September 30, 1997 recap

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September 30, 1997 recap Jan 7, 2021 22:43:13 GMT -5

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Airdate: September 30, 1997

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Enjoy Inns of New England Week!

Visiting today:
Cindy O'Shea: Staffing director for an elderly home care service, from Atlanta, GA
Gina Scaglione: 2nd year student at Rockhurst College, getting masters in occupational therapy and hoping to work with pediatrics, from Overland Park, KS
Chris McHale: Magazine printer in the area, from Long Beach, CA

Chris loves watching Wheel, and now that he's actually on the show, Pat mentions that Chris can watch himself.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000, but watch yourself, and stay away from that Bankrupt and Lose A Turn. Let's just go for the cash right now.

Round 1

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CINDY	Gina	Chris
$800: T (x2) -$250: A -$250: E $250: S (DUD!)	$700: N $250: R (x2) -$250: I (x3) $600: P $900: Y $1,000: C (x3) Solve: Correct!
$1,100	$5,450

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Cindy	Gina	Chris
	$5,450

For extra comfort, may we add a Broyhill's Directions entertainment armoire with Magnavox 27-inch TV and stereo VCR (labeled ENTERTAINMENT) worth $2,371.

The $2,500 space can now get comfortable. The $10,000 space? It can at least try to...

Round 2

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WHO IS IT?

Cindy	GINA	Chris
	$250: T (x2) Lose A Turn!	$450: H -$250: E $600: R (x2) $2,500: S (DUD!)
	$500	$1,400
$900: L -$250: A (DUD!)	$600: P (DUD!)	BANKRUPT/$10K! ($1,400)
$650	$500
$900: C (DUD!)	$600: N (x2) -$250: A (Repeat)	$400: D -$250: I (x3) $250: W BANKRUPT! ($400)
$650	$1,450
$300: F (x2) $250: K $700: G Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$2,200

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Cindy solves KING OF THE WILD FRONTIER. Does she know who it is for a $2,000 bonus?

At the last moment, she quietly says Davy Crockett...which is correct!

Cindy	Gina	Chris
$4,200	$5,450

We can't keep quiet about the $3,500 or Jackpot spaces! We want a huge win!

Round 3

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Cindy	Gina	CHRIS
		$250: R (x2) $500: T $550: S (DUD!)
		$1,000
$500: N -$250: I (x2) $250: G (x2) -$250: A (x4) BANKRUPT! ($500)	$600: M (x2) SURPRISE: Z -$250: E (x2) $600: C -$250: O BANKRUPT! ($1,300) (Surprise lost)	$800: D Entertainment: L -$250: U $450: P (DUD!)
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BANKRUPT! ($0)	$250: B $500: H (x2) $250: K Solve: Correct!
	$1,500

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Gina reads what's on the board.

Cindy	Gina	Chris
$4,200	$6,950

Time is running out, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece. Cindy starts.

Round 4

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CLASSIC TV

Cindy: T (DUD!)
Gina: N (DUD!)
Chris: R (DUD!)
Cindy: L ($250)
Gina: S ($250)
Chris: M (DUD!)
Cindy: G (DUD!)
Gina: F (DUD!)
Chris: W ($500)
Cindy: C (DUD!)
Gina: H ($500)
Chris: V ($500)
Cindy: Y (x2) ($750)

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Cindy solves WHO LOVES YA BABY.

Cindy	Gina	Chris
$4,950	$6,950

The Wheel didn't seem to love Chris quite enough. He'll be leaving with some nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Gina has made it to Bonus Land. Some of the prizes are a Tahoe, a New England trip, and an Annuity!

She goes for the second E. Let's get comfortable and focus on this puzzle:

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She gets FIGURE, but she does not solve GO FIGURE...

...so she misses out on the Chevy Tahoe. Go figure. But Gina still finishes with $6,950 in cash.

During the post-game, Pat and Vanna talk about her dress, which is actually two dresses in one! To demonstrate, Vanna asks Pat to unzip one of them. The upper dress goes down to the knees, and the now unzipped lower dress goes all the way to the ground. Pat says that tomorrow, he'll be wearing breakaway pants.

Last Edit: Apr 27, 2023 21:41:09 GMT -5 by mechamind

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September 30, 1997 recap Jan 8, 2021 18:34:20 GMT -5

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Gina's final answer was A FIGURE.

This was a painful episode to watch in many spots.

The other prize in Bonus Land is a Volvo Turbo Sedan ($38K+).

Last Edit: Jan 8, 2021 18:38:52 GMT -5 by logicman27

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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Post by logicman27 on Jan 8, 2021 18:34:20 GMT -5