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February 23, 2000 recap Jan 2, 2021 15:54:50 GMT -5

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Airdate: February 23, 2000

Can you solve this Preview Puzzle?

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From the Louisiana Superdome, it's America's Game! Welcome to College Week!

The answer to the Preview Puzzle is JAZZ CLUB.

Today's students:
Tim Favazza: Sophomore at Delgado, studying fire protection technology and already with the New Orleans fire department, from New Orleans
Sion Ward: Senior at Loyola, majoring in marketing, from New Orleans
Lacie Brow: Junior at Nicholls State, majoring in nursing, from Houma

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. If Pat can't get anything right tonight, the Wheel itself can at least do something right!

Round 1 (Puzzler Round)

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BANKRUPT! ($0)	Lose A Turn!	$600: R (x2) $900: S $300: T (x3) -$250: O (x2) -$250: E (x3) $600: G (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$3,700

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Lacie solves REGISTERING TO VOTE. She's the favorite for a $3,000 bonus, but she still has to work for it.

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Lacie guesses CONSTITUENTS, but she does not solve CANDIDATES. Still, she has at least $3,000 already.

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Cash is a favorite, especially for some college students. Still, there's a lot that can be done with a Yahoo! Shopping spree (labeled YAHOO!) worth $2,500.

Here are some favorites: The $2,500 space and the $10,000 prize. Be careful of some tiny Bankrupt spaces, though.

Round 2

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	$700: N!!! (x3) $600: T (x3) -$250: E (x9) $400: R (x3) Free Spin: S (x5) $800: D (x2) $2,500: L (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$11,450

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Perfection! Sion solves A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS for plenty of spendable cash!

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	$11,450	$3,700

Time to rest after all that. It might be time for a 14-day European Vacation (labeled EUROPE) worth $6,020.

But let's follow the last round with another great round from either the $3,500 or Jackpot spaces...or even both!

Round 3

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BEFORE & AFTER

According to Pat, someone yelled during the commercial "Come on, Lacie! Bring the money back to the bayou, baby!".

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		$900: R (x3) $600: S YAHOO!: T (x2) -$250: E (x3) BANKRUPT! ($5,550)

$350: B $900: L $550: F $3,500: Q Solve: Correct!
$5,300

Lacie forgot to pick up the YAHOO! wedge, so Pat removed it from the Wheel after she hit BANKRUPT.

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Tim solves SQUARE ROOT BEER FLOAT.

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$5,300	$11,450	$3,700

Not a single wrong letter so far, but let's see if we can keep it that way after Pat gives it a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $300 + $1,000 for $1,300 a piece. Tim begins...

Round 4

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Tim: S (x4) ($5,200)
Sion: R (DUD!)
Lacie: B (DUD!)
Tim: T ($6,500)
Sion: N (DUD!)
Lacie: L (DUD!)
Tim: F (DUD!)
Sion: D (DUD!)
Lacie: C ($1,300)
Tim: M (x2) ($9,100)

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Tim solves MASKS & COSTUMES for the win!

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$14,400	$11,450	$3,700

Plenty of cash for everyone. The Free Spin token took a few letters as well, but it couldn't come into play afterwards.

BONUS ROUND:

Sometimes, you just have to be patient. Tim started late but made it to Bonus Land, possibly for:

2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse Coupe (over $18,000)

2000 Volkswagen Beetle GLS (over $18,000)

Ford Explorer XLT 4-door (over $28,000)

Jeep Wrangler Sport 4-wheel drive (over $22,000)

...but don't forget the cash! ($25,000)

And what prize will it be? Tim picks the second E as advised by his father. "Good boy." Now for a puzzle:

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...but just one letter is enough for Tim to instantly solve PONYTAIL! He runs all over the place before the prize is revealed...

...to be the Mitsubishi Eclipse worth $18,132! Tim leaves with $32,532 cash and car!

In the post-game, Pat mentions that Vanna had a birthday last week. She has celebrated 18 birthdays with Wheel!

Last Edit: Jan 15, 2023 15:16:45 GMT -5 by mechamind

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February 23, 2000 recap Jan 2, 2021 17:13:15 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Jan 2, 2021 17:13:15 GMT -5

The Grambling State University marching band brough in some of the music this week.

Also, the Southern University cheerleaders helped out.

The Eclipse came with manual transmission.

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

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February 23, 2000 recap Jan 2, 2021 17:26:21 GMT -5

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Also, Pat said JACK FLUG for the Preview Puzzle. We'll never know how he learned to play the game...

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.