Post by jimhattenwoffan on May 26, 2019 20:48:21 GMT -5
"WHEEL..OF...FORTUNE !!!"
(1992-94 "Changing Keys" theme)
"They've set World Records, captured Pennants & won Medals! San Francisco 49ers' Steve Young....Philadelphia Eagles' Herschel Walker....Houston Oilers' Warren Moon....
Boxing Champion Sugar Ray Leonard....Olympian Gold Medalist Florence Griffith-Joyner....Baseball Great Steve Garvey....Olympian Gold Medalist Greg Louganis....Football Hall of Famer Dick Butkus....Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton....Baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Banks....Hockey Hall of Famer Phil Esposito....Olympic Gold Medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee. These Superstars of Sports face the "Wheel" Challenge! Can they Spin to Win? We will find out, but first, here are Pat Sajak & Vanna White!"
Let's meet today's "Superstars of Sports" competitors:
Phil Esposito: NHL Hockey Hall of Famer, playing for the American Foundation of AIDS Research
Steve Young: San Francisco 49er Quarterback, playing for the Forever Young Foundation
Florence Griffith-Joyner (Flo-Jo): Olympian Gold Medalist, playing for the Florence Griffith-Joyner Youth Foundation
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel for Round 1: $1,000
CATEGORY: CLUE
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The gameplay begins with Phil Esposito as he spins up a FREE SPIN (he tries to reach for it but Pat stops him) and an S, there is one and he's earned himself a FREE SPIN
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He has no money in the bank so he must spin again and it isn't good....BANKRUPT
He immediately hands Pat his FREE SPIN for another swipe at the wheel, this time around he's safe with $750 and an M, which there are none of in the puzzle.
San Francisco 49ers' Steve Young is up next to spin as he lands on $400 and a T, there are none of those either.
Flo-Jo, the world's fastest woman, is up now as she spins $700 and guesses an R, we can give her two of them and $1400 to put in the bank...
_ R _ _ _ _ _ _ ' S
_ R _ _ _ _ _ _
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Another spin of the wheel for Flo-Jo, $200 and an N, there's one....
_ R _ _ _ _ _ _ ' S
_ R _ _ _ N _ _
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$1600 on the scoreboard and Flo-Jo spins again as she cheers "Big Bucks" as she lands on $250 and calls for a G: one...
_ R _ _ _ _ _ _ ' S
_ R _ G _ N _ _
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$1850 in the bank and she spins again with $300 and an H, unfortunately there aren't any.
Control comes back over to Phil Esposito as he spins and lands on $800 and guesses a D, double the D's and $1600 for them....
_ R _ _ D _ _ _ ' S
_ R _ G _ N _ _
D _ _ _ _
Phil chuckles as he spins again with $300 and a B, one B in the puzzle and $1900 in the bank....
B R _ _ D _ _ _ ' S
_ R _ G _ N _ _
D _ _ _ _
He buys an I, we can give him two of them and $1650 left on the scoreboard...
B R _ _ D _ _ _ ' S
_ R I G I N _ _
D _ _ _ _
Another spin of the wheel and $300 repeat and guesses a C, no C's.
Steve Young spins again with $300 and an L, triple the L's and $900 for them (also not to mention a great number of screaming women in the audience).
B R _ _ D _ _ _ ' S
_ R I G I N _ L
D _ L L _
The hunky Quarterback buys a vowel, he buys an E but there is none.
Flo-Jo decides to buy a vowel, she buys an O and there are three of them....
B R O _ D _ _ _ ' S
O R I G I N _ L
D O L L _
$1600 left on the scoreboard and Flo-Jo buys an A, three of those and $1350 left and also no more vowels left....
B R O A D _ A _ ' S
O R I G I N A L
D O L L _
...so Flo-Jo has to spin again but it isn't good: LOSE A TURN as she squeals "OH NO !!!"
Phil, with $1650 sitting him front of him, decides to go for it with $200 and a Y, double the Y's and $2,050...
B R O A D _ A Y ' S
O R I G I N A L
D O L L Y
...he goes for it with $200 and the W.
With the $2,250 in the bank, the Hockey Hall of Famer takes the first round with
B R O A D W A Y ' S
O R I G I N A L
D O L L Y
And not only that, he can now win an extra $500 if he can guess WHOM the puzzle is referring to....but he says that he can't remember.
Steve has a chance to guess BROADWAY'S ORIGINAL DOLLY but he jokingly says "It's not my era, Pat" and then he calls for Flo-Jo to take a shot at it.
Flo-Jo is literally silent so no one gets the extra $500.
The answer was: CAROL CHANNING
Despite not winning the extra $500, Phil Esposito is currently in the lead with $2,250 for his charity.
