Post by jimhattenwoffan on May 28, 2019 15:00:02 GMT -5
"WHEEL...OF...FORTUNE !!!"
(1983-1989 "Changing Keys" theme music)
"Look at this studio, filled with Glamorous Merchandise, fabulous & exciting Bonus Prizes, including a wonderful Born-free African Safari for four people ! And for the adventurous fun-lover, a BMW Convertible ! And for outdoor fun, this Beach Package ! Plus Thousands of Dollars in Cash, over $170,000 just waiting to be won, as we begin "College Week" on "WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL OF FORTUNE !!!" And now, here's your host, Pat Sajak !"
Let's meet today's round of "College Week" participants:
Jeff Tromberg: Student at University of Miami for 5 years, first as an Undergrad & now first year at University of Miami Law School
Jill Jones: Freshman at University of Notre Dame, studying Graphic Designing
Melanie Leangle: Freshman at University of Oklahoma, studying Architecture
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel for R1: $1,000
CATEGORY: PHRASE
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Jeff drew #1 so he starts things off with $150 and a T, there is one T & $150 in the bank....
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not enough to buy a vowel so Jeff has to spin again which he does but his turn ends very quickly as he hits LOSE A TURN
Jill gets her first spin of the wheel with $400 and an R, triple the R's & $1200 for them....
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_ _ R _ _ R _
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she spins again with $400 and an N, but we can't give her any.
Here's Melanie now as she cheers "Let's Go, $1,000 ! Com'on, Big Money !", she lands on $800 and an S but there are no S's either...
Control of the wheel comes back over to Jeff with $250 and an H, there is one up there and his score comes up to $400....
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_ _ R _ H
another spin of the wheel and Jeff, yet again, gets tripped up by the LOSE A TURN....but at least the $400 he accumulated thus far, still remains on the scoreboard
Jill, with $1200 in the bank, spins again with $400 and a C, double the C's and an even $2,000 thus far...
_ _ _ _ T _ _ C _
_ _ R _ _ R _
_ _ R C H
Jill wants to spin again with $400 repeat and an M, there is just the one....
_ _ _ _ T _ _ C _
_ _ R _ _ R _
M _ R C H
$2,400 on the scoreboard thus far and Jill buys an A, there are four of them in the puzzle...
A _ _ _ T _ A C _
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M A R C H
with the A's in place, Jill's score now sits at $2,150 as she takes to the wheel again with $400 and an F, double the F's and $2,950 in the bank.
With that, Jill decides not to spin anymore and she takes the first round with...
A B O U T F A C E
F O W A R D
M A R C H
and with that $2950, she currently holds the top spot as gameplay continues on.
Featured Prize of the Wheel for R2: Gold Watch w/ red leather band from Van Cleff & Arpels, worth $3,200
CATEGORY: SAME NAME
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Jill begins this round with $700 and an N, two N's in the puzzle and $1400 in the bank for them.....
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She spins again with $300 and a D, just the one D & $1700 so far...
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_ _ _ _ _ N
...not surprisingly with this move, Jill buys an A, in which, there are two of in the puzzle and now, her score sits at $1450....
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A N D _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ N
Another spin of the wheel for Jill with $300 repeat and a T, one T in the puzzle and $1750 on the scoreboard now...
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A N D _ T _ _ _
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she presses on with $200 and an R, we can give her three of them & $2,350 accumulated thus far...
_ A R R _ _ R
A N D _ T _ _ _
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Jill buys an E, double the E's and now her score sits at $2,100...
_ A R R _ E R
A N D _ T _ _ _
_ _ _ E _ N
she spins now with $200 and a C, just the one...
C A R R _ E R
A N D _ T _ _ _
_ _ _ E _ N
$2300 in the bank, Jill stops there as she goes two for two with
C A R R I E R
A N D S T O O L
P I G E O N
AND for a PERFECTO ROUND !!! With the first two wins under her wing, Jill has a commanding lead with $5,250 thus far while Jeff & Melanie haven't had much of a chance. Hopefully things can turn around for at least one of them as we forge ahead with gameplay...
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel for R3: $3500
CATEGORY: THING
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Melanie, hoping to score big, will start things off with $250 and a T, there are two of them & $500 in the bank so far...
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another spin with $500 and an R, there is one and an even $1,000 on the scoreboard...
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Melanie takes to the wheel again but....it's not good....BANKRUPT, wiping out her $1,000
Jeff takes to the wheel next as his University of Miami teammates can be heard shouting "COM'ON, JEFF !!!" as he spins with $600 and an N, but there aren't any up there..
Jill, already with a huge lead, takes to the wheel with but she gets stumped on by the BANKRUPT bug
Control comes back to Mel with $500 and an S but we can't give her any....
