Post by jimhattenwoffan on Sept 14, 2018 15:36:26 GMT -5
Crown 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, "WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL OF FORTUNE !!!" Here they are: Pat Sajak & Vanna White !!!"
(just like the previous taping, it's actual nighttime, presumably between 9:30-10pm)
Here are our 3 Top Money Winners of "Armed Forces Week":
Yvonne Dunn: Won $6,363 in Cash and Prizes on Tuesday
Billy Farmer Jr.: Won $30,300 in Cash and Prizes (including the Trip to Australia in the Bonus Round) on Monday
Brian Grilly: Won $44,433 in Cash and Prizes (including the Corvette in the Bonus Round) on Wednesday
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel for Round 1: $1,000
ROUND ONE: PHRASE
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Yvonne drew #1 in our "Friday Final" playoffs so she will kick things off with $200 and an S, but there are no S's anywhere.
Billy is up next with $400 and an N, there are three of them in the puzzle and we'll add $1200 to the bank for them
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_ N _
_ _ N _ _ _ _ N _ _ _ _
Another spin of the wheel with the SURPRISE and a D, triple the D's and now Billy can now take the SURPRISE off the wheel but must solve the puzzle at any point and avoid BANKRUPT in order to claim it.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D
_ N D
_ _ N _ _ D _ N _ _ _ _
$1200 still on the scoreboard, Billy buys an A and there are two of them up there and $950 left in the bank
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D
A N D
_ _ N _ _ D _ N _ _ A _
He buys an E and there are three of those in the puzzle....
_ _ _ _ _ _ E _ E D
A N D
_ _ N _ _ D E N _ _ A _
$700 left in the bank and Billy spins the wheel with $200 and an R, just the one and $900 on the scoreboard plus the SURPRISE
_ R _ _ _ _ E _ E D
A N D
_ _ N _ _ D E N _ _ A _
Another spin of the wheel with $500 and an L, two L's up there and $1900 so far....
_ R _ _ _ L E _ E D
A N D
_ _ N _ _ D E N _ _ A L
Billy buys an I and there are four of them in the puzzle and $1650 left in the bank
_ R I _ I L E _ E D
A N D
_ _ N _ I D E N _ I A L
He goes for it with $750 and a C, just the one C and $2400 and the SURPRISE
_ R I _ I L E _ E D
A N D
C _ N _ I D E N _ I A L
Billy presses his luck with $400 and an F, just the one F up there and $2800 on the scoreboard
_ R I _ I L E _ E D
A N D
C _ N F I D E N _ I A L
He buys the O and there's just the one up there and $2,550 left in the bank and also no vowels left as it's spin or solve at this point.
_ R I _ I L E _ E D
A N D
C O N F I D E N _ I A L
Billy spins the wheel with $200 and the T, one T and $2750 accumulated so far
_ R I _ I L E _ E D
A N D
C O N F I D E N T I A L
and yet again, Billy pushes his luck with $500 and calls for a B, which brings massive groans from the large audience and a disgruntled "Oh Boy" from Pat.
Brian takes the wheel with $800 and an M, but there are none of them in the puzzle.
Control comes back over to Yvonne, who seems to on to something as she spins with $400 and the P, one P up there and $400 in the bank, she stops there and takes the first round with:
P R I V I L E G E D
A N D
C O N F I D E N T I A L
wiping out Billy's $2750 (and also him losing out on the SURPRISE) as she's now in first place with just the $400 and the game continues on with round two.
Featured Prize on the Wheel for Round Two: His & Hers Yahama Razz Motorscooters (modeled by Vanna, dressed in casual wear, in front of the Dwight D. Eisenhower), worth $2,598
CATEGORY: FILL IN THE BLANK
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Billy, hoping to redeem himself, will start this round with $450 and an N, there are two of them and $900 in the bank...
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? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N
? _ _ _ _ _ N _ _ _ _ _
He spins again with $400 and a T, one T up there and $1300 more in the bank
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? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N
? _ _ _ _ _ N _ _ _ T _
Another spin of the wheel with $350 and an S, triple the S's and $2350 on the scoreboard....
? _ _ _ S _ _ _
? _ _ _ _ S _ _ N
? _ _ _ S _ N _ _ _ T _
Billy buys an E and there are three of those...
? _ E _ S _ _ _
? _ E _ _ S _ _ N
? _ E _ S _ N _ _ _ T _
$2100 left in the bank and he spins again with the MOTORSCOOTERS and an M, but he couldn't cash in as there are no M's up there.
Brian is up next to spin with $450 and a P, there are three of them in the puzzle and $1350 in the bank thus far
? P E _ S _ _ P
? _ E _ _ S _ _ N
? P E _ S _ N _ _ _ T _
Another spin of the wheel for Brian with $300 and a G, there are no G's.
Yvonne is up now with $500 and an R, there's one in the puzzle
? P E _ S _ _ P
? _ E _ _ S _ _ N
? P E R S _ N _ _ _ T _
$500 on the scoreboard and she buys an A, double the A's and $250 left....
? P E A S _ _ P
? _ E _ _ S _ _ N
? P E R S _ N A _ _ T _
Yvonne spins again with $700 and an H but there are no H's anywhere in the puzzle
Control comes back over to Billy with $2100 in the bank as he spins with $300 and an L, just the one & $2400 now
? P E A S _ _ P
? _ E _ _ S _ _ N
? P E R S _ N A L _ T _
Billy buys an O and there are three of them in the puzzle.
