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November 10, 1995 recap Feb 13, 2021 19:55:05 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 13, 2021 19:55:05 GMT -5

Airdate: November 10, 1995

From the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, it's America's game!

Today's contestants:
Eirik Olson (returning with a 1-day total of $35,980)
Michele Orton: Senior branch representative at a major credit union, from Kent (grew up in Tacoma)
Mark Burkhart: Regional marketing director for a dental HMO, from Venice, CA

Eirik mentions that he makes a variety of sausages. Pat asks his "favorite personal sausage", and everyone starts laughing. After clearing things up, Eirik says it's a beef sausage, and everyone laughs again.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and our first puzzle is ready!

Round 1

EVENT

EIRIK	Michele	Mark
$250: S $500: T -$250: E (x2) $900: N (x5) -$250: A (x2) $450: R (x3) $200: L (DUD!)	$400: W (DUD!)	$250: K $750: D $300: G (x3) -$250: I (x4) Free Spin: H BANKRUPT! ($1,650) (Free Spin used) SURPRISE: V $150: C (DUD!)
$6,100		+
Solve: Correct!
$6,100

EVENT

Eirik solves PREPARING THANKSGIVING DINNER. He feels a bit bad for that, and wishes he could give a little bit of the money to Mark.

Eirik	Michele	Mark
$6,100

While Mark puts out an oven fire, we'll add a prize. This is an REI outerwear gift certificate (labeled SPORTSWEAR) worth $1,000.

Hopefully, the $2,500 space can help douse that fire.

Round 2

CLUE

Eirik	MICHELE	Mark
	Sportswear: T (x2) $900: H -$250: E (x4) BANKRUPT! ($1,650)	$500: S (DUD!)

$250: L $200: R -$250: A (x2) $350: P Solve: Correct!
$550

CLUE

Eirik solves THE NEXT LEAP YEAR. Not as much money, but an extra $500 could be his if he answers this clue.

He thinks it's 1997, which is incorrect. That means Michele could guess it.

She says 1999. Could Mark take the cash?

He will! It's 1996.

Eirik	Michele	Mark
$6,650		$500

Mark's turn is next, and he could make up for Round 1 with this prize! It's a British Columbia