September 9, 1997 (Ohio State Fair)

Oh boy. Another Ohio State Fair episode. Here we go.

From the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, it's America's game!
Wheel! Of! Fortune!
Remember that everyone is from Ohio.
Today's contestants are:
Jason Turk is from Westerville. He is moving to Texas after this.
Emi Heil is from Columbus. She has conquered her lifelong goal (be on WOF).
Scott Alderson is from Cincinnati. He is an ink lab technician (whatever that is 🤔) married for 14 years.

Round 1: Place
_________
____
___ _____

Jason
250: Two N's
400: One T
Vowel: Two A's
250: One P
Vowel: Three E's
Vowel: No I

Emi
Lose A Turn

Scott
500: One R
400: One K
600: Two M's
Vowel: Three U's

Place
AMU_EMENT PARK _UN __U_E
Scott solves "Amusement Park Fun House" for $1850.

After R1:
Jason: Good start
Emi: Nothing
Scott: 1850

Round 2 has a 10K space, and a mini oven (idk what it is), worth $3,416.
Round 2: Classic TV
___ _______
__ __. ______
_______

Emi
600: Five R's
400: One D
900: One S
Vowel: No I

Scott
550: Three B's
300: Three T's
Vowel: Three E's

Classic TV
B_B _E___RT _S DR. R_BERT __RT_E_
Scott solves "Bob Newhart as Dr. Robert Hartley" for $2300.

After R2:
Jason: Not good
Emi: Had a great round 2
Scott: 4150

Jackpot Round Sponsored by the Bravo Card: Things
_______
_______ &
__________

Scott
800: Two T's
900: Two S's
500: No L

Jason
3500: Two N's
Vowel: Two E's
Vowel: Three A's
3500: One C

Things
_ETC___ __STA__ & _A__NNA_SE
Jason solves "Ketchup Mustard & Mayonnaise" for $10000.

After JR:
Jason: 10000
Emi: Needs some cash
Scott: 4150

For R4, we've added a $5,000 space on the wheel.
Round 4: Before and After
_________
___
_______

Jason
700: No N

Emi
Bankrupt

Scott
600: Two R's
Suprise: Two T's
Vowel: Two E's
400: One L
Vowel: No O

Jason
550: No H

Emi
500: Two S's
700: No G

Scott
Bankrupt

Jason
400: No D

Emi
5K: No M

Scott
400: No P

"DING DING DING DING"
Final Spin: 900

Jason gets two C's for 1800. He can't solve the puzzle.
Emi gets no U.
Scott gets two F's for 1800.

Before and After
S_CR_F_CE FL_ S__TTER
Scott solves "Sacrifice Fly Swatter" for $1800.

After SUR:
Jason: 10000 WINNER!
Emi: Nothing, so parting gifts
Scott: 5950

Before the bonus round, Jason picked the second E in WHEE.
Bonus Round: Thing
_______
RSTLNE: _____NE
DCGO: ____ONE
He has 10 seconds to solve, but he couldn't solve HIPBONE.

Welp, he lost the Tahiti trip, but he has $10000 to spend.
In my opinion, a $10k round is awesome for the 90s.