Post by mechamind on Feb 6, 2021 12:17:38 GMT -5
Airdate: November 19, 1998
Today's contestants:
Jon Jones: Grade 2 teacher, has too many pets to count; from north Las Vegas (originally from Oklahoma)
Lauren Jennifer-Gates: Promotional model, also sings and dances with an all-female band; from Las Vegas
Herb Hunter: Director of sales for a wireless communications company, from Henderson
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. Good luck! We trust we won't need to say "You'll need it".
Lauren solves COCKTAIL WAITRESS. Will she be able to drink to a $3,000 Puzzler bonus?
She tries BAG and DOG for the first word, but nothing else. She does not solve BIG TIPS.
The $2,500 space, the $10,000 prize, and a big puzzle ought to help you get back into this!
Herb solves ACTRESS WHO WON BOTH EMMY & OSCAR THIS YEAR to keep the cash prize and New York trip! Can he pack a $2,000 bonus for telling us who it is?
He guesses Jessica Tandy (who died in 1994). The answer is Helen Hunt.
Herb solves JOHNNY CARSON CITY NEVADA.
Time is running short, so Pat will have to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $5,000 a piece! Jon starts this round!
Jon: R (x2) ($10,000)
Lauren: S (DUD!)
Herb: T (DUD!)
Jon: L (x2) ($20,000)
Lauren: N (DUD!)
Herb: W ($5,000)
Jon: H ($25,000)
Jon solves WHEELER-DEALER and somehow becomes the big winner!
Pat jokingly punches Jon in the jaw. Jon assumed he was going to end up with the parting gifts.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives him:
CMDA fills in the bottom half.
From the Las Vegas Hilton, it's America's game!
Today's contestants:
Jon Jones: Grade 2 teacher, has too many pets to count; from north Las Vegas (originally from Oklahoma)
Lauren Jennifer-Gates: Promotional model, also sings and dances with an all-female band; from Las Vegas
Herb Hunter: Director of sales for a wireless communications company, from Henderson
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. Good luck! We trust we won't need to say "You'll need it".
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OCCUPATION | |||||||||||||||
JON | Lauren | Herb |
| Free Spin: R $250: S (x2) -$250: E $300: T Lose A Turn! (Free Spin used) $800: L $450: H (DUD!) | $300: C (x2) $1,000: W Solve: Correct! | |
$1,650 | $1,600 |
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Lauren solves COCKTAIL WAITRESS. Will she be able to drink to a $3,000 Puzzler bonus?
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The audience can be heard laughing.
She tries BAG and DOG for the first word, but nothing else. She does not solve BIG TIPS.
Jon | Lauren | Herb |
$1,600 |
We'll need to take our mind off that Puzzler, so we'd need a really good prize. How about a trip to New York and stay at Hilton Towers at Rockefeller Center (labeled NEW YORK) worth $4,900?
The $2,500 space, the $10,000 prize, and a big puzzle ought to help you get back into this!
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WHO IS IT? | |||||||||||||||
Jon | LAUREN | Herb |
| $400: L (DUD!) | $550: T (x3) -$250: E (x3) $10,000!: H (x3) -$250: I $300: S (x4) NEW YORK: V (DUD!) | |
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| Lose A Turn! | $300: M (x2) $300: P (DUD!) | $700: W (x2) -$250: A (x3) NEW YORK: R (x3) -$250: O (x4) Solve: Correct! |
$600 | $3,250+ |
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Herb solves ACTRESS WHO WON BOTH EMMY & OSCAR THIS YEAR to keep the cash prize and New York trip! Can he pack a $2,000 bonus for telling us who it is?
He guesses Jessica Tandy (who died in 1994). The answer is Helen Hunt.
Jon | Lauren | Herb |
$1,600 | $18,150 |
What more could Herb take with him? We're adding a limited edition handcrafted Elvis jukebox from Wurlitzer (labeled JUKEBOX) worth $11,750!
A little more spending money wouldn't hurt, either. We have a $3,500 and Jackpot space ready.
Herb also tries to spin the Wheel before the category is even announced, but Pat stops him.
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Jon | Lauren | HERB |
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| $900: R $300: S $400: L (DUD!) | $600: T $900: N (x4) -$250: E $300: P (DUD!) | $300: H $700: J -$250: O $300: Y (x2) $900: C (x2) Solve: Correct! |
$1,200 | $3,950 | $3,150 |
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Herb solves JOHNNY CARSON CITY NEVADA.
Jon | Lauren | Herb |
$1,600 | $21,300 |
Time is running short, so Pat will have to give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $5,000 a piece! Jon starts this round!
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Jon: R (x2) ($10,000)
Lauren: S (DUD!)
Herb: T (DUD!)
Jon: L (x2) ($20,000)
Lauren: N (DUD!)
Herb: W ($5,000)
Jon: H ($25,000)
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Jon solves WHEELER-DEALER and somehow becomes the big winner!
Pat jokingly punches Jon in the jaw. Jon assumed he was going to end up with the parting gifts.
Jon | Lauren | Herb |
$25,000 | $1,600 | $21,300 |
BONUS ROUND:
It's a funny game, isn't it? Well, now that Jon is in Bonus Land, he could play for a Mustang, a boat, or the $25,000.
Jon picks the middle E, and he must solve another puzzle:
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CMDA fills in the bottom half.
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He guesses BELT CART...and then he beats the buzzer with GOLF CART...
...to snatch the 1998 Ford Mustang GT convertible worth $26,680! Jon is leaving with $51,680 in cash and car!
In the post-game, Vanna mentions she loves shows like this. Pat mentions that this show is educational as well as entertaining.