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September 3, 1997 recap Jan 23, 2021 11:46:07 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 23, 2021 11:46:07 GMT -5

Airdate: September 3, 1997

From the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, it's America's game! Welcome to Family Week!

Today's teams:
Christine & Patty (sisters): Christine is a part-time student and a part-time school worker. Patty is a member of the ASME Union, and works at Bridgewater State College where's she's also a student.
Robert & Deneen (brother/sister): Both are flight attendants; Robert for 7.5 years so far, and Deneen for 20 years. Robert also does some catering. Both are part of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Walt & Michael (father/son): Walt is a 37-year UAW member and vice president of his local union. Michael is University of Southern California graduate, and is a committee man at Boeing in Anaheim.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. They've been working hard, and they deserve the best from our Wheel!

Round 1

EVENT

CHRISTINE & PATTY	Robert & Deneen	Walt & Michael
$250: T (DUD!)	$800: N Lose A Turn!	$700: R $300: S $300: L -$250: E $1,000: C -$250: A (x3) $600: G -$250: I $300: H $700: D Solve: Correct!
	$800	$3,150

EVENT

Walt & Michael solve PLAYING CHARADES.

Christine & Patty	Robert & Deneen	Walt & Michael
		$3,150

Wouldn't a prize have been nice for all those singles? Well, here it is for this round. It's a trip to Washington, D.C. with Northwest Airlines, and 3-night stay at Washington Court Hotel (labeled D.C.) worth $10,344.

Wouldn't cash be nice for a huge puzzle? We have a $2,500 space ready! There's also the one-third $10,000 space.

Round 2

PHRASE

Christine & Patty	ROBERT & DENEEN	Walt & Michael
	$800: S (x3) Lose A Turn!	$450: S (Repeat)
	$2,400
$700: H (x4) -$250: E (x6) $250: T (x2) Free Spin: Y $450: F -$250: O (x2) $250: G $900: B Solve: Correct!
$4,400

PHRASE

Christine & Patty solve SHE'S GOT EYES IN THE BACK OF HER HEAD.

Christine & Patty (FS)	Robert & Deneen	Walt & Michael
$4,400		$3,150

We've got another prize coming here! It's a Taylor Copmanies home office wooden desk, Ventura series swivel chair, Taylor guest chair, and complete Intel Pentium computer setup (labeled OFFICE) worth $9,555!

Some more cash is coming in with the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces, we hope!

Round 3

NICKNAME

Christine & Patty (FS)	Robert & Deneen	WALT & MICHAEL
		$3,500: R $250: S $3,500: M (DUD!)
		$3,750
$500: N (x2) $250: Y $250: T (DUD!)
$1,200

NICKNAME

DING DING! DING DING!

I guess Pat just can't keep track of time this week, and now he has to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $3,500 a piece! Another way to hit the jackpot?

Robert & Deneen: D ($3,500)
Walt & Michael: A ($3,750)
Christine & Patty: L (x2) ($8,250)
Robert & Deneen: K ($7,000)
Walt & Michael: H (x2) ($10,750)

NICKNAME

Walt quietly says MILK HERE JOHNNY APPLE...then stops.

Christine & Patty: J ($11,750)

NICKNAME

Christine & Patty say WALK HARD JOHNNY APPLESEED.

Robert & Deneen: F ($10,500)

NICKNAME

Robert & Deneen solve FOLK HERO JOHNNY APPLESEED.

Christine & Patty (...)	Robert & Deneen	Walt & Michael
$4,400	$10,500	$3,150

The Free Spin falls from the rail, never to be seen again.

BONUS ROUND:

Even with only three rounds, we have some good totals. We can still go for more!

Robert & Deneen are in Bonus Land, and Roberts picks the middle E. Here comes another puzzle!

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives them:

THING

Deneen picks L third, but they go with DCKO.

THING

Deneen says MORON, and everyone laughs. They do not solve JARGON...

...so they fail to take the pickup truck. Robert & Deneen still finish with $10,500 in cash, and they could be back on Friday!

In the post-game, Pat mentions that Vanna was eating something at the fair, and it looked like a basketball after a truck ran over it. It's known as an "elephant ear" - fried dough with sugar and cinnamon.