Post by mechamind on Jan 9, 2021 21:04:14 GMT -5
Airdate: October 9, 1998
From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Our British adventure is about to come to a close...
Today's contestants:
Libra Taylor: Studying political science at Rice University, from Houston, TX
Mark Harris: Account manager for a telecommunications company, from Canyon Country, CA
Cathy Messer: Marketing director of a major pizza chain (and likes pizza too much), from North Little Rock, AR
Mark is known to do some impersonations, so he does a John Travolta.
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000, for those who like spinning too much. Here's our puzzle:
Cathy solves HOUSEWARMING PARTY.
Nothing. The answer was COLUMBUS DAY. Even then, she still has a great score.
Cathy solves BIOLOGICAL CLOCK RADIO.
We're going all the way! The $5,000 is here, and there's no turning back!
Mark solves IT'LL BE OUR LITTLE SECRET.
Cathy solves TASTE BUDS. And there's nothing left to taste!
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
CMDA fills in a good bit of the puzzle...
From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Our British adventure is about to come to a close...
Today's contestants:
Libra Taylor: Studying political science at Rice University, from Houston, TX
Mark Harris: Account manager for a telecommunications company, from Canyon Country, CA
Cathy Messer: Marketing director of a major pizza chain (and likes pizza too much), from North Little Rock, AR
Mark is known to do some impersonations, so he does a John Travolta.
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000, for those who like spinning too much. Here's our puzzle:
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LIBRA | Mark | Cathy |
| $450: T $250: R (x2) $250: H $350: C (DUD!) | $350: D (DUD!) | $300: N $300: G -$250: I $350: P $300: Y -$250: A (x2) $600: S Solve: Correct! |
$1,200 | $1,350 |
Libra asks to buy a vowel before calling the H, but Pat says she has already spun.
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Cathy solves HOUSEWARMING PARTY.
Libra | Mark | Cathy |
$1,350 |
We ought to warm this place up with a prize! How about a Kenneth W. Rendell Gallery fully autographed printed photo of The Beatles (labeled BEATLES) worth $7,500?
It seems that Cathy doesn't have the best poker face. When the $2,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces come out, who knows what will happen?
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Libra | MARK | Cathy |
| $400: R $250: T (DUD!) | BEATLES: N (x4) $300: L (x2) -$250: I (x3) $300: G -$250: E (x4) Solve: Correct! | |
$400 | $400+ |
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Cathy solves KING FERDINAND & QUEEN ISABELLA to keep the autographed photo!
DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING!
Puzzler alert! She has a chance at an extra $3,000 if she can solve one more puzzle...
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Nothing. The answer was COLUMBUS DAY. Even then, she still has a great score.
Libra | Mark | Cathy |
$9,250 |
That was one big prize Cathy won, but how about another prize? We offer a trip to Austria and stay at Hotel St. Peter, Seefeld (labeled AUSTRIA) worth $7,660.
Better yet, how about some more of that big money as well? We've placed the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces on the Wheel for this round!
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Libra | Mark | CATHY |
| $700: N (DUD!) | ||
| $3,500: T (DUD!) | $600: R $300: D -$250: O (x4) $600: M (DUD!) | $250: S (DUD!) |
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| $300: P (DUD!) | $900: C (x3) -$250: E (DUD!) | $800: L (x3) $300: K -$250: A (x2) -$250: I (x3) Solve: Correct! |
$3,100 | $2,200 | |
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Cathy solves BIOLOGICAL CLOCK RADIO.
Libra | Mark | Cathy |
$11,450 |
We're going all the way! The $5,000 is here, and there's no turning back!
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| $500: T (x4) $250: R (x2) -$250: E (x4) Lose A Turn! | $800: L (x4) $350: S $800: C Solve: Correct! | |
$2,250 | $4,350 |
Mark's last spin came about as close as can get to Lose A Turn without hitting it. The audience gasps, and Pat jokes not to move. Pat says he had maybe 1/4 mm before he was in trouble.
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Mark solves IT'LL BE OUR LITTLE SECRET.
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And after all this, we still have time for another round!
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Libra | MARK | Cathy |
| Lose A Turn! | $600: N (DUD!) | |
| $5,000: T (x2) $400: S (x2) -$250: E $250: H (DUD!) | $350: B Lose A Turn! | $600: D Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! |
$10,550 | $350 | $600 |
Mark shouts "D'oh!" at the second Lose A Turn.
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Cathy solves TASTE BUDS. And there's nothing left to taste!
Libra | Mark | Cathy |
$4,350 | $12,050 |
That last round could have gone a lot better for Libra. She leaves with the nice parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
A little bit of skill, and a little bit of luck, and Cathy is in Bonus Land! There are only two prizes left: the QE2 or the $25,000.
Cathy picks the W. Will she solve this puzzle?
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CMDA fills in a good bit of the puzzle...
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She guesses CARDSTACK, CARDSTOCK, and HARDSTOCK. She is unable to solve YARDSTICK...
...so the QE2 is out of reach, though Pat thinks the weather was going to be bad anyway. Cathy still leaves with $12,050 in cash and prizes.
In the post-game, Vanna remembers back when they started the nighttime show. She has had a pair of cats for a while, and they talk about that.