Post by jimhattenwoffan on May 28, 2019 20:58:35 GMT -5
"WHEEL...OF...FORTUNE !!!"
(1983-1989 "Changing Keys" theme music)
"Look at this studio, filled with Glamorous Merchandise, fabulous & exciting Bonus Prizes, including an adventure you'll never forget: an 18-day born-free African Safari ! As an extra "Wheel" Prize: a Trip to London, England ! And an assortment of Precious Metals totaling over $27,000 ! Plus Thousands of Dollars in Cash, over $171,000 just waiting to be won, as we continue "College Week" on "WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL OF FORTUNE !!!" And now, here's your host, Pat Sajak !"
Let's get acquainted with today's group of "College Week" participants:
Mike Konac: Senior at the University of Hawaii, studying Broadcast Journalism
Sean Bannon: Junior at the University of Notre Dame, studying Business Administration w/ a minor in Marketing
Traci Barrier: Senior at the University of Oklahoma, studying Information Systems
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel in R1: $1,000
CATEGORY: PHRASE
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Mike, drew #1 so he will start things off with $250 and an R, but there are no R's anywhere in sight
Sean is up next with $150 and a T, we can start him off with one T and $150 in the bank....
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_ _ T _ _
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...not enough to buy a vowel so Sean must spin again, he lands on $200 (just avoided LOSE A TURN) and calls for an H, just the one up there and $350 accumulated thus far....
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another spin for Sean with $200 and an F but we can't give him any F's because there aren't any in the puzzle....
Here's Traci with her first spin as she yells "COM'ON, BIG MONEY !!!" and hits $400 and an N, triple the N's and $1200 in the bank for them...
_ _ _ _ _ N _
_ N T H _
_ _ N
Traci buys an E, there is just the one and her score comes down to $950....
_ _ _ _ _ N _
_ N T H _
_ _ N
another "COM'ON, BIG MONEY !!!" from Traci as she lands on $400 and an S, double the S and her score now sits at $1750....
_ _ S _ _ N _
_ N T H _
S _ N
...she buys a U, there's just the one & $1500 left in the bank...
_ _ S _ _ N _
_ N T H _
S U N
Traci, at first wanted to buy another vowel but quickly changes her mind as she spins again with $250 and a D, but there are no D's anywhere in sight....
Mike is up again with $200 and an L but there are none of those either....
Sean, with $350 on the scoreboard, gives the wheel another go with $200 and a B, there's one up there and $550 thus far...
B _ S _ _ N _
_ N T H E
S U N
another spin of the wheel as Sean lands on the BIG one: $1,000 and calls for a K, there is just the one....
B _ S K _ N _
_ N T H E
S U N
$1,550 on the scoreboard as Sean goes for it but maybe he shouldn't have as he gets bitten by the BANKRUPT bug and it gobbles away at the $1550 he accumulated.
Tough luck for Sean but it is Traci's gain, with $1500 in her bank, she does not spin anymore and she takes the first round with
B A S K I N G
I N T H E
S U N
and with that solve, she currently holds the checkered flag.
Featured Prize on the Wheel for R2: a Zenith Laptop Computer & Encyclopedia Britannica Encyclopedias, worth $4,098
CATEGORY: SAME NAME
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Round 2 begins with Sean as he lands on $200 and an N, two N's in the puzzle and $400 in the bank...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ N _
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_ _ N _
another spin of the wheel as Sean calls for the $2500 but he passes it for $200 and a D, just the one D up there for $200 more for $600 in the bank....
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ N D
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_ _ N _
he then says "Well, I guess I'd like to buy an A" and it's just that one, not surprisingly where it's located...
_ _ _ _ _ _ A N D
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_ _ N _
$350 left on the scoreboard as Sean spins again with $350 and an R, there's one in the puzzle and another $350 takes his score up to $700...
_ _ _ _ _ _ A N D
_ R _ _ _ _
_ _ N _
another spin & a "Let's Go, Big Money !" from Sean as he hits the $200 mark and a T, just the one T & $900 more in the bank...
_ _ _ _ _ T A N D
_ R _ _ _ _
_ _ N _
He spins again with $700 and an S, there's one of those up there & $1600 on the scoreboard....
_ _ _ _ _ T A N D
_ R _ _ S _
_ _ N _
...Sean keeps going with $300 and an L, the sound effects person accidentally presses the buzzer key but there IS indeed an L in the puzzle as the correct letter bell then sounds but it does not light up as Vanna waits patiently for it to light before she can turn it over. After a few more seconds, Pat says "Oh, go ahead, Vanna, turn it" and the "L" lights up just as Vanna turns it around and Pat goes "She's not supposed to turn it until the light comes on" (which is silly considering Susan Stafford NEVER did that) and she nods in agreement...
_ _ _ _ _ T A N D
_ R _ _ S _
L _ N _
after that debacle, Sean has $1900 in the bank and he spins again with $400 and mistakenly calls for a D, considering it's already been called and revealed in the puzzle and he loses his turn.
Traci is up next as she yells "COM'ON, $2500 !!!" but she lands on $200 and a C, there's two of them $400 for them...
