Post by jimhattenwoffan on Sept 10, 2018 18:36:20 GMT -5
Pat: "We're at the naval base in Norfolk, Virginia, about to board the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower for some very special shows."
Vanna: "Please join us as we celebrate "Armed Forces Week" right here on...."
Crowd: "WHEEL...OF...FORTUNE !!!"
The crowd on deck then cheers as a marching band plays a rendition of the original "Changing Keys" theme music, accompanied by footage of the Navy, with a flag background. The special logo for this week of shows then appears, followed by a timpani roll and Pat and Vanna, accompanied by the some of the head staff of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, make a grand entrance as they are lowered onto the ship's deck awaiting the cheering audience.
Charlie O'Donnell: "Here they are...Pat Sajak & Vanna White !!!".
Today's Contestants in the Services:
Aarah Cartner: a Watercraft Operator, stationed at the Fort Eustis, Va. originally from Leonardtown, Maryland.
David Cooper Jr.: a US Navy Radioman First Class, works in the Communications Department, originally from Cleveland, Ohio.
Billy Farmer Jr.: Senior Airman from the US Air Force, originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Top Dollar on the Wheel for Round 1: $1,000
ROUND ONE: EVENT
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Aarah drew #1 as she kicks things off with $750 and T, which there are none of in the puzzle.
Control then goes over to David with $900 and an R, which there is one and $900 in the bank...
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David gives the wheel another spin with $400 and an S, but we can't give him any S's....
Billy is up now with $400 repeat and an N, just the one and $400 added to his score...
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Another spin of the wheel and $500 as Billy calls for an L, there is one L, $500 more added to his score and $900 (tied with David) thus far
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Billy spins again, this time with $300 and a C, but there aren't any C's in the puzzle.
Control now goes back to Aarah with $700 and a G, but she still can't cash in as there are no G's on the board....
David, with $900 thus far, spins up $200 and a D, double the D's and $1300 in the bank thus far...
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David buys an E, in which there are four of in the puzzle...
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_ E E _ E N D
with the E's in place, David's score drops to $1,050 and he takes another swipe at the wheel with $900 and a W, one W....
_ E _ _ R _ _ L D _ _
W E E _ E N D
$1,950 on the scoreboard as David goes for it with a chance to win a FREE SPIN (he tries to reach for it but Pat stops him) and calls a K, which there's one of...
_ E _ _ R _ _ L D _ _
W E E K E N D
With the K in place, David earns himself the FREE SPIN, still with the $1,950 in front of him, he goes for it with $200 and a P, which brings massive groans from the large audience as no P's appear in the puzzle and he chooses NOT to use his FREE SPIN (which would later prove to be a stupid move on his part)....
Control goes back to Billy, with $900 sitting in front of him, as he hopes to add $300 more with an M, in which there are two of in the puzzle. $1500 in the bank, Billy decides not to spin anymore and takes the first round with:
M E M O R I A L D A Y
W E E K E N D
wiping out David's $1,950 as he is currently in first place with that $1500.
Featured Prize on the Wheel for Round 2: Service Merchandise Gift Certificate & a Sony Discman (modeled by Vanna, dressed in athletic gear), worth $2,500.
ROUND TWO: CLUE
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David, still toting the FREE SPIN, starts things off with a SURPRISE and calls for an R, we can give him two R's and the SURPRISE is now his (but must solve the puzzle AND avoid hitting BANKRUPT in order to claim it)....
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with no money, David must spin again as he hits $500 and an S, one S and $500 in the bank....
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David spins again with $900 and calls for a T, triple the T's and his bank now sits at $3,200 and also the SURPRISE...
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_ S _ _ _ _
David then buys an E, two E's in the puzzle and his scores now sits at $2,950....
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_ _ T _ E
_ S _ _ _ E
Another spin of the wheel for David and $400 and ask for an M: one M....
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_ _ T _ E
_ S _ _ M E
$3350 in the bank and David buys an O, double the O's....
_ O R T R _ _ T
O _ T _ E
_ S _ _ M E
$3,100 on the scoreboard as David spins again with $700 and a P, one P in the puzzle and $3800 thus far and the SURPRISE....
P O R T R _ _ T
O _ T _ E
_ S _ _ M E
David pauses and then buys an A, just the one A and $3,550 left...
P O R T R A _ T
O _ T _ E
_ S _ _ M E
David goes for it with $750 and calls for an F, which there are none of in the puzzle and he STILL does NOT hand in his FREE SPIN as control passes on to Billy.
Billy takes the wheel with $750 (just barely escaping the BANKRUPT) and calls for an H, one H and $750 on the scoreboard...
