Post by jimhattenwoffan on Sept 12, 2018 15:35:25 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 !!!"
Here are today's lineup of "Armed Forces" Participants:
Sherrie Murray: US Army Specialist & Satellite Communications Operator, stationed at Fort Hood, Texas
Brian Grilly: Petty Officer Third Class & Quarter Master, stationed at Naval Station, Norfolk, originally from Chicago
Scott Varney: US Air Force Staff Sargent, stationed at Langley Air Force Base
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel for Round 1: $1,000
ROUND ONE: QUOTATION
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Sheri, as she drew #1, will start things off $400 and an R, but none of which appear in the puzzle.
Brian is up next to spin and it's good: $1,000 and a T, but unfortunately he can't cash in, there are no T's.
Scott steps up next with $200 and an N, two N's and $400 in the bank....
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_ _ N _ _
Another spin of the wheel with $800 and an S, no S's.
Control goes back to Sherrie with $300 and an M, there's one M up there and $300 on the scoreboard.
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_ _ N _ _
Sherrie spins again with $500 and a D, there's a whole wad of D's: FOUR to be exact
_ ' M _
_ _ N _ _ _
D _ _ D _ _
D _ N D _
$2300 in the bank and Sherrie buys an I, just the one...
I ' M _
_ _ N _ _ _
D _ _ D _ _
D _ N D _
She then buys an E, in which there are three of in the puzzle....
I ' M _
_ _ N _ E E
D _ _ D _ E
D _ N D _
Another vowel: A, three of those in the puzzle.
With $1,550 sitting in front of her, Sherrie decides not to spin anymore as she takes the first round with:
I ' M A
Y A N K E E
D O O D L E
D A N D Y
and she's currently in first place as the game continues on.
Featured Prize on the Wheel for Round 2: President Eisenhower's signed D-Day Order of the Day Document from the Kenneth Rendell Gallery, worth $3,500
ROUND TWO: PERSON (PROPER NAME):
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Round two begins with Brian and it's a rotten start: LOSE A TURN
Scott goes next and he too is hit by the LOSE A TURN
Sherrie is up now and it's now three for three as she too is slapped by the LOSE A TURN
Starting fresh as Brian is up again and this time it's good: $200 and an S, two S's in the puzzle & $400 in the bank....
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S _ _ _ _ _
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Another spin of the wheel with $450 and a T, double the T's and $1300 thus far....
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S _ _ _ _ _
T _ _ S _ _
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Brian spins again with $500 and a D, just the one D up there....
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S _ _ _ _ _
T _ _ S _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ D
$1800 in the bank so far and Brian buys an O, we can give him three...
_ O _ _ T _ _
S _ _ _ _ _
T _ _ S _ _
_ _ _ _ _ O O D
$1550 left in the bank as Brian spins the wheel again with $500 repeat and a W, one W up there and $2,050 on the scoreboard...
_ O _ _ T _ _
S _ _ _ _ _
T _ _ S _ _
_ _ _ _ W O O D
Another spin of the wheel with $800 and a P, but there aren't any P's in the puzzle
Scott is in control now with $400 and an R, FOUR times the R's and $1600 in the bank for them:
_ O _ _ T R _
S _ _ _ _ R
T R _ S _ _
_ _ _ R W O O D
Scott buys an E and there are two of them in the puzzle...
_ O _ _ T R _
S _ _ _ E R
T R _ S _ _
_ E _ R W O O D
$1350 left in the bank as Scott presses on with $200 and an M, but there are none of them in the puzzle.
Sherrie is in control now with $300 and a C, just the one & $300 on the scoreboard
C O _ _ T R _
S _ _ _ E R
T R _ S _ _
_ E _ R W O O D
Another spin for Sherrie with $300 and a Y, double the Y's and $900 thus far....
C O _ _ T R Y
S _ _ _ E R
T R _ S _ _
Y E _ R W O O D
Sherrie goes for it with $500 and an N, there are two of those in the puzzle.
With $1900 in the bank, Sherrie pauses for a second and decides not to press her luck anymore and goes two for two with:
C O U N T R Y
S I N G E R
T R I S H A
Y E A R W O O D
and with the first two rounds under her belt, Sherrie has accumulated $3,450 and she's flying high while the gentlemen have yet to score.
Going to commercial, the camera pans over the incredibly large audience and footage of Air Force aircraft flying overhead are shown.
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel for Round 3: $3500 and also the $10,000 wedge
ROUND THREE: PHRASE
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Scott will begin this round with $1,000 and a T, there are two of them in the puzzle and $2,000 on the scoreboard
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T _ _ _ _ _
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Another spin of the wheel with $700 and an R, there are three of those,
R _ _ _ _ _ T
_ _ R _ _ _ _ _ _ _
T _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ R _
$4100 in the bank as Scott gives the wheel another spin with $250 and an N, only N in the puzzle and $4350 more so far...
R _ _ _ _ _ T
_ _ R _ _ _ _ _ _ N
T _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ R _
He buys an E in which there are four of in the puzzle, taking his score back to $4100...
