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October 28, 1997 recap Jan 9, 2021 13:46:16 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 9, 2021 13:46:16 GMT -5

Airdate: October 28, 1997

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Come on in for Halloween Week...if you dare!

Tonight in the haunted house...
Julie Slightom: Freelance court reporter out of St. Louis, MO, from O'Fallon, IL (originally from Harrisburg, IL)
Nancy Williams: Administrative assistant and graduate from UCLA, from North Hollywood, CA
David Briggs: Works for an employee-owned company specializing in educational recognition, from Albemarle, NC (originally from Mount Morris, MI)

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. If you like exercise, your wrist could get a lot of work out of this. Thanks for the fit tip, Pat!

Round 1

PROPER NAME

JULIE	Nancy	David
$250: R Lose A Turn!	$250: T (DUD!)	$250: N (x2) $600: Y -$250: O $300: W -$250: E $600: K (x3) Solve: Correct!
$250		$2,700

PROPER NAME

David solves NEW YORK KNICKS.

Julie	Nancy	David
		$2,700

How about this for a treat? We offer a holiday at the Loews Giorgio Hotel in Denver (labeled DENVER) worth $3,200. Coincidentally, as Pat thought about, the show will be going to Denver shortly!

Here or there, we will have the $2,500 space and $10,000 prizes ready for some big winnings!

Round 2

PHRASE

Julie	NANCY	David
	$600: T (x5) -$250: E $550: H (x3) -$250: I -$250: A (DUD!)	$400: G $250: N (DUD!)
	$3,900	$400
$400: S $500: R (x2) -$250: O (x7) $700: L (DUD!)	$250: K Solve: Correct!
$1,150	$4,150

PHRASE

Nancy solves YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH.

Julie	Nancy	David
	$4,150	$2,700

The $3,500 and Jackpot spaces could brighten their day, sparkly enough to scare the monsters away!

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Julie	Nancy	DAVID
		$700: T $800: H $800: S $250: N (x2) -$250: E (x3) SURPRISE: R (x3) $500: D -$250: A (x2) $400: L $300: M Solve: Correct!
		$3,500+

BEFORE & AFTER

Perfection! David solves TOM ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER for a friendly surprise...a Belize and Guatemala trip with Temptress Adventures worth $6,532!

Pat jokes about the puzzle as a bad cloning experiment.

Julie	Nancy	David
	$4,150	$12,732

The $5,000 space is waiting at your doorstep, so you'd better answer!

Round 4

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

JULIE	Nancy	David
$500: R BANKRUPT! ($500)	$600: D $400: M -$250: E $800: N (DUD!)	DENVER: S (DUD!)
	$750
$300: T (x2) $550: P Solve: Correct!
$1,150

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Julie solves MR. POTATO HEAD.

Julie	Nancy	David
$1,150	$4,150	$12,732

Maybe that's just a start, as we have time for another round.

Round 5

THINGS

Julie	NANCY	David
	Lose A Turn!	$800: S (x2) $250: T (x2) $250: N -$250: E (DUD!)
		$2,100
$800: L $5,000: G
$5,800

THINGS

DING DING! DING DING!

Let's not stay out too late. Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece. So close!

Julie: R ($6,050)

Nancy: D (x2) ($500)

The red and blue scoreboards briefly blank before turning on again with the current round scores.

David: L (Repeat)
Julie: P (DUD!)
Nancy: F (DUD!)
David: H (DUD!)
Julie: C ($6,300)
Nancy: M ($750)

THINGS

Nancy solves AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS.

Julie	Nancy	David
$1,150	$4,900	$12,732

BONUS ROUND:

It is time. David makes it to Bonus Land, and he could win one of...

Dracula's Castle tour in Transylvania (over $17,000)

Chevy pickup (over $24,000)

Frankenstein's Castle tour in the Bavarian countryside (over $22,000)

Gold and Silver package ($20,000)

"The cash" ($25,000)

No tricks here! Just pick an envelope! He picks the L, and here's his puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

CMPO gives a few good letters...

THING

He instantly solves FRUIT CUP...

...and he snatches the $25,000! David finishes with $37,732 in cash and prizes! However, he might have to face his fears again on Friday.

Pat and Vanna talk about how spooky the studio looks right now with all its decorations.