_ _ C _ _ T A N D
C R _ _ S _
L _ N _
she buys an E, which there are three of in the puzzle and $150 left on the scoreboard....
_ _ C _ E T A N D
C R _ _ S E
L _ N E
...not enough to buy another vowel so Traci has to spin but her turn ends after she hits the LOSE A TURN
Mike goes now with the OFFICE & $150 underneath that and a J, but there none of those appear in the puzzle....
Control comes back over to Sean with $1900 in the bank as he says "I did this last time, I screwed up. I'm gonna solve the puzzle", recalling his mistake in the previous round. With the $1900, he takes this round with
P I C K E T A N D
C R U I S E
L I N E
as he just wished to play it safe and with that $1900, he now holds the checkered flag with just $400 ahead of Traci with $1500 and Mike has yet to score.
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel for R3: $3500
CATEGORY: PHRASE
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Traci, the loud cheerleading player, goes first but not before another "COM'ON, BIG MONEY !!!". $500 and a T, but none of them appear....
Mike, trailing with zero, is up next with $500 and an R, there is one $500 for it....
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_ _ _ R _
He buys an E, triple the E's & $250 left in the bank....
_ _ _ E
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_ _ _ R E
another spin of the wheel with $700 and an S, just the one S up there and now his score comes up to $950...
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ _ S E
_ _ _ R E
Mike buys an A next, which there are two of & $700 left in the bank...
_ _ _ E
A _ _ _ S E
A _ _ R E
Mike spins the wheel again with $400 and an N but we can't give him any of those...
Sean takes the wheel now with $250 and an L, there's just the one up there & $250 in the bank because of it...
L _ _ E
A _ _ _ S E
A _ _ R E
another spin with $200 and a V, there are no V's in the puzzle...
Here goes Traci with another yell of "COM'ON, BIG MONEY !!! $3500 !!!" but she hits the $200 mark and calls for a D but there are none of those in the puzzle either....
Mike, with $700 sitting in front of him, hopes to add $600 more to that with an F, there's one up there and $1300 on the scoreboard...
L _ _ E
A _ _ _ S E
A F _ R E
He goes for it $150 and a P, but there are no P's anywhere in sight...
Sean is up again with $500 and a K, just the one up there.....
L _ K E
A _ _ _ S E
A F _ R E
$750 on the scoreboard and he goes for it with $400 and the H, one H, $1,150 in the bank and only vowels left in the puzzle, Sean goes two for two with
L I K E
A H O U S E
A F I R E
and with that win, Sean's score jumps up to $3,050 for his two wins while Traci still remains with $1500 and Mike is still as the starting line with zero. Can he catch up and possibly take over the lead ?
Mike: $0 Sean: $3,050 Traci: $1500
Featured Prize on the Wheel for R4: Trip to London, England (
-7n @ St. James Court), modeled by the University of Notre Dame students (including Sean), worth $5,801
CATEGORY: PHRASE
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Mike, hoping to score big, begins this round in a bad way: LOSE A TURN
Sean, with a nice lead, takes to the wheel with an even NICER start: $5,000 !!! He asks for a T and there are TWO of them & $10,000 on the scoreboard !!!
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another spin for Sean and it's truly dangerous as the BANKRUPT vastly approaches but he's safe with $700 (as the flipper grips the peg, pointing towards it) and an N, triple the N's....
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_ N _ _ T _ T _ _ N
_ N _ _
DING-DING-DING-DING
$12,100 and time is running out for the day as the bell sounds and Pat takes control of the wheel as the vowels, as always, are worth nothing and each consonant in the puzzle is worth: $350
Sean: F, none of those
Traci: R, no R's
Mike: S, no S's either
Sean: L, one L & $12,450 and he grabs it with
B Y
I N V I T A T I O N
O N L Y
and with that HUGE win & three rounds, Sean takes it home with $15,500 and we're just getting started with him as he can win even more in the Bonus Round !
With only one round under her belt, Traci walks away with the $1500 she accumulated but Mike, on the other hand, leaves the stage with nothing but those, ever so eloquently 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
Considering that he's a Junior, Sean plays the round for the $25,000 as he says he has a lot of tuition to pay for
CATEGORY: PHRASE
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RSTLNE
T _ _ _ _
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Sean picks FCD & O
T _ _ O F
_ _ R
10-second countdown, Sean takes a deep breath before he nails it with
T U G O F
W A R
and with that, we add the $25,000 to his total which now comes up to $40,500 as he's greeted by is University of Notre Dame teammates (Derek, Sharon & Jill, who played on Monday). Over the past four days, the students from the Notre Dame, Miami, Oklahoma & Hawaii Universities have been spinning and winning for themselves but tomorrow, the top three winning teams will send their best player to spin and win for their schools and there will be a changing of prizes on the stage as well. So, which of three of the four schools will compete in the "College Week Finals" and who will emerge victorious ? We'll have to wait and see....
"All of this week's contestants will receive the Nintendo Entertainment Gaming System with the Family Editions of "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune", fun for the whole family by Gametek"
Total Winnings:
Sean: $40,500
Traci: $1,500
Mike: $0