Post by jimhattenwoffan on Sept 11, 2018 20:08:27 GMT -5
Crowd on Deck: "WHEEL...OF...FORTUNE !!!"
(Crowd cheering, Marching Band playing their rendition of the original "Changing Keys" theme music, accompanied by footage of the Navy with the flag background)
Charlie O'Donnell: "From the US Navy Base in Norfolk, Virginia, aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, it's "Armed Forces Week" on America's Game, "WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL OF FORTUNE !!!" Here they are: Pat Sajak & Vanna White !!!"
Today's lineup of "Armed Forces" Contestants:
Matthew Suretti: Private First Class Infantry Man in the US Marine Corps, originally from Branson, Missouri
Nona Smith: Coast Guard Lieutenant & Public Affairs Officer, stationed in Portsmith, Virginia
Yvonne Dunn: US Navy, Boatswain's Mate Second Class, stationed aboard the Dwight D. Eisenhower, originally from Beeville, Texas
Top Dollar on the Wheel for Round 1: $1,000
ROUND ONE: THE SIXTIES (60's)
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Matthew drew #1 so he will get things underway with $700 and an S, two S's and $1400 for them....
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Another spin of the wheel with $700 repeat and a T, double the T's and a double $1400, making his score $2800....
_ _ _ S T _ _ _ _
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S _ _ _ _ _ _
Another spin with a chance to pick up the FREE SPIN and Matthew calls for an R, which there are two of and he's earned himself a FREE SPIN...
_ R _ S T R _ _ _
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T _ _ _ _ _ _
Still sitting pretty with $2800 in the bank, Matthew gives the wheel another go with $400 and an L, one L in the puzzle and $3200 thus far...
_ R _ S T R _ _ _
L _ _ _ S _ _
T _ _ _ _ _ _
Yet another spin with $500 and an H, just the one H...
_ R _ S T R _ _ _
L _ _ _ S _ _
T H _ _ _ _ _
$3700 in the bank and yet again, Matthew spins with $300 and asks for a K, none of which appear in the puzzle. He chooses NOT to use his FREE SPIN and control now goes over to Nona.
Nona's first spin is $450 and calls for a G, which there's one and $450 added to her bank....
_ R _ S T R _ _ G
L _ _ _ S _ _
T H _ _ _ _ _
She then buys an E, which there's only one of in the puzzle, taking her score down to $200....
_ R _ S T R _ _ G
L _ _ _ S _ _
T H E _ _ _ _
Nona has to spin again as she does so with $150 and an M, double the M's and her score now climbs up to $500....
_ R M S T R _ _ G
L _ _ _ S _ _
T H E M _ _ _
She buys an A, two of which appear in the puzzle....
A R M S T R _ _ G
L A _ _ S _ _
T H E M _ _ _
with only $250 sitting in front of her, Nona decided not to spin anymore and takes the first round with:
A R M S T R O N G
L A N D S O N
T H E M O O N
and she is currently in first place and we proceed to round number two.
Featured Prize on the Wheel for Round 2: Men's Allen-Edmonds Shoes (modeled by some adorable children), worth $1,250
ROUND TWO: BEFORE & AFTER
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Nona will begin this round with $750 and an R, just the R and $750 for it....
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Another spin of the wheel with $500 (Pat reminds her to watch the flipper in front of her) and calls for an N, which there are three of in the puzzle....
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$2250 in the bank and Nona buys an I, we can give her four of them....
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I N _ _ I _ _
_ I _ _ I N _ _ _ _ _
an even $2,000 on the scoreboard and Nona spins again with $750 and calls for a T, double the T's....
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I N _ _ I _ _
_ I T T I N _ _ _ _ _
$3500 in her bank and Nona gives the wheel another go with $200 and a G, just the one G and $3700 thus far....
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I N _ _ I _ _
_ I T T I N G _ _ _ _
Another spin for Nona and a chance to pick up the SHOES and a S, one S and she can claim the Prize if she solves the puzzle without landing on BANKRUPT
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I N _ _ I _ _
S I T T I N G _ _ _ _
Still sitting on $3700, Nona buys an O, just the one....
_ O _ _ _ N _ _ R
I N _ _ I _ _
S I T T I N G _ _ _ _
$3,450 left in the bank and Nona spins again with $800 and calls for a D, one D....
_ O _ _ _ N D _ R
I N _ _ I _ _
S I T T I N G _ _ _ _
$4,250 in the bank as well as the SHOES, Nona presses her luck with another spin with $500 and a C, double the C's and $5,250 thus far....
C O _ _ _ N D _ R
I N C _ I _ _
S I T T I N G _ _ _ _
Nona pauses for a second and then she buys an A, only one in the puzzle...
C O _ _ A N D _ R
I N C _ I _ _
S I T T I N G _ _ _ _
$5,000 on the scoreboard and Nona spins again with $400 and an L, double the L's and her score now climbs up to $5,800 and the SHOES
C O _ _ A N D _ R
I N C _ I _ _
S I T T I N G _ _ L L
Thinking for a moment, Nona decides to press on and it's not good: BANKRUPT
Wiping out her $5,800 and she also lost the SHOES as Pat comes over to remove the wedge from her possession....
Control now goes over to Yvonne, who at long last, gets her very first spin of the wheel and it's a GREAT ONE: $2500 and an M, double the M's and $5,000 in her bank....
