January 24, 1997 recap

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January 24, 1997 recap Jan 24, 2021 13:07:24 GMT -5

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Airdate: January 24, 1997

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Time is running out for NFL Players Week...

Today's finalists (all female):
Donna Carr (returning with a total of $13,420)
Jackie Yost (returning with a total of $12,400)
Michelle Lebeau (returning with a total of $13,250)

And today's stars:
From the San Francisco 49ers, Ken Norton, Jr! (Playing for Jonathan's Place for children of drug-dependent parents)
From the Denver Broncos, Bill Romanowski! (Playing for Children's Hospital of Stanford and John Elway Foundation)
From the New York Jets, Dennis Byrd! (Playing for Dennis Byrd Foundation for children with disabilities)

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We gotta start fresh, and only one can make it all the way to the end!

Round 1

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DONNA & KEN	Jackie & Bill	Michelle & Dennis
$250: N (DUD!)	$550: R (DUD!)	$900: T -$250: E (x6) $250: D $700: L (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$2,300

Dennis almost spins again before Michelle buys an E!

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Michelle & Dennis solve ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE.

Donna & Ken	Jackie & Bill	Michelle & Dennis
		$2,300

Play nice, and you might just get this prize. It's a holiday in Costa Rica and stay at Meliá Cariari (labeled COSTA RICA) worth $5,364.

You may battle it out over the $2,500 space and $10,000 prize if you wish.

Round 2

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Donna & Ken	JACKIE & BILL	Michelle & Dennis
	Lose A Turn!	$2,500: T -$250: E (x3) $550: R (x2) -$250: O BANKRUPT! ($3,100)

$250: S (x3) $550: P (x3) $250: N Solve: Correct!
$2,650

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Donna & Ken solve ? LENSES ? PAPER ? SPORT. Let's fill in those blanks for the $2,000 bonus!

And they instantly fill it in with contact.

Donna & Ken	Jackie & Bill	Michelle & Dennis
		$2,300

Can they score even more with the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces?

Round 3

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BEFORE & AFTER

Donna & Ken	Jackie & Bill	MICHELLE & DENNIS
		$250: T $300: H (x2) -$250: E (x2) Lose A Turn!
		$600
SURPRISE: N (x2) Costa Rica: S Jackpot: R Jackpot: P (x2) $250: B $250: W -$250: I (x4) $250: L (x3) Solve: Correct!
$1,000+

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Donna & Ken solve PLAYING IN THE SUPER BOWL OF CHILI to keep the Costa Rica trip plus the Surprise...a Rush Regal Sport-Jet boat worth $10,095!

Donna & Ken	Jackie & Bill	Michelle & Dennis
$21,109		$2,300

At the last few moments, Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $600 a piece. The red team begins!

Round 4

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FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

Donna & Ken: D (x2) ($1,200)
Jackie & Bill: M ($600)

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Jackie & Bill quickly solve ELMER FUDD & BUGS BUNNY!

Donna & Ken	Jackie & Bill	Michelle & Dennis
$21,109	$600	$2,300

Jackie leaves with a total of $13,000, while Michelle leaves with $15,550. Those totals are matched for charity.

BONUS ROUND:

For winning, Donna scores a 5-day trip for two to New Orleans for the Sega Sports NFL Players Party and Super Bowl XXXI. She receives four day VIP passes, thousands of dollars in player autographed merchandise, Players Inc. branded apparel, and a Sega Saturn with 16 games. It's a package worth $15,000!

Donna is up to $34,529 plus the Super Bowl package, and now she can play for one more prize!

Pat announces the category and RSTLNE...but Donna hasn't picked an envelope yet! She picks the second E.

Bonus Puzzle

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Now, it's time for RSTLNE:

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They instantly solve HUDDLE...

...and it's the Ski America package: skiing at Aspen, Deer Valley, Stowe, and Sugarloaf; plus first-class accommodations; totaling $15,990! Donna leaves with $50,519 in cash and prizes! That amount is matched for Ken's charity!

Pat and Vanna thank the stars for being on the show, and a total of $125,119 is being awarded to charity.

Last Edit: Jan 10, 2023 1:15:58 GMT -5 by mechamind

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January 24, 1997 recap Jan 20, 2022 19:51:05 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Jan 20, 2022 19:51:05 GMT -5

Jackie's last name is YOST. Michelle's last name is LEBEAU.

Sans the Super Bowl prize, just $97,869 was given away this week...the week of full R4 Speed-Ups took a toll on the winnings.

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

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Post by logicman27 on Jan 20, 2022 19:51:05 GMT -5