R E _ _ E _ T
_ E R _ _ _ _ _ _ N
T _ _ _ _ E
_ _ _ _ R _
Another vowel for Scott, an A and there are two of them.....
R E _ _ E _ T
_ E R _ _ _ _ _ _ N
T _ _ _ _ E
A _ _ A R _
$3850 left in the bank as Scott spins the wheel with $250 and an S, triple the S's and $4600 on the scoreboard
R E _ _ E S T
_ E R _ _ S S _ _ N
T _ _ _ _ E
A _ _ A R _
Another spin of the wheel and it's not good for Scott: BANKRUPT, wiping out his $4600....
Control now comes over to Sherrie and it's looking good: $10,000 and a D, there is one and Sherrie can now claim that $10,000 prize IF she can solve the puzzle at any point without hitting BANKRUPT
R E _ _ E S T
_ E R _ _ S S _ _ N
T _ _ _ _ E
A _ _ A R D
With no money in front of her, Sherrie has to spin again as she lands on $250 and an L, none of which appear in the puzzle (and groans from the audience)...
Brian is up now and it's looking good: $3500 and he calls for a P, we can give him one P and $3500 added to the scoreboard...
R E _ _ E S T
P E R _ _ S S _ _ N
T _ _ _ _ E
A _ _ A R D
He buys an O, in which there are four of in the puzzle, taking his score down to $3250....
R E _ _ E S T
P E R _ _ S S _ O N
T O _ O _ E
A _ O A R D
Brian spins with $200 and a C, just the one C up there.
With $3450 in the bank, he stops there and takes this round with:
R E Q U E S T
P E R M I S S I O N
T O C O M E
A B O A R D
and with that $3450, he is TIED with Sherrie, who also $3450 in her bank but Scott still has yet to score anything.
Going to commercial, we see footage of Vanna meeting and greeting some more members associated with the Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel for Round 4: $5,000 and also a TRIP TO FLORIDA has been added (which will be described if it's picked up and won)
ROUND FOUR: PHRASE
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Sherrie will being this round with $500 and an S, two of those and $1,000 on the scoreboard
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Another spin of the wheel with $250 and a T, double the T's and $1500 more in the bank thus far for Sherrie....
_ T ' S _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ S
She buys an I in which there are three of in the puzzle....
I T ' S _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I T _
_ I _ _ _ _ S
$1250 remaining as Sherrie spins again with $700 and an H, one H appears in the puzzle and $1950 in the bank....
I T ' S _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I T H
_ I _ _ _ _ S
and she presses on with $300 and a W, just the one W and $2250 on the scoreboard
I T ' S _ _ _
_ _ _ _ W I T H
_ I _ _ _ _ S
Sherrie buys an E and there's only one in the puzzle, taking her score down to an even $2,000
I T ' S _ _ _
_ _ _ E W I T H
_ I _ _ _ _ S
She buys an O and there are two of those up there....
I T ' S _ _ _
_ O _ E W I T H
_ I _ _ O _ S
$1750 left in the bank as Sherrie buys an A, only one of those in the puzzle and her score now sits at $1500
I T ' S A _ _
_ O _ E W I T H
_ I _ _ O _ S
DING-DING DING-DING
Before Sherrie can make another move, the bell sounds signaling that time is running as Pat is in control of the wheel now. He gives the wheel a final spin as vowels are worth nothing and every consonant found in the puzzle will be worth: $500
Sherrie: L, two L's & $2500
I T ' S A L L
_ O _ E W I T H
_ I _ _ O _ S
Brian: N, one N & $500
I T ' S A L L
_ O N E W I T H
_ I _ _ O _ S
Scott: G, on G's
Sherrie: M, one M & $3,000
I T ' S A L L
_ O N E W I T H
M I _ _ O _ S
Brian: R, triple the R's, $2,000 and he not only takes the round with:
I T ' S A L L
D O N E W I T H
M I R R O R S
he breaks the tie and is crowned today's champion with $5,450 in cash and now he came win more in the Bonus Round as Sherrie finishes in second place with the $3450 while Scott must settle with some oh, so lovely Parting Gifts.
Going to commercial, Charlie O'Donnell is seen requesting permission to come aboard the Dwight D. Eisenhower to which to Commander in Chief grants his request.
BONUS ROUND
(Corvette, US Savings Bonds, Speedboat & the $25,000 still remain)
Brian picks the "L" Prize
CATEGORY: THING
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RSTLNE
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Brian picks PDC & A
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S A C _
Ten second countdown as Brian instantly grabs it with:
B U R L A P
S A C K
as the large audience erupts with thunderous cheering and applauding
and he's the one who's screaming "YES !!!" with this: THE CHEVROLET CORVETTE worth $38,983, bringing his grand total up to $44,433 in Cash and Prizes and it's undoubtedly and most likely he'll be back to return to compete in the Friday Finals. He is greeted by his squealing fiancé', Cindy, who is a bit more enthusiastic about the Corvette win as they head over to join Vanna for a closer look at their shiny, new Sportscar.
Total Winnings:
Brian: $44,433 (highly possible he'll be returning to compete in the Friday Finals)
Sherrie: $3,450
Scott: $0