P O R T R A _ T
O _ T H E
_ S _ _ M E
Not nearly enough for Billy as he spins the wheel again with $250 and an N, one N in the puzzle and an even $1,000....
P O R T R A _ T
O N T H E
_ S _ _ M E
Billy pushes his luck with one last spin and $400 and the D, one D in the puzzle, $1,400 on the scoreboard and only vowels remaining, Billy buys an I, two I's and $1,150 left in the bank and Billy tries to solve the puzzle but is stumped (and there's the ONLY REMAINING VOWEL left uncovered). Control comes back over to Aarah, with no money, and she solves
P O R T R A I T
O N T H E
U S D I M E
for the $200 minimal and she can now win a bonus $500 if she can identify the CLUE in which she guess THOMAS JEFFERSON and she's wrong.
David now get to guess for the $500 bonus in which he guesses GEORGE WASHINGTON and he too is incorrect.
Finally, Billy gets a chance at it and he foolishly guesses DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER and of course, he's wrong too.
No one wins the $500 Bonus and the correct answer was: FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Despite this, Billy is still leading wit $1500, followed by Aarah with $200 and David yet to score.
Going to commercial, the beautiful Vanna is shown sitting in a US Aircraft, wearing a USS Dwight D. Eisenhower cap, waving and saluting....
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel for Round 3: $3500 and also the $10,000 wedge is in place...
ROUND THREE: PHRASE
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Round three kicks off with Billy as he lands on $600 and an N, double the N's and $1200 for them....
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Billy then buys an O, just the one and that takes his score down to $950...
N O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Billy spins again with the GIFT CERTIFICATE and calls an S, triple the S's and he can now claim the prize (but MUST solve the puzzle WITHOUT hitting BANKRUPT)
N O _ _ _ _ _ _ S _
N _ _ _ S S _ _ _
Before Billy can make his next move, a siren is heard going off, briefly distracting the game. Billy then buys an E, which there are three of in the puzzle....
N O _ _ _ _ _ _ S E
N E _ E S S _ _ _
With his score now sitting at $700, Billy gives the wheel another go with $800 and a C, double the C's and $2300 in the bank and the GIFT CERTIFICATE....
N O _ _ _ C _ _ S E
N E C E S S _ _ _
Billy goes for it with $500 and an R, two R's in the puzzle and $3300 on the scoreboard. With that, Billy decides not to spin anymore and he takes this round with:
N O P U R C H A S E
N E C E S S A R Y
for a PERFECTO ROUND and redemption (from failing to solve the round two puzzle). With the GIFT CERTIFICATE and two rounds under his belt, Billy's total currently sits at $7,300 in cash and prizes. Aarah is still sitting in second place with $200 and David, STILL yet to score.
Going to commercial, footage of a US Aircraft Carrier landing on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is shown.
Returning from commercial, time is running short (due to a couple of lengthy rounds) as Pat gives the wheel a final spin. Vowels are worth nothing and each consonant found in the puzzle will be worth: $250
ROUND FOUR: BEFORE & AFTER
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Aarah: T, one T & $250
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David: R, two R's & $500
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Billy: H, no H's
Aarah: F, no F's
David: S, three S's & $1250
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Billy: M, one M & $250
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_ R M S
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Aarah: P, one P & $500
P R _ S _ _ T
_ R M S
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David: N, two N's & $1750
P R _ S _ N T
_ R M S
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Billy: D, one D & $500
P R _ S _ N T
_ R M S
_ N D _ _ _ S
Aarah: L, one L, $750 and solves (to David's dismay):
P R E S E N T
A R M S
A N D L E G S
With that solve, Aarah finishes in second place with $950, David unfortunately leaves with nothing but parting gifts and with $7,300 in cash and prizes, Billy's today Big Winner and will now go to the Bonus Round
BONUS ROUND
(Corvette, US Savings Bonds, Speedboat, Australian Adventure, $25,000)
Robert picks the "H" Prize
CATEGORY: THING (the Bonus Round Puzzles, in case of all road shows, use the top two rows of trilons)
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RSTLNE
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Billy picks DCH & O
Pat then says that those are fine letters and they may appear in other puzzles but not this one and none of his extra letters appear in the puzzle...
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Ten second countdown, Billy begins mouthing off guesses and suddenly he's hit with
G A M E
P L A N
as the large audience cheers loudly and Pat teases him with "You pretend U didn't know that" and with that amazing solve,
Billy has won: THE AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURE worth $23,000, bringing his grand total up to: $30,300 in Cash and Prizes and it's possible he'll be returning to play in the Friday Finals.
He is greeted by his Mom, his sister, Donna and his two friends, Scott and Richard.
Total Winnings:
Billy: $30,300 (with the possibly of returning to compete in the Friday Finals)
Aarah: $950
David: $0