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December 21, 1998 recap Jan 13, 2021 21:17:16 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 13, 2021 21:17:16 GMT -5

Airdate: December 21, 1998

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Come in and warm up! It's Christmas Week!

Settling in today:
Wayne Clemens: Likes clogging (a form of tap dancing as he notes), and is the male clogging champion of Mississippi, from Brandon
Kelly Roberts: Works for a national wireless telecommunications company, from Wellsville, KS
Keshia Warner: 2nd-year grad student in elementary education at the University of Illinois, from Chicago

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We've got plenty of green sparkles, but no red ones yet? Darn. Well, let's get to a puzzle:

Round 1 (Puzzler Round)

CLASSIC TV

WAYNE	Kelly	Keshia
$500: T $600: S -$250: E (x2) $600: N -$250: A $1,000: G (DUD!)	$550: C $250: Y $250: R Solve: Correct!
$1,200	$1,050

CLASSIC TV

Kelly solves THREE'S COMPANY. Speaking of three, how about a $3,000 Puzzler bonus?

Puzzler

FICTIONAL CHARACTER

And she instantly solves CHRISSY SNOW.

Wayne	Kelly	Keshia
	$4,050

This nice prize settles in: It's a $2,500 shopping spree at The Forum Shops and stay at Caesars Palace (labeled BOX), total value at $6,400. Yes, the prize wedge has a gift box on top of it, but what's inside that box?

That box might jump out at your TV screen, but you'll certainly notice the $2,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces as well!

Round 2

BEFORE & AFTER

Wayne	KELLY	Keshia
	$700: N (x2) $600: T -$250: A (x3) BANKRUPT/$10K! ($1,750)	$250: S (x3) $600: R (x2) -$250: E (x2) $250: L (DUD!)
		$1,700
$600: H (x3) $600: P (x3) $300: W (x2) Solve: Correct!
$4,200

BEFORE & AFTER

Wayne solves WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR SAPPHIRE.

Wayne	Kelly	Keshia
$4,200	$4,050

Wishing we could add another prize, here it is! It's a 1-week vacation in the Costa do Estoril in Portugal with a stay at Quinta da Marinha (labeled PORTUGAL) worth $6,598.

Also wishing to add more money to the Wheel, the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces answer to it!

Round 3

EVENT

Wayne	Kelly	KESHIA
		$600: R (DUD!)

$800: S (DUD!)	$600: N $550: G -$250: I (x2) $300: L -$250: E (DUD!)	$450: T (x2) -$250: A (x3) BANKRUPT! ($650)
	$950
$700: K $700: H -$250: O (x2) $450: P BOX: W (DUD!)	$300: F Solve: Correct!
$1,600	$1,250

EVENT

Kelly solves TAKING A GROUP PHOTO.

Wayne	Kelly	Keshia
$4,200	$5,300

From our Big Money family comes the $5,000 space! Like the others, it expects a huge payday!

Round 4

THINGS

WAYNE	Kelly	Keshia
BOX: N $800: S (x3) -$250: E (x2) $800: T (x3) -$250: A Lose A Turn!	$600: D $500: R $300: C Solve: Correct!
$4,300+	$1,400

THINGS

Kelly solves ROASTED CHESTNUTS. We ate up all our time!

Wayne	Kelly	Keshia
$4,200	$6,700

Come on. It wasn't too early for Christmas spirit, and Keshia could have won something. Unfortunately, she leaves with only the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Kelly has won a trip to Bonus Land, where she could take home one of...

Puerto Rico holiday (over $15,000)

Chevy Camaro (over $32,000)

Christmas stocking (about $26,000)

1999 Chevy Tahoe 4x4 (over $35,000)

"The cash" ($25,000)

Hoping for a good present, Kelly picks the L, and we unwrap this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PERSON

RSTLNE gives her:

PERSON

PCMA is actually pretty good!

PERSON

Smiling, she instantly solves CHAMPION...

...and she's taking home the 1999 Chevy Camaro Z28 Convertible worth $32,418! Kelly is leaving with $39,118 in cash and car!

During the post-game, Pat mentions he has to do his Christmas shopping soon. He usually buys beef jerky to make it easier.