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December 17, 1992 recap Jan 31, 2021 12:53:47 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Jan 31, 2021 12:53:47 GMT -5

Airdate: December 17, 1992

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

Today's contestants (all male):
Skip Harrison (returning with a 2-day total of $19,570)
Jim Pent: Runs a lawn care business, from Fort Madison, IA (originally from Alton, IL)
Frank Horton, Jr: Sales representative for a major insurance investment firm, from Omaha, NE

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

Round 1

THINGS

SKIP	Jim	Frank
$300: S $300: T (x3) BANKRUPT! ($1,200)	$1,000: N (x4) -$250: I (x3) $400: G (x2) $200: H (x2) $300: L (x2) -$250: E (x3) $700: D (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$6,700

THINGS

Jim solves THUNDER LIGHTNING WIND & SLEET.

Skip	Jim	Frank
	$6,700

Perhaps a good first round calls for a good prize. We have a Fred Joaillier J'Adore 18-karat yellow gold quartz watch with green band (labeled WATCH) worth $3,300.

And partly as an excuse for Skip to catch up, the $2,500 space is ready!

Round 2

PHRASE

Skip	JIM	Frank
	$450: N $500: T (x4) $800: H -$250: E (x3) -$250: O $250: D -$250: I (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)
	$2,750
$250: L $900: R -$250: A (x2) $200: S $450: P (x3) $200: C Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$2,650

PHRASE

Skip solves DON'T UPSET THE APPLECART.

Skip	Jim	Frank
$2,650	$6,700

Maybe Pat thinks that presidents Polk and Hayes would approve the $3,500 space. What do you think?

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Skip	Jim	FRANK
		$900: R (x2) $200: T (x2) $500: C (x3) -$250: O $600: N (x2) -$250: E (x2) $1,000: L (x2) $600: H -$250: I (x2) Lose A Turn!
		$6,750
$250: S (x2) $600: K (x3) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$2,300

BEFORE & AFTER

Skip solves CHICKEN LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS.

And we're not done! We've thought of something extra, and Skip can earn a $1,000 bonus by answering...

What did Chicken Little proclaim?

After some thought, Skip is correct! The answer is "The sky is falling!".

Pat also referred to Chicken Little as male, but after some research, he is corrected that Chicken Little is female.

Skip	Jim	Frank
$5,950	$6,700

Nothing to fear, as a prize is coming! It's a Toyota Tercel 2-door sedan (labeled CAR) worth $7,758!

Skip and Frank are both fighting for another chance. The $5,000 space could settle it once and for all...

Round 4

OCCUPATION

SKIP	Jim	Frank
$500: T (x2) $5,000: N (x2) -$250: E (x3) $5,000: R (x2) -$250: I (x3) $300: D $500: S (x2) Solve: Correct!
$21,800

OCCUPATION

Perfection! Skip solves UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT for plenty of cash! That's one way to end it!

Skip	Jim	Frank
$27,750	$6,700

It didn't end well for Frank, though. He's leaving with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Skip has one last chance in Bonus Land. We still have...

Beverly Hills shopping spree (over $16,000)

Sports car (almost $44,000)

Van Cleef & Arpels gift certificate, featuring ballerina pin ($25,000)

Far east cruise to Indonesia and Hong Kong (over $18,000)

This time, will he get the sports car? We'll see! Skip takes the second E, and let's have that blaze of glory!

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives them:

PHRASE

CMPO could be really helpful.

PHRASE

Finally! He instantly solves PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN...

...and he takes the far east cruise worth $18,500! Skip is leaving with a total of $65,820 in cash and prizes!

During the post-game, Pat and Vanna talk about presidential...trading cards? He has a Rutherford B. Hayes and a James K. Polk.

Pat asks Vanna to name the other presidents with one-syllable last names, and she does: Bush, Ford, Taft, Pierce, and Grant.