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December 21, 1999 recap Jan 11, 2021 23:45:33 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 11, 2021 23:45:33 GMT -5

Airdate: December 21, 1999

Can you solve this Preview Puzzle?

Preview Puzzle

TITLE

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game!

The answer to the puzzle is... (wait for it) ...JINGLE BELLS.

Jingling all the way to the studio:
Ruth Fincher: Former senior "Mrs. Georgia" and professional model (who's also a golf addict and computer nerd...?), from Savannah, GA
Kenny Smith: Refractory worker, from Chicago, IL
Valerie Arnold (Wooooooo!!!): Television producer hosting and producing a show for young soccer players, from East Islip, NY

Introducing Valerie, Pat responds to the woman's "Wooooooo!!!" by saying the spring in that chair needs to be fixed.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. Something funny will happen to it, I can sense it...

Round 1 (Puzzler Round)

EVENT

RUTH	Kenny	Valerie
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$900: S (DUD!)	$450: T $300: H $800: N -$250: E (x3) $300: S (Repeat)
		$1,300
$900: R (x2) $300: L $400: G $800: V (DUD!)	$300: F -$250: I (x2) $400: P (DUD!)	$300: B Solve: Correct!
$2,500	$50	$1,600

Ruth is initially a bit off-center and close to Kenny. Pat centers her properly during Kenny's first spin.

EVENT

Valerie solves RELAXING BY THE FIRE. Relax, think, and warm up to this $3,000 Puzzler bonus...

Puzzler

PHRASE

...with 2 seconds left, she solves WARM AND COZY.

Ruth	Kenny	Valerie
		$4,600

I don't know if we'll get a "Wooooooo!!!" for this prize, but it's a nice one. We have a Greenleaf & Crosby jewelry catalog shopping spree (labeled SHOPPING) worth $3,000.

Now...the $2,500 space and $10,000 prize might demand a reaction like that!

Round 2

HUSBAND & WIFE

Ruth	KENNY	Valerie
	$900: N (x4) $400: S -$250: E (x3) $2,500: R (x2) SHOPPING: T (x2) -$250: A (x4) $600: D -$250: O (x2) -$250: I (x4) $500: B $400: P (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!
	$9,100+
$600: M $300: L $400: K (DUD!)	$800: F (x2) Solve: Correct!
$900	$10,700+

HUSBAND & WIFE

Kenny solves ANTONIO BANDERAS & MELANIE GRIFFITH.

Ruth	Kenny	Valerie
	$13,700	$4,600

Boy, Kenny is a lucky one, but could he do that again? We'll see if he's the one to pick up a 1-week Canadian Rockies tour with stay at Chateau Lake Louise (labeled CANADA) worth $7,590.

Pat talks with producer Harry Friedman about the potential revenue stream from releasing a prize music soundtrack to the general public.

Meanwhile, our contestants have a potential payday from the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces.

Round 3

SAME NAME

Ruth	Kenny	VALERIE
		$600: T (x2) $600: N (x2) $900: S (x2) -$250: E (x3) -$250: A Lose A Turn!
		$3,700
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$600: R (x2) $300: M (DUD!)	$900: H (x2) $450: C -$250: A (Repeat)
	$1,200	$5,950
$550: L (x3) $800: G Solve: Correct!
$2,450

SAME NAME

Ruth solves HOTEL & STERLING SILVER CHAIN.

Ruth	Kenny	Valerie
$2,450	$13,700	$4,600

We seem to be short of time, so Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $600 + $1,000 for $1,600 a piece. Ruth starts!

Round 4

RHYME TIME

Ruth: T ($1,600) (She says "pass", but she has to wait the full 3 seconds, as Pat notes.)
Kenny: S ($1,600)
Valerie: N ($1,600)
Ruth: R (DUD!)
Kenny: G (DUD!)
Valerie: H (DUD!)
Ruth: L (x4) ($8,000)
Kenny: C ($3,200)

RHYME TIME

Kenny solves ONE CALL DOES IT ALL.

Ruth	Kenny	Valerie
$2,450	$16,900	$4,600

BONUS ROUND:

Kenny got a little icing on the cake before his trip to Bonus Land, but now let's get something big! It could be a 2000 Chevy Camaro Z28 convertible!

At least none of the envelopes have a Bankrupt or Lose A Turn. Only good stuff!

Kenny picks the W. Here comes his puzzle...

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

Kenny will trust MPKO for this.

THING

He guesses FISHBONE...and with 2 seconds left (again?), he solves WISHBONE!

The "time's up" buzzer sounds after the solved puzzle is fully revealed.

Kenny has just barely won a trip to Australia worth $20,992! He leaves with a total of $37,892 in cash and prizes!

Vanna is sitting down during the post-game because she has done something "very special" to her feet. Pat gets down to take off her shoe, and Vanna's toe-nails are painted green! She has never done them that way before. And now Pat's knees have locked.