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November 15, 1999 recap Feb 3, 2021 19:55:00 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 3, 2021 19:55:00 GMT -5

Airdate: November 15, 1999

Can you solve this Preview Puzzle?

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From Madison Square Garden in New York City, it's America's game! Welcome to Best Friends Week!

The answer to the Preview Puzzle is not "Soup Pipe". It's JUMP ROPE.

Our first pairs of the week:
Louis & Anthony: Both are former neighbors. Louis is a floor broker at the NYSE, and Anthony is an electrician by trade.
Richard & Lorenzo: Best friends for 23 years (but have known each other for 30; it's a long story). Richard is a freelance photographer, and Lorenzo is a carpenter. Both are from Brooklyn.
Veronica & Alessandra: Met in elementary school. Veronica is a waitress originally from Argentina, and Alessandra is a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College. Both are from Hell's Kitchen.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000...though if the crowd cheers for too long, we might need to skip to the best stuff right away. Let's begin!

Round 1 (Puzzler Round)

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LOUIS & ANTHONY	Richard & Lorenzo	Veronica & Alessandra
$300: T (x3) -$250: A (x3) $800: S (x2) Free Spin: H (x2) -$250: E (x2) Lose A Turn! (Free Spin used) $300: W $300: R Solve: Wrong!
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Louis & Anthony guess THAT'S WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE, but then change to THAT'S WHAT DREAMS ARE FOR. Still incorrect, and the audience knows it's incorrect.

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	Lose A Turn!	$400: F (x2) $700: D Solve: Correct!
$3,200		$1,500

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Veronica & Alessandra solve THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR. As good friends, at least one should know this $3,000 Puzzler...

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And it happens! They solve TRUE-BLUE.

Louis & Anthony	Richard & Lorenzo	Veronica & Alessandra
		$4,500

And this is what our little break is for. We'll add a Bed Bath & Beyond shopping spree (labeled BED BATH) worth $3,000.

Even after that mistake, the $2,500 space and $10,000 prize could still make their dreams a reality!

Round 2

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Louis & Anthony	RICHARD & LORENZO	Veronica & Alessandra
	$300: T (x2) $400: H (x3) -$250: E (x3) BANKRUPT! ($1,550)	$500: S $600: N (DUD!)
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$2,500: L (x4!) -$250: U (DUD!)	$300: B BED BATH: M (DUD!)	-$250: A (x2) $300: C -$250: O (x2) $2,500: F (x2) $600: G -$250: I (x3) Solve: Correct!
$9,750	$300	$5,650

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Veronica & Alessandra solve GOLF BALL-SIZE HAIL TO THE CHIEF.

Louis & Anthony	Richard & Lorenzo	Veronica & Alessandra
		$10,150

All hail our mighty prizes! In comes a pair of trips to Grand Bahama Island and stay at Bahamas Princess Resort and Casino (labeled BAHAMAS) worth $7,756!

Pretending our $3,500 and Jackpot spaces aren't that mighty - we just can't do that. Go for that money, too!

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Louis & Anthony	Richard & Lorenzo	VERONICA & ALESSANDRA
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$800: S $600: T -$250: E (x2) $550: M (x2) -$250: O (x2) $600: C $450: Y BANKRUPT! ($3,050)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$300: P Solve: Correct!
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Veronica & Alessandra solve MICKEY MOUSE & PLUTO for the house minimum.

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		$10,650

Maybe too much cheering? We're short on time, so Pat gives the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth $600 + $1,000 for $1,600 a piece. The red team begins!

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Louis & Anthony: T (DUD!)
Richard & Lorenzo: S (DUD!)
Veronica & Alessandra: R ($1,600) (They try to call E after that.)
Louis & Anthony: D ($1,600)

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Louis & Anthony guess ROAD WAY. Close, but incorrect.

Richard & Lorenzo: M ($1,600) (Then they try to call P.)
Veronica & Alessandra: A (x2) ($1,600)

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Veronica & Alessandra solve ROAD MAP to sweep the game!

Louis & Anthony	Richard & Lorenzo	Veronica & Alessandra
		$12,250

That was a very bumpy finish, and the other two teams are left behind. They get some nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Veronica & Alessandra are in Bonus Land to try and win a pair of cars, an electronics package, a Titanic trip, or the $25,000!

They even pick letters together, both going for the L. Can they solve this puzzle together?

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After guessing TAKE TIME and TAKE MINE, they solve TAKE FIVE ...just after the buzzer.

They just missed out on the Titanic adventure, but Pat says "Remember what happened to the last people who went there!".

Veronica & Alessandra are leaving with $12,250 in cash.

In the post-game, Vanna introduces clothing designer Pamela Dennis, who did Vanna's dress for the night! Vanna fits in just about anything!

Last Edit: Jan 14, 2023 20:12:21 GMT -5 by mechamind

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November 15, 1999 recap Feb 3, 2021 22:33:58 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Feb 3, 2021 22:33:58 GMT -5

The men were...um, terrible to say the least.

Getting the bonus puzzle after the buzzer is always depressing.

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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November 15, 1999 recap Feb 3, 2021 22:53:46 GMT -5 logicman27 likes this

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Post by mechamind on Feb 3, 2021 22:53:46 GMT -5

I felt it with that incorrect guess in Round 1, but I don't see any reason that someone would call the yellow team "terrible". Yeah, they tried to call two letters in a Speed-Up turn, but that's it. Mostly Bankrupt and Lose A Turn otherwise.

I will admit that for an episode on my 9th birthday (yeah, just selfish me), it could have gone a lot better. I heard that the original Round 3 was thrown out due to an incorrect guess being accepted, though we don't have details on who did it. The Wiki says that SOFT PRETZEL VENDOR was misheard as SALT PRETZEL VENDOR, which I guess is more forgivable than the Round 1 guess.

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