated her chant, then stopped at $4000 and a spin. Lianne looked worried.

"$25574, one spin," said Peter. "Lianne has a look of dismay. What are you going to with the spin, Mai?"

Mai gestured towards Lianne.

"Oh, it's back to Lianne!" exclaimed Peter.

Lianne took the spin, and hit $5000 and a spin. She didn't even wait to be asked what to do with the spin when she gestured towards Mai. Mai didn't seem too concerned when she took the spin. She stopped the board on $750 and a spin, then prompty gestured towards Lianne. She hit $500 and a spin, then gestured towards Mai.

"We have over $50000 between the two you!" Peter exclaimed as the spin was passed. "One spin, Mai, you must take it, here we go!"

Mai looked both worried and frustrated, but she took the spin. She hit "go back two spaces", which led to $3000 and a spin. Mai was relieved, but Lianne's nervousness became all the more apparent.

"$29324, and Lianne's got the shakes!" exclaimed Peter. "Do I even have to- "

Peter didn't finish his sentence, as Mai gestured towards Lianne.

"Oh, it's back to Lianne!" Peter exclaimed. "Lianne, $23789, one spin you have to take, here we go!"

Lianne nervously took that spin. And when she stopped the board...

"Stop at a Whammy!" Peter exclaimed.

Lianne screamed and ducked down.

"Hit it, Tammy!" said the Whammy from offscreen. A motorboat driven by a female Whammy (Tammy) made its way across the screen, dragging a waterskiing Whammy behind it. "I'm up!" yelled the Whammy. " I'm up! I'm up!" Halfway across Lianne's scoreboard, a shark came up, swallowed the boat and Whammies, and swam away. Lianne covered her face with her hands. Mai actually gasped, clapped her hand to her mouth, and apologized profusely (though her apologies were barely audible over the sympathetic sounds from the audience).

"I'm very sorry, Lianne," said Peter.

Lianne just sighed, then finally said, "It's okay. Really."

"Well, the game's not over yet," Peter reminded her. "Anything can happen, still."

Lianne nodded, though she knew that it was unlikely that she'd get any more spins in any way.

With that, Ted, who as Peter put it had been "waiting ever so patiently", took control of the board. The two spins that had been passed to him gave him a Colorado/New Mexico tour which added $2338 and $500. He now had $8863. However, despite being so far behind, Ted passed all four of his earned spins to Mai, who looked shocked and worried.

"Okay," she said. "Come on, don't fail me now... STOP!" The board stopped at $5000 and a spin. Mai's next passed spins gave her a trip to London which added $4227, $750 and a spin, and $500, giving her a total of $39801.

"You now have two spins in the earned column," Peter informed her. "What are you going to do?"

"Pass!" exclaimed Mai. The two spins promptly went to Ted, who proceeded to hit $1250, bringing his total to $10113.

"Ted, you will have to pick up something that will give you an additional spin in order to stay in the game," Peter informed him. "One more spin, you have to take it, here we go!"

"Okay, " said Ted. "Come on, I need another spin, and... STOP!"

"Stop at a Whammy," said Peter, "and Mai, you're the champ with $39801!"

Again, Mai yelled, yelled, "Ya! Nippon Ichi!" when she heard the good news.

"And we're gonna find out all about what you've won right after these words," said Peter.

After the last commercial break, on Peter's cue, Rod described the prizes that Mai had won, including the fact that combined with her previous winnings, she had amassed a whopping $82149 in cash and prizes.

Once Rod finished, Peter said, "Well done, Mai! You did great, but you are over our $50,000 limit, so we will have to retire you. However, you do get to keep every penny. Spend it well."

"Thank you, Peter," said Mai. "I had a great time!"

"Why, thank you!" said Peter. "Ted and Lianne, you won't be leaving empty-handed, we have some nice parting gifts for you along with our thanks for being on the show. Until next time, this Peter Tomarken saying thanks for pressing your luck." He then saluted and said, "Bye bye!" as the show went into the closing credits.

AN: Yes, a long, tense, drawn-out spin battle not unlike the one between Mai and Lianne did indeed occur in a 1984 episode of the real show. It also ultimately ended with a big loss to a Whammy, and with the very Whammy clip used in this fic. Again, this was an intentional homage.

Also, give yourself three spins if you know why a question about the year 1942 was asked in Round 1.