Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2018 2:43:54 GMT -5
Here's another recap on a Wheel Across America episode, this time from 1998.
WHEEL ACROSS AMERICA
AIR DATE: 5/28/98
Today's contestants are as follows:
Mike Couture (Provider of the episode.): Menifee, California. Operates heavy equipment. He and his wife had a baby girl. Played with G.I. Joes growing up.
Mark Calhoun: Pearl, Mississippi. Car Salesman. Has 4 children. Loves to spin the wheel at home and play Barbie dolls with baby Chelsea (Ken is his favorite doll.). Also plays golf.
Ginger Nemmens: Memphis, Tennessee. 23 years old. Married with a one-year-old daughter (!?). A nursing student that works in hospitals. Also a part-time substitute dance instructor. Skipper was her favorite Barbie doll.
If you're wondering, I never played with Barbie dolls growing up. I was more of a Hot Wheels kind of guy.
(SURPRISE and FREE SPIN are up for grabs.)
Round 1: Event
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Mike immediately duds out with a T on $250.
Mark gets 3 N's on $250, but duds with an L on $600. Ginger doesn't do any better with an S on $900.
Mike gets a C on $550, 3 D's on $250 (near $1,000), buys 4 E's, gets an M on $600, but duds with a B on $700.
Mark gets 2 G's on $450, but his next call of H on $450 is a bust.
Ginger gets 2 R's on $400 and decides to solve.
G _ R D E N
_ E D D _ N G
C E R E M _ N _
I wonder if Ginger's marriage had a GARDEN WEDDING CEREMONY? She draws first blood anyway with $800.
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Mike: 2 Duds to his name.
Mark: Same as Mike.
Ginger: $800
Round 1 Events:
Duds of S from Ginger, T & B from Mike ($1,650 unclaimed.), and S & H from Mark ($1,650 unclaimed).
I would've gone for more. $800 doesn't look good enough.
Prize Added To Wheel: Marriott's Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Arizona worth $4,900 (Wedge is labeled ARIZONA).
$10,000 Round: Quotation
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Mark will start off this huge puzzle with 3 T's on $250. But he lands on the LOSE A TURN next door to give up his control.
Ginger gets 3 S's on $250, buys 4 E's, but the BANKRUPT flushes away her $500.
Mike gets an N on $550, buys 3 O's, and nabs the $10,000 wedge with two H's! He then gets a W on $2,500, buys 3 I's and 3 A's, and gets an L on $300.
/ W I T H / A / N A _ E
L I _ E / S _ _ _ _ E _ ' S
I T / H A S
/ T O / _ E / _ O O _
For $12,600, Mike racks up a big amount of treats by reciting WITH A NAME LIKE SMUCKER'S IT HAS TO BE GOOD (Could also be classified as a SLOGAN.)!
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Mike: $12,600
Mark: Still scoreless.
Ginger: $800
Round 2 Events:
LOSE A TURN hit from Mark ($750 unclaimed.)
$500 BANKRUPT from Ginger.
$10,000 win from Mike!
Now that's more like it!
(Pat: Charlie, put down that Spice Girls calendar! It's time for the JACKPOT Round!)
Tiger Electronics JACKPOT Round: Places
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Ginger immediately duds out with an S on $400.
Mike gets 2 N's on $450, a G on $800, buys 4 I's, but he gets bitten by a LOSE A TURN. Mark doesn't do any better with a C on the ARIZONA trip.
Ginger gets a T on $500 but doesn't find any M's on $900.
Mike gets 2 R's on $550, buys 4 A's and an E, but the BANKRUPT near $500 wipes out his $2,050.
Mark gets 2 L's on $550, 2 B's on $500 (He almost hit BANKRUPT.), and a Z on $500.
B _ L I _ I A ($10,150)
B R A Z I L / &
A R G E N T I N A
This would've been ON THE MAP nowadays, but Mark pinpoints the South American countries of BOLIVIA BRAZIL & ARGENTINA for $2,600.
Pre-Round 4 Scores:
Mike: $12,600
Mark: $2,600
Ginger: $800
Round 3 Events:
LOSE A TURN hit from Mike.
$2,050 BANKRUPT from Mike.
Duds of C from Mark, and M from Ginger ($500 unclaimed).
"I love Mississippi!" - Mark after solving the puzzle. I love your enthusiasm, but there is NO way that Mississippi ties into the rest of the puzzle.
