Post by mechamind on Apr 12, 2014 15:38:19 GMT -5
Airdate: September 7, 1992
From Hollywood, it's the season premiere of America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Stephanie Hayne: Married, is a production manager of accounts payable for a major department store, Reading, PA
Ben Richardson: Computer instructor for banks and corporations, works for a semi-major company in Glendale, CA
Marilyn Branch (Returning with a 1-day total of $6,450)
Ben solves GIMME FIVE MAN.
Rocky start for the game, but the prize should be good. We start with a Kawasaki Zephyr sportbike (labeled BIKE) worth $3,999.
If all else fails, the $2,500 can start things off right!
Perfection! Ben solves PATRIOT GAMES BY TOM CLANCY.
Pat remarks about the economy and says that vowels still cost only $250.
For doing one better, we'll do the same. We return to the $3,500 space.
Ben solves IMPECCABLE TASTE to keep the bike.
Can we follow that up immediately with another prize? We now have a trip to Malaysia and stay at Pan Pacific Hotel (labeled TRIP) worth $7,568.
To make up for something else from earlier, we also have a $5,000 space!
Ben solves VIOLIN VIRTUOSO. This song is over...
...meaning Ben has swept the game!
Strange what can happen right off the bat. Stephanie will have to settle with some nice parting gifts.
Marilyn leaves with the $6,450 she won a long time ago.
BONUS ROUND:
Hey, we could start the premiere with a clean sweep! Ben could win one of...
Car (over $40,000)
Trip to London (over $23,000)
Pearl and diamond necklace ($18,000)
Trip to France ($19,000)
Good ol' American cash ($25,000)
Our first envelopes of the season. Ben picks the H, and the first bonus puzzle of the season is...
RSTLNE gives him...
He kicks off with CMDA...
...and this is not a very good start.
But it was still meant to be! Ben instantly solves FROG to COMPLETE THE SWEEP! Just for that solve, Pat pretends to frisk him.
We start with a win in the form of a Cadillac Eldorado worth $40,280! A good start to the season with $47,179 on Ben's first day!
From Hollywood, it's the season premiere of America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!
Today's contestants:
Stephanie Hayne: Married, is a production manager of accounts payable for a major department store, Reading, PA
Ben Richardson: Computer instructor for banks and corporations, works for a semi-major company in Glendale, CA
Marilyn Branch (Returning with a 1-day total of $6,450)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's the first puzzle of the season...
...along with a new category!
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SLANG | ||||||||||||||
STEPHANIE | Ben | Marilyn |
| $300: T (DUD!) | $150: N $200: R (DUD!) | $700: D (DUD!) |
$150 | ||
| $500: S (DUD!) | Free Spin: L (DUD!) | $150: M (x3) $500: Y (DUD!) |
$150 | $450 | |
| $300: G $200: F $500: P (DUD!) | $350: C (DUD!) | BANKRUPT! ($450) |
$500 | $150 | |
| -$250: E (x2) $350: K (DUD!) | $500: V Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! | |
$250 | $650 |
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Stephanie | Ben | Marilyn |
$650 |
Rocky start for the game, but the prize should be good. We start with a Kawasaki Zephyr sportbike (labeled BIKE) worth $3,999.
If all else fails, the $2,500 can start things off right!
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Stephanie | BEN | Marilyn |
| $300: B $350: Y (x2) -$250: E -$250: A (x3) $200: T (x3) -$250: O (x2) $750: P Solve: Correct! | ||
$1,600 |
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Stephanie | Ben | Marilyn |
$2,250 |
Pat remarks about the economy and says that vowels still cost only $250.
For doing one better, we'll do the same. We return to the $3,500 space.
Round 3 | ||||||||||||||
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Stephanie | Ben | MARILYN |
| $3,500: T (x2) $250: H (DUD!) | ||
$7,000 | ||
| $400: R (DUD!) | $600: N (DUD!) | $200: S -$250: A (x2) -$250: E (x3) $600: L $600: F (DUD!) |
$7,300 | ||
| $800: D (DUD!) | $250: B $200: M -$250: I BIKE: C (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
$250+ | ||
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Stephanie | Ben | Marilyn |
$6,449 |
Can we follow that up immediately with another prize? We now have a trip to Malaysia and stay at Pan Pacific Hotel (labeled TRIP) worth $7,568.
To make up for something else from earlier, we also have a $5,000 space!
Round 4 | ||||||||||||||
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STEPHANIE | Ben | Marilyn |
| $900: S TRIP: T $250: R -$250: E (DUD!) | $200: N $500: L -$250: I (x3) Solve: Correct! | |
$900+ | $450 |
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...meaning Ben has swept the game!
Stephanie | Ben | Marilyn |
$6,899 |
Strange what can happen right off the bat. Stephanie will have to settle with some nice parting gifts.
Marilyn leaves with the $6,450 she won a long time ago.
BONUS ROUND:
Hey, we could start the premiere with a clean sweep! Ben could win one of...
Car (over $40,000)
Trip to London (over $23,000)
Pearl and diamond necklace ($18,000)
Trip to France ($19,000)
Good ol' American cash ($25,000)
Our first envelopes of the season. Ben picks the H, and the first bonus puzzle of the season is...
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...and this is not a very good start.
But it was still meant to be! Ben instantly solves FROG to COMPLETE THE SWEEP! Just for that solve, Pat pretends to frisk him.
We start with a win in the form of a Cadillac Eldorado worth $40,280! A good start to the season with $47,179 on Ben's first day!
