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October 15, 1997 recap Feb 2, 2021 21:16:41 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 2, 2021 21:16:41 GMT -5

Airdate: October 15, 1997

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Enjoy our Canadian Rockies trip!

Today's mountaineers:
Alex Balekian: Junior at UCLA majoring as a pre-med, from Glendale, CA
Mac Reets: Works at a furniture store, from Island Lake, IL
Terri Cosgrove-Props: Insurance agent for a major insurance company, from Albuquerque, NM

Pat: You want to keep the agency happy there at all times, okay.

Terri: You're in good hands.

Pat: Ready to play?

(A shocked reaction comes from the audience.)

Pat: Very, very, very sneaky.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000, so get your hands on that mountain of cash!

Round 1

CLASSIC TV

ALEX	Mac	Terri
$450: T (x2) $250: H (x2) -$250: E (x2) -$250: O $300: S $550: W -$250: A (x2) $550: N (x2) $900: R Solve: Correct!
$3,500

CLASSIC TV

Perfection! Alex solves THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW.

Alex	Mac	Terri
$3,500

Coming from our mountain of prizes is a 6-night holiday at Chateau Lake Louise in Alberta's Banff National Park (labeled LAKE LOUISE) worth $4,392.

Then suddenly, the Big Money rushes towards you. The $2,500 space and $10,000 prize are coming for you!

Round 2

BEFORE & AFTER

Alex	MAC	Terri
	$300: R (x2) $600: N $250: Y $250: T (DUD!)	$800: G $2,500: L (x3) -$250: O (x2) -$250: E (x2) -$250: A (DUD!)
	$1,450	$7,550
$450: M -$250: I (x5) $300: C -$250: U $2,500: S (DUD!)	$550: D (x2) $250: W SURPRISE: K (x2) Solve: Correct!
$250	$2,800+

BEFORE & AFTER

Mac solves YOU'RE DRIVING ME WILD BILL HICKOK and wins the Surprise...a Dude Ranch vacation at The Wit's End in Colorado worth $5,400.

Alex	Mac	Terri
$3,500	$8,200

Maybe that just wasn't enough money to think about, so we'll try something better with the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces.

Round 3

SAME NAME

Alex	Mac	TERRI
		$250: N $300: R (x2) Lose A Turn!
		$850
$500: L (x2) -$250: E $400: S -$250: A (x2) $250: C (x2) -$250: O (x2) $800: M $250: B $600: T (x2) $600: F $600: Y Solve: Correct!
$4,600

"Sometimes, after two close calls..." Pat notes after the Y is revealed.

SAME NAME

Alex solves MONARCH & SOCIAL BUTTERFLY.

Alex	Mac	Terri
$8,100	$8,200

The $5,000 space is "just crying out to be landed on", so let's land on it!

Round 4

PHRASE

ALEX	Mac	Terri
$5,000: T (x3!) $400: H (x2) -$250: E (x4) -$250: O
$15,300

PHRASE

DING DING! DING DING!

Ooh...this is going to be really interesting. Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... BANKRUPT!

Well, at least Alex still has his money on the table, but Pat must spin again. Consonants will be worth... $550 a piece.

Alex: F (x2) ($16,400)
Mac: R ($550)

PHRASE

Mac guesses THE LIFE OF THE FUTURE.

Terri: W ($550)

PHRASE

Terri solves THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE.

Alex	Mac	Terri
$8,100	$8,200	$550

BONUS ROUND:

So...thank goodness for Speed-Ups? Mac is in Bonus Land to play for one of...

1998 Chevy Blazer (over $28,000)

Boston Whaler Outrage boat (over $24,000)

"The cash" ($25,000)

He won't worry about competition here. Mac just picks the middle E and may reach the top with this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives him:

PHRASE

After picking L second, we wonder how high MPGO will take him.

PHRASE

Just high enough! He instantly solves PASS THE BUCK...

...and he is rewarded with a Chevy Blazer worth $28,540! Mac finishes with $36,740 and might return on Friday!

In the post-game, Pat and Vanna mention that it has been almost a year with the current puzzle board. Pat thinks Vanna complained about all the turning, so touching requires less effort.