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December 30, 1992 recap Jan 31, 2021 11:02:39 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 31, 2021 11:02:39 GMT -5

Airdate: December 30, 1992

From Hollywood, it's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Donna Packard: Management consultant, from Atlanta, GA
Mark Lewis: Lawyer for a solvent bank, from Fairfax, VA
Jim Norton, Jr.: In the Air Force for 23 years and counting, commander, and colonel at Andrews Air Force Base

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and let's lock on to our first puzzle:

Round 1

QUOTATION

DONNA	Mark	Jim
Lose A Turn!	$150: T (x2) $150: S $150: R (x3) -$250: E (x6) $150: Y (x2) $400: M (x2) $150: L $400: N (x2) $400: G (x2) $900: D Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$4,400

QUOTATION

Mark solves GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN.

Donna	Mark	Jim
	$4,400

He won't have to worry about that $150 space with this prize. We're adding a trip to Washington, D.C. and stay at Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel (labeled TRIP) worth $4,004.

Also to help him make up for it, we've added a $2,500 space.

Round 2

PHRASE

Pat also notes that the prizes are chosen well ahead of time. Not a long trip for Mark or Jim.

Donna	MARK	Jim
	$250: S (x3) Lose A Turn!	$400: T (x2) Lose A Turn!
	$750	$800
Lose A Turn!	$450: R (x2) -$250: A (x3) -$250: E (x2) Lose A Turn!	$200: D Lose A Turn!
	$1,150	$1,000
$400: N $250: G $2,500: K Solve: Correct!
$3,150

PHRASE

Donna solves TAKING DRASTIC MEASURES.

Donna	Mark	Jim
$3,150	$4,400

Hopefully, the $3,500 space can pull you in like a magnet.

Round 3

QUOTATION

Donna	Mark	JIM
		BANKRUPT! ($0)

$500: T (x5) $600: H (x4) -$250: A $550: N (x3) $500: G (x3) Solve: Correct!
$7,800

QUOTATION

Donna solves THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT.

Donna	Mark	Jim
$10,950	$4,400

Let's try a different prize: It's a Norwegian Cruise Lines Caribbean cruise (labeled CRUISE) worth $6,286.

Time for the good ol' $5,000 space to shine!

Round 4

THING

DONNA	Mark	Jim
$500: L (DUD!)	$500: T (DUD!)	$900: S (x4) -$250: E $900: R (x2) $900: M (DUD!)
		$5,150
$350: N (x2) $5,000: D Solve: Correct!
$5,700

THING

Donna solves RUSSIAN DRESSING.

Donna	Mark	Jim
$16,650	$4,400

Things are definitely improving, and we have time for another round.

Round 5

PERSON

Donna	MARK	Jim
	$700: T $900: R (x3) -$250: E $400: H (DUD!)	TRIP: S (DUD!)
	$3,150
$350: L (DUD!)	$250: N (x2) $200: P -$250: A -$250: I -$250: O BANKRUPT! ($3,100)	$200: S (Repeat)

$900: J Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$900

PERSON

Donna solves JUNIOR PARTNER. That's enough of this.

Donna	Mark	Jim
$17,550	$4,400

This was definitely rough for Jim. He'll be leaving with some nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Mostly Donna's game, now she's in Bonus Land! It might be a car, van, motorcycles, or the $25,000!

Still with all five envelopes, Donna takes the H. Let's solve this puzzle!

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives her:

PHRASE

She confidently picks PFWO.

PHRASE

Yeah, she instantly solves POINT OF VIEW...

...and she instantly has the motorcycles, a Harley-Davidson Low Rider and XLH Sportster 883 totaling $16,269! Donna finishes with $33,819 in cash and prizes!

In the post-game, Pat and Vanna talk about how tomorrow is the last day of 1992. Have some fun on that last day!