Post by mechamind on Jan 31, 2021 17:16:21 GMT -5
Airdate: February 26, 1997
From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Welcome to Tropical Paradise!
Today's contestants:
Pat Mooney: High school English and journalism teacher, from Truckee, CA
Dee Schwab: Volunteer worker for a local school and children's hospital, from Atlanta, GA
Chris solves GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND.
Pat notes we awarded the Jackpot yesterday, and we can do it again! Let's also introduce the $3,500 space while we're at it! There's no law against this!
Chris says SENTENCE PUNCTUATION & GRAMMAR.
Dee solves SPELLING PUNCTUATION & GRAMMAR. Man, one more bite of breakfast, and she'd have a Jackpot...
What might have been, but now the $5,000 space is here to stay!
DING DING! DING DING!
Well, no more spinning for one Pat, so the other Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $300 a piece. Pat?
Pat: S (x2) ($7,550)
Dee: L (x2) ($600)
Chris: B (DUD!)
Pat: E (x2) ($7,550)
Dee: M (DUD!)
Chris: P (DUD!)
Pat: R (x3) ($8,450)
Dee: D (x2) ($1,200)
Chris: F ($300)
Chris solves OAKLAND RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK for the house minimum.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives him:
Our contestant opts for DMCA...
...and our host doesn't like the results.
From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Welcome to Tropical Paradise!
Today's contestants:
Pat Mooney: High school English and journalism teacher, from Truckee, CA
Dee Schwab: Volunteer worker for a local school and children's hospital, from Atlanta, GA
Chris Cox: Graduate student at San Jose State University in the sociology department, from San Jose
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We can burn it, but we'd rather award some money!
Pat also mentions the new puzzle board. Things are going well, so far!
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PAT | Dee | Chris |
| $500: T (DUD!) | $600: S BANKRUPT! ($600) | $600: G $600: K (DUD!) |
$600 | ||
| $1,000: R -$250: E (DUD!) | $500: F (DUD!) | $600: N (x3) $500: C $250: Y $500: H (DUD!) |
$750 | $3,150 | |
| BANKRUPT! ($750) | $250: M BANKRUPT! ($250) | $700: D (x2) Solve: Correct! |
$4,550 |
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Chris solves GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND.
Pat | Dee | Chris |
$4,550 |
These prizes will keep on coming! We will bring in a Sun Billiards outdoor pool table (labeled POOL TABLE) worth $2,645.
Now, let's bring in some more of that money! The $2,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces are here, and we have a huge puzzle!
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The audience gives an "Ooh!" at the size of the puzzle, and Pat thinks it could be a record.
Pat | DEE | Chris |
| $550: S (x3) $800: T (x3) $500: R (x2) -$250: A $250: L (DUD!) | BANKRUPT/$10K! ($0) | |
$4,800 | ||
| $350: N (x4) -$250: I (x4) $10,000!: F -$250: E (x2) -$250: U -$250: O (x4) $250: H (x3) $600: C (x4) Solve: Correct! | ||
$3,550+ | ||
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Pat solves HISTORIC DOCUMENT FIRST SIGNED BY JOHN HANCOCK to keep the cash! Maybe he needs an extra $2,000, and he can get it by answering the clue.
He has it! The answer is the Declaration of Independence (which just barely fits on the chyron).
Pat | Dee | Chris |
$15,550 | $4,550 |
Pat notes we awarded the Jackpot yesterday, and we can do it again! Let's also introduce the $3,500 space while we're at it! There's no law against this!
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Pat | Dee | CHRIS |
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | ||
| $3,500: N (x3!) -$250: E -$250: A (x3) $550: S BANKRUPT! ($10,550) | $250: T (x2) BANKRUPT! ($500) | $700: C $250: M (x2) $250: R (x2) $250: P (x2) Solve: Wrong! |
$2,200 | ||
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Chris says SENTENCE PUNCTUATION & GRAMMAR.
Pat | Dee | Chris |
$2,200 | ||
| $250: C (Repeat) | $600: L (x2) Solve: Correct! | |
$1,200 |
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Dee solves SPELLING PUNCTUATION & GRAMMAR. Man, one more bite of breakfast, and she'd have a Jackpot...
Pat | Dee | Chris |
$15,550 | $1,200 | $4,550 |
What might have been, but now the $5,000 space is here to stay!
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PAT | Dee | Chris |
| $700: T (x2) $5,000: N $550: H | ||
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DING DING! DING DING!
Well, no more spinning for one Pat, so the other Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $300 a piece. Pat?
Pat: S (x2) ($7,550)
Dee: L (x2) ($600)
Chris: B (DUD!)
Pat: E (x2) ($7,550)
Dee: M (DUD!)
Chris: P (DUD!)
Pat: R (x3) ($8,450)
Dee: D (x2) ($1,200)
Chris: F ($300)
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Chris solves OAKLAND RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK for the house minimum.
Pat | Dee | Chris |
| $15,550 | $1,200 | $5,050 |
BONUS ROUND:
Pat and Pat are in Bonus Land, where one Pat is keeping a BMW, a trip to either Tahiti or Fiji, or the $25,000.
Our contestant will be taking the H, and they'll take on this puzzle:
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RSTLNE gives him:
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Our contestant opts for DMCA...
...and our host doesn't like the results.
Pat guesses SIMPLE, SAMPLE, and PIMPLE. He does not solve GIGGLE...
...so the host is keeping the Tahiti trip. Pat still finishes with $15,550 in cash, and he may be back on Friday.
During the post-game, Vanna notes she is wearing her first maternity dress. She also mention cravings for watermelon and chili dogs, particularly Pink's hot dogs.
Pat tells Vanna to say "I really like you. I love working with you." He rewards her with...a Pink's chili dog! She takes a bite, though Pat still has to say goodbye for both of them.