Jeff tries again with $450 and an L, double the L's & $900 on the scoreboard...
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_ _ T L _ T
He buys an E and there are four of them in the puzzle and that takes his score down to $650....
_ R E _ _ E _
_ E _ L
_ _ T L E T
Another spin of the wheel and still, Jeff can't catch a break as he gets stopped by the LOSE A TURN
Jill takes to the wheel now with $150 and a B, just the one up there & the $150 in the bank....
B R E _ _ E _
_ E _ L
_ _ T L E T
Jill doesn't hesitate to spin again as she lands on $800 and the D, double the D's and with $1750 sitting in front of her, she stops there and now goes three for three with...
B R E A D E D
V E A L
C U T L E T
as Pat jokes "You Again ?". With three rounds, Jill is unstoppable as she now has an outstanding lead with an even $7,000 while both Melanie & Jeff still sit at the starting line with zero...
Jeff: $0 Jill: $7,000 Melanie: $0
Featured Prize on the Wheel for R4: Trip to New Orleans (
-7n @ Bourbon Orleans Hotel), modeled the University of Miami students (including Jeff), worth $6,068
CATEGORY: BEFORE & AFTER
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Jeff will begin this round with $200 and a T, but we can't give him any T's....
Jill, hoping to increase her lead even further, spins with $200 and an R but there are no R's up there either...
Melanie is up now with $600 and an N, zero for three as there are none of those in the puzzle either...
Jeff tries it again and it's good....$5,000 and an S, there is one & $5,000 on the scoreboard...
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He buys an E, only one of those in the puzzle and $4,750 left in the bank...
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another vowel for Jeff, an A, double the A's and now he has a nice round $4,500 on the scoreboard...
S A _ _ _
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Jeff takes to the wheel again and danger lurks ahead....BANKRUPT....taking him back down to zero as he says "I hate when that happens" and Pat replies "I bet you do".
Jill is up again with $500 and an L, one-two-three-FOUR of them....
S A L L _
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_ _ A L
$2,000 in the bank and Jill goes for it with $800 and the Y, one Y in the puzzle...
S A L L Y
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_ _ A L
$2800 accumulated thus far and Jill buys an I, one I up there and $2,550 left in the bank. With that, Jill stops there and she now goes FOUR FOR FOUR with
S A L L Y
F I E L D
G O A L
as Pat says "We've got to stop meeting like this" as she chuckles. Four rounds, Four wins, Jill has an IMPRESSIVE lead with $9,550 and the game's not over yet as there's time left to play another round and there's still some hope left for Melanie & Jeff (or for at least one of them) as Pat asks them if they'd like to play another round, they reply "Yeah !"
CATEGORY: PLACE
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Jill starts with $350 and an N, there is just the one and $350 in the bank...
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another spin with $250 and a T but there are no T's in the puzzle....DING-DING-DING-DING
Before Melanie could reach for the wheel, the bell sounds signaling that time is running out as it's Pat's turn to take the wheel and as always, vowels are worth nothing and each consonant found in the puzzle is worth....$5,000 !!!
Melanie: R, one R & $5,000
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Jeff: S, one S & $5,000 for him
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Jill: L, one L & $5,350 on the scoreboard
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Melanie: D, no D's
Jeff: C, two C's up there, $15,000 in the bank and Jeff takes it with
C A R A C A S
V E N E Z U E L A
and not only that, he TORPEDOS over Jill, snatching the top spot away from her and HE is crowned today's Big Winner with $15,000 and now he can win even more in the Bonus Round ! Jill, looking a bit defeated, still walks away with a hefty $9,550 while Melanie, on the other hand, has to settle for those, oh, so ever lovely parting gifts....
BONUS ROUND PRIZES
Beach Package (Jeep, Mini-Boat, Motorcycle), worth $40,155
African Safari, worth $30,400
Precious Metals Package, worth $27,662
BMW Convertible, worth $38,378
$25,000
BONUS ROUND
Jeff plays for the $25,000 as he says that he needs it for his tuition
CATEGORY: THINGS
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RSTLNE
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Jeff picks CDH & A
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D _ T S
10-second countdown and Jeff doesn't even hesitate with
P O L K A
D O T S
as he is greeted by his University of Miami teammates (O.J, Larry & Nicole) and they all do a ROO-ROO-ROO-ROO-ROO-ROO cheer (as if they were on "The Arsenio Hall Show"). With the Bonus Round win, Jeff finishes the day with an nice round $40,000 and we're just getting started with "College Week" as tomorrow we will be joined by three more competitors as we rotate between the Universities of Miami, Oklahoma, Notre Dame & Hawaii with the top three winning teams compete for their schools on Friday !
Total Winnings:
Jeff: $40,000
Jill: $9,550
Melanie: $0