C O M M A N D _ R
I N C _ I _ _
S I T T I N G _ _ L L
She buys a U, just the one and $4,750 remaining on the scoreboard....
C O M M A N D _ R
I N C _ I _ _
S I T T I N G _ U L L
Yvonne then buys the E, in which there are two of and her score now sits at $4500....
C O M M A N D E R
I N C _ I E _
S I T T I N G _ U L L
No vowels remaining as Yvonne spins with $200 and a B, one B and $4700 in the bank....
C O M M A N D E R
I N C _ I E _
S I T T I N G B U L L
Feeling confidant, Yvonne goes for it with the SURPRISE and the H, just the one H and she can now claim the SURPRISE (but must avoid BANKRUPT in order to win it)...
C O M M A N D E R
I N C H I E _
S I T T I N G B U L L
Still sitting at $4700 and the SURPRISE and only one blank space left on the board, Yvonne goes for broke and she's safe with $200 and the F.
$4900 total and the SURPRISE, Yvonne takes this round with:
C O M M A N D E R
I N C H I E F
S I T T I N G B U L L
as she jumps up and down with excitement. Yvonne not only wins the round with $4900,
she's also won the SURPRISE which is: a Four-Coin Gold & Silver Constitution Set & an American Four-Coin Gold Eagle Set from Gold Line International, $1,463.
With the SURPRISE added to her score, Yvonne is current in first place with $6,363 in cash and prizes, followed by Nona in second place with $250 and Matthew yet to score.
Going to commercial, a camera pans over the large audience and a shot of a Navy Ship is shown
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel for Round 3: $3500 and also the $10,000 wedge
ROUND THREE: EVENT
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Our current leader, Yvonne will start this round with $550 and a T, double the T's and $1100 for them...
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Another spin of the wheel with $900 and an H, two H's and $1800 more bringing her score up to $2900....
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H _ _ _ T
Yvonne buys an E, in which there are four of them in the puzzle.....
_ _ _ _ _ E _ T H E
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H E _ _ T
$2650 left in the bank as Yvonne gives the wheel another pull and it's a bad one: BANKRUPT
Her score drops back down to $0 as control goes over to Matthew.
$200 for Matthew and an R, triple the R's and $600 in the bank....
_ _ _ R _ E _ T H E
_ _ R _ _ E
H E _ R T
He buys an A and we can triple those and his score goes down to $350....
A _ A R _ E _ T H E
_ _ R _ _ E
H E A R T
Another spin of the wheel with $200 repeat and calls for an L, just the one and $550 on the scoreboard...
A _ A R _ E _ T H E
_ _ R _ L E
H E A R T
Matthew goes for it with the same $200 mark and an S but there aren't any in the puzzle. He decides to use his FREE SPIN as he spins again with $250 and an M and he still can't cash in as there's no M's in the puzzle.
Nona is up now with $800 and a D, two D's up there and $1600 for them...
A _ A R D E D T H E
_ _ R _ L E
H E A R T
She spins again with $300 and a P, double the P's. With $2200 sitting in front of her, Nona decides not to risk as she takes this round with:
A W A R D E D T H E
P U R P L E
H E A R T
With two rounds under her belt, Nona still remains in second place with $2,450 as Yvonne is still hold the checkered flag with $6,363 and Matthew is still sitting at the starting line with $0.
Going to commercial, we see the lovely Vanna meeting, greeting and saluting some of the crew members aboard the Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Coming back from commercial, there's not a whole lot of time left in the show as Pat gives the wheel a final spin. Vowels, as always, are worth nothing and every consonant found in the puzzle will be worth: $300
ROUND FOUR: PHRASE
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Matthew: T, one T & $350 (Pat teases him by saying if he can solve the puzzle now, he'll be very impressed)
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Nona: S, one S & $300 for her
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Yvonne: W, one W & $300 for her as well
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Matthew: R, no R's
Nona: P, no P's
Yvonne: G, no G's
Matthew: L, one L and $600 in the bank
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Nona: N, triple the N's, taking her score up to $1200
- T S _ _ _ _ N L _
_ _ W N _ _ _ N
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Yvonne: H, no H's
Matthew: M, one M & $900 on the scoreboard
- T S _ _ _ _ N L _
_ _ W N _ _ _ N
M _
Nona: D, four D's in the puzzle, $2400 in the bank and she takes the round with:
I T S U D D E N L Y
D A W N E D O N
M E
and with that solve, Nona finishes in second place with $4,850 in cash. Matthew finishes last with nothing on the scoreboard and only leaves with some lovely parting gifts.
Have only solved one puzzle and $6,363 in cash and prizes, Yvonne is today's big winner and now she get to play the Bonus Round !
BONUS ROUND
(Corvette, Speedboat, US Savings Bonds & the $25,000 remain)
Yvonne picks the first "E" Prize
CATEGORY: THING
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RSTLNE
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Yvonne picks CMK & A
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Ten second countdown as Yvonne guesses things like PRICE, BRACE, MACE, CHEESE but fails to come up with:
V O I C E
and the prize that she could've won: US SAVINGS BONDS
Despite not winning the Bonus Prize, Yvonne still finished strong with the $6,363 in cash and prizes and also with the possibility of returning to compete in the Friday Finals.
Total Winnings:
Yvonne: $6,363
Nona: $4,850
Matthew: $0