Round 4: Thing
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Mike immediately hits a LOSE A TURN. Mark gets an N on $700, and an L on $5,000! And just like that, the clock runs out of time.
L _ _ _ _ _
_ _ N _ / _ _ _ _
Final Spin Value: $600
Mark: 1 S
Ginger: No T
Mike: No C
Mark: No R
Ginger: No M
Mike: 2 D's
Mark: No G
Ginger: No K
Mike: 2 A's
Mark: No W
Ginger: No B
Mike: 1 H
Mark: 1 P
L _ _ _ _ D
H A N D / S _ A P
Mark is way off with LOUD HAND SLAP.
Ginger: 1 Q
L _ Q _ _ D
H A N D / S _ A P
This would've been AROUND THE HOUSE today, but Ginger gets some LIQUID HAND SOAP for $600.
End Totals:
Mike: $12,600
Mark: $2,600
Ginger: $1,400
Penalty Box
BANKRUPTs: 2
LOSE A TURNs: 3
Duds: 15
DQs: 1 (Mark's LOUD HAND SLAP guess.)
Unclaimed Cash: $13,250 ($9,300 from Mark ($1,650 form Round 1 + $750 from Round 2 + $6,900 from Round 4) + $500 from Ginger (Round 3) + $3,450 from Mark ($1,650 from Round 1 + $1,800 from Round 4))
BANKRUPT trash: $2,550 ($500 from Ginger (Round 2) + $2,050 from Mike (Round 3))
BONUS ROUND
It took one round for Mike to catch a ride to this territory. Could this mean good news or bad news? No rundown on the prizes, unfortunately.
W H E E L
Mike picks the W for "Winner".
Category: Thing
Decent RSTLNE head start.
_ E _ _ _ L E
MCDI.......add nothing. His two guesses of PEBBLE and PEOPLE are one letter too short. He doesn't get KEYHOLE for the Jeep Cherokee. He still gets $12,600 and the right to play at the Friday Finals.
(11 years later, Jacquelyn Brubaker would face that same puzzle. See how well she does on that.)
Closing Chat: The lack of bonus prizes given away.
My Grade: B (I thought that all of the contestants were very likable and the audience was pretty enthusiastic.)
WHEEL ACROSS AMERICA
AIR DATE: 5/28/98
Today's contestants are as follows:
Mike Couture (Provider of the episode.): Menifee, California. Operates heavy equipment. He and his wife had a baby girl. Played with G.I. Joes growing up.
Mark Calhoun: Pearl, Mississippi. Car Salesman. Has 4 children. Loves to spin the wheel at home and play Barbie dolls with baby Chelsea (Ken is his favorite doll.). Also plays golf.
Ginger Nemmens: Memphis, Tennessee. 23 years old. Married with a one-year-old daughter (!?). A nursing student that works in hospitals. Also a part-time substitute dance instructor. Skipper was her favorite Barbie doll.
If you're wondering, I never played with Barbie dolls growing up. I was more of a Hot Wheels kind of guy.
(SURPRISE and FREE SPIN are up for grabs.)
Round 1: Event
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mike immediately duds out with a T on $250.
Mark gets 3 N's on $250, but duds with an L on $600. Ginger doesn't do any better with an S on $900.
Mike gets a C on $550, 3 D's on $250 (near $1,000), buys 4 E's, gets an M on $600, but duds with a B on $700.
Mark gets 2 G's on $450, but his next call of H on $450 is a bust.
Ginger gets 2 R's on $400 and decides to solve.
G _ R D E N
_ E D D _ N G
C E R E M _ N _
I wonder if Ginger's marriage had a GARDEN WEDDING CEREMONY? She draws first blood anyway with $800.
Pre-Round 2 Scores:
Mike: 2 Duds to his name.
Mark: Same as Mike.
Ginger: $800
Round 1 Events:
Duds of S from Ginger, T & B from Mike ($1,650 unclaimed.), and S & H from Mark ($1,650 unclaimed).
I would've gone for more. $800 doesn't look good enough.
Prize Added To Wheel: Marriott's Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Arizona worth $4,900 (Wedge is labeled ARIZONA).
$10,000 Round: Quotation
/ _ _ _ _ / _ / _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' _
_ _ / _ _ _
/ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _
Mark will start off this huge puzzle with 3 T's on $250. But he lands on the LOSE A TURN next door to give up his control.
Ginger gets 3 S's on $250, buys 4 E's, but the BANKRUPT flushes away her $500.