With $2150 on the scoreboard, Billy stops there as he takes this round with:
? P E A S O U P
? D E C I S I O N
? P E R S O N A L I T Y
and with that $2150, he can now win an additional $500 more if he can fill in the blanks, in which he instantly guesses: SPLIT
Billy's score now jumps up to $2650 and he is currently in first place, followed by Yvonne with $400 and Brian, yet to score.
Going to commercial, the camera pans over the large audience and footage of US Navy Men and Women saluting is shown
Top Dollar Value on the Wheel for Round 3: $3500 and also the $10,000 wedge
CATEGORY: THING
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Brian starts this round with $1,000 and an S, there's one and $1,000 in the bank
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S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Another spin of the wheel with $700 and a T, there are two of them in the puzzle
_ _ _ _ _ T
S _ _ _ _ _ T _ _
$2400 in the bank and Brian buys an A, just the one and $2150 left
_ _ _ _ _ T
S _ _ _ _ A T _ _
Another spin and it's not good: LOSE A TURN but at least Brian get to keep the $2150 for the time being
Yvonne is in control now with $500 and an R, we can give her one R and $500 for it
_ _ _ _ _ T
S _ _ _ _ A T _ R
Another spin of the wheel with $400 and an L, double the L's and $1300 in the bank thus far
_ L _ _ _ T
S _ _ _ L A T _ R
She buys an E, but there are none of them in the puzzle as her score now sits at $1,050.
Billy is in control of the wheel now with $900 and an N, but we can't give him any.
Brian, with $2150 in front of him, is up again and this time around it's good: $3500 and a P, but sadly he couldn't cash in as there are none of them in the puzzle.
Control of the wheel comes back over to Yvonne with $200 and a D, but there aren't any D's either.
Billy spins $200 and an M, there is one M in the puzzle and $200 in the bank
_ L _ _ _ T
S _ M _ L A T _ R
With only $200, Billy spins again with $800 and an F, one F in the puzzle and even $1,000 on the scoreboard.
Billy stops there and he goes two for two with:
F L I G H T
S I M U L A T O R
and he's climbing higher up the ladder with $3650 while Yvonne still remains at $400 and Brian still at $0.
Going to commercial, we see a close-up camera view of Vanna standing at the puzzleboard clapping and the camera pans over to the contestant area
Returning from commercial, there's not a lot of time left in the game as Pat takes control of the wheel, giving it a final spin.
Vowels are worth nothing and each consonant found in the puzzle will be worth: $1500
CATEGORY: PERSON
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Yvonne: N, no N.
Billy: R, one R & $1500 in the bank
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_ _ _ _ _ R
Brian: S, no S's.
Yvonne: T, no T's.
Billy: L, one & $3,000
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_ _ L _ _ R
Brian: D, one D & $1500 on the scoreboard
_ _ _ D
_ _ L _ _ R
Yvonne: C, no C's
Billy: H, no H's
Brian: B, no B's
Yvonne: K, no K's
Billy: M, no M's
Brian: J, no J's
Yvonne: P, no P's
Billy: F, one F & $4500 in the bank
_ _ _ D
_ _ L F _ R
Brian: W, no W's
Yvonne: G, one G & $1500 on the scoreboard (she guesses BAD GOLFER & LAND GOLFER)
Billy: A, one A & no money
A _ _ D
G _ L F _ R
Brian: V, one V, $3,000 in the bank and he takes it with:
A V I D
G O L F E R
for a nice little comeback. Although he did not become the overall winner, Brian leaves with a grand total of $47,433 in Cash and Prizes in his two days.
Yvonne finishes in third place today with that additional $400 and in her two days, her grand total comes up to $6,763 in Cash and Prizes.
For Billy, with that $3,650, he is today's champion of the "Armed Forces Week Finals" with his grand total currently sitting at $33,950 in Cash and Prizes and now he has a chance to add on to that winning total in the Bonus Round.
Going to commercial, footage of Vanna walking and chatting with a co-Navy Pilot outside of the Dwight D. Eisenhower is shown
BONUS ROUND
(US Savings Bonds, Speedboat & the $25,000 still remain)
Billy picks the second "E" Prize
CATEGORY: PERSON
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RSTLNE
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(nothing)
Billy picks CDM & A
Pat teases Billy "Did U have a nice time with us this week?" as Billy replies "I guess so" with a chuckle as none of his extra picks appear in the puzzle either
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Ten second countdown as Billy is remotely silent and obviously he couldn't come up with:
G U Y
and he won't be able to add the SPEEDBOAT to his winnings.
Despite not winning this Bonus Round, Billy still finishes in a strong way with $33,950 in Cash and Prizes and he ranks second in terms of highest winning totals as the Big Money Winner of the week is Brian with his $47,433 in Cash and Prizes.
At the end of the show, Pat and Vanna are joined by the Commanding Officer of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Capt. Mark Gemmill as they both thank him for inviting them to aboard the Eisenhower to taping shows as he replies that the crew of the ship has enjoyed having them aboard and presents both Vanna & Pat with official USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Ball Caps in which they both put on and salute.
Pat again thanks Capt. Gemmill for inviting them to come aboard the Dwight D. Eisenhower to film shows as he and Vanna shake hands with the Gentleman and the Marching Band's rendition of the original "Changing Keys" theme music replaces the 1994-97 "Big Band" theme for the closing credits.
(The next week of shows, May 22nd-26th, were also taped aboard the Dwight D. Eisenhower, called "Salute to Norfolk Week")
Total Winnings (from Highest to Lowest):
Brian: $47,433 (all total in his two days & ranks as the Highest Money Winner of the entire week)
Billy: $33,950 (all total in his two days)
Yvonne: $6,763 (all total in her two days)