Featured Prize on the Wheel for Round 2: His & Hers Watches by Fred Jolliere worth $7,700
Top Dollar Value: $2500
CATEGORY: PHRASE
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Steve begins this round with $400 and an N, but there are none of them in the puzzle.
Flo-Jo takes the wheel with $300 and an S, we can give her two of them and $600 for them...
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_ _ _ S
Another spin with $200 and an H, two of those and an even $1,000 in the bank....
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_ _ _ H _
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_ H _ S
Flo-Jo buys an A but there aren't any in the puzzle....
Phil takes control of the wheel and it's good: $2500
He calls for a B, which there's one of and $2500 on the scoreboard....
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_ _ _ H _
B _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ H _ S
He spins again with $500 and an L, there's one up there & $3,000 in the bank thus far....
L _ _ ' S _ _ _
_ _ _ H _
B _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ H _ S
Another spin of the wheel with another $2500 and a G, there is one....
L _ _ ' S G _ _
_ _ _ H _
B _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ H _ S
$5,500 on the scoreboard and he buys an I, which there's only one of and $5,250 left in the bank...
L _ _ ' S G _ _
_ _ _ H _
B _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ H I S
Phil wants to spin again with $500 and a T, there are one-two-three-four-five-six-SEVEN of them in the puzzle !!!
L _ T ' S G _ T
T _ T H _
B _ T T _ _ _ _
T H I S
With those SEVEN T's, Phil's score jumps up to a BIG $8,750 and he wants to buy a vowel: E, which there are three of...
L E T ' S G E T
T _ T H E
B _ T T _ _ _ _
T H I S
$8,500 left in the bank, Phil decides to spin again with $500 and an M, just the one M and an even $9,000 on the scoreboard
L E T ' S G E T
T _ T H E
B _ T T _ M _ _
T H I S
and he buys the O, which there are four of in the puzzle and will $8,750 left in the bank, Phil goes two for two with
L E T ' S G E T
T O T H E
B O T T O M O F
T H I S
and he is literally blowing both Steve Young and Flo-Jo in the dust with an even $11,000 for his charity. Will either one of them come up from behind or will Phil take it all the way to the bank 
Phil Esposito: $11,000 Steve Young: $0 Flo-Jo: $0
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel for Round 3: $5,000
CATEGORY: SAME NAME
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Round 3 begins with Flo-Jo as she lands on $500 and an N, triple the N's and $1500 for them....
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_ _ _ _ _ N _ &
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Another spin for Flo-Jo with $200 and an S, but there are none in the puzzle....
Phil, with a sizeable $11K lead, is up next to spin with the SURPRISE and calls for a G, there are two of them in the puzzle and he can now claim the SURPRISE
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_ _ _ _ _ N G &
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DING-DING-DING-DING
The bell sounds signaling that time is running out as Phil isn't sure how to place the SURPRISE wedge on his podium so Pat helps him and reminds him that it will be awarded to him if he avoids BANKRUPT and solves the puzzle but he won't have to worry about that since time's running out and Pat literally forgets to give the wheel the final spin as he is reminded by a male heard voice off-camera and he jokingly says "You see, I'm an Athlete, I didn't know".
the vowels are worth nothing (as always) and every consonant found in the puzzle will be worth: $900
Phil: D, three D's & $2700
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_ _ D D _ N G &
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_ _ N D
Steve: B, three B's & $2700 and he instantly grabs it with
R U B B E R
W E D D I N G &
M A R C H I N G
B A N D
to Pat's amazement and he finishes the day in second place with that $2,700 for the Forever Young Foundation.
Flo-Jo unfortunately walks away empty-handed for the Florence Griffith-Joyner Youth Foundation but she still smiles and says to Pat that she had a great time.
But the big winner of the day is Hockey Hall of Famer Phil Esposito with $11,000 for the American Foundation for AIDS Research and now, he can win even more in the Bonus Round, coming up !
BONUS ROUND
Four of the Five Bonus Round Prizes remain: W H, the second E & L, Phil picks the E....
CATEGORY: THING
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RSTLNE
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Phil picks BGK & O (he tries to pick the S but Pat reminds him the S's already been chosen)
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The 10-second countdown begins as Phil is literally stumped by the puzzle and he fails to come up with
U M B R E L L A
and the prize he could've won: THE CHARGE ACCOUNT
Despite not winning the Bonus Round prize, Phil still finishes strong with $11,000 for his charity and he returns to play again tomorrow as he faces off again Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton and Football Hall of Famer Dick Butkus in the "Superstars of Sports" Friday Finals.
"The All-New Home Edition of "Wheel of Fortune", with an exciting new way to play from Tyco"
(the 1989-92 closing "Changing Keys" theme plays during the end credits as it did for the entire week)
Total Winnings:
Phil Esposito: $11,000 (and returns to compete in the Friday Finals against Bill Walton & Dick Butkus)
Steve Young: $2,700
Florence Griffith-Joyner: $0