Mike gets an N on $550, buys 3 O's, and nabs the $10,000 wedge with two H's! He then gets a W on $2,500, buys 3 I's and 3 A's, and gets an L on $300.
/ W I T H / A / N A _ E
L I _ E / S _ _ _ _ E _ ' S
I T / H A S
/ T O / _ E / _ O O _
For $12,600, Mike racks up a big amount of treats by reciting WITH A NAME LIKE SMUCKER'S IT HAS TO BE GOOD (Could also be classified as a SLOGAN.)!
Pre-Round 3 Scores:
Mike: $12,600
Mark: Still scoreless.
Ginger: $800
Round 2 Events:
LOSE A TURN hit from Mark ($750 unclaimed.)
$500 BANKRUPT from Ginger.
$10,000 win from Mike!
Now that's more like it!
(Pat: Charlie, put down that Spice Girls calendar! It's time for the JACKPOT Round!)
Tiger Electronics JACKPOT Round: Places
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ($5,000)
_ _ _ _ _ _ / &
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ginger immediately duds out with an S on $400.
Mike gets 2 N's on $450, a G on $800, buys 4 I's, but he gets bitten by a LOSE A TURN. Mark doesn't do any better with a C on the ARIZONA trip.
Ginger gets a T on $500 but doesn't find any M's on $900.
Mike gets 2 R's on $550, buys 4 A's and an E, but the BANKRUPT near $500 wipes out his $2,050.
Mark gets 2 L's on $550, 2 B's on $500 (He almost hit BANKRUPT.), and a Z on $500.
B _ L I _ I A ($10,150)
B R A Z I L / &
A R G E N T I N A
This would've been ON THE MAP nowadays, but Mark pinpoints the South American countries of BOLIVIA BRAZIL & ARGENTINA for $2,600.
Pre-Round 4 Scores:
Mike: $12,600
Mark: $2,600
Ginger: $800
Round 3 Events:
LOSE A TURN hit from Mike.
$2,050 BANKRUPT from Mike.
Duds of C from Mark, and M from Ginger ($500 unclaimed).
"I love Mississippi!" - Mark after solving the puzzle. I love your enthusiasm, but there is NO way that Mississippi ties into the rest of the puzzle.
Round 4: Thing
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_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
Mike immediately hits a LOSE A TURN. Mark gets an N on $700, and an L on $5,000! And just like that, the clock runs out of time.
L _ _ _ _ _
_ _ N _ / _ _ _ _
Final Spin Value: $600
Mark: 1 S
Ginger: No T
Mike: No C
Mark: No R
Ginger: No M
Mike: 2 D's
Mark: No G
Ginger: No K
Mike: 2 A's
Mark: No W
Ginger: No B
Mike: 1 H
Mark: 1 P
L _ _ _ _ D
H A N D / S _ A P
Mark is way off with LOUD HAND SLAP.
Ginger: 1 Q
L _ Q _ _ D
H A N D / S _ A P
This would've been AROUND THE HOUSE today, but Ginger gets some LIQUID HAND SOAP for $600.
End Totals:
Mike: $12,600
Mark: $2,600
Ginger: $1,400
Penalty Box
BANKRUPTs: 2
LOSE A TURNs: 3
Duds: 15
DQs: 1 (Mark's LOUD HAND SLAP guess.)
Unclaimed Cash: $13,250 ($9,300 from Mark ($1,650 form Round 1 + $750 from Round 2 + $6,900 from Round 4) + $500 from Ginger (Round 3) + $3,450 from Mark ($1,650 from Round 1 + $1,800 from Round 4))
BANKRUPT trash: $2,550 ($500 from Ginger (Round 2) + $2,050 from Mike (Round 3))
BONUS ROUND
It took one round for Mike to catch a ride to this territory. Could this mean good news or bad news? No rundown on the prizes, unfortunately.
W H E E L
Mike picks the W for "Winner".
Category: Thing
Decent RSTLNE head start.
_ E _ _ _ L E
MCDI.......add nothing. His two guesses of PEBBLE and PEOPLE are one letter too short. He doesn't get KEYHOLE for the Jeep Cherokee. He still gets $12,600 and the right to play at the Friday Finals.
(11 years later, Jacquelyn Brubaker would face that same puzzle. See how well she does on that.)
Closing Chat: The lack of bonus prizes given away.
My Grade: B (I thought that all of the contestants were very likable and the audience was pretty enthusiastic.)
Also, I heard that no one won the Bonus Round this week! What a shame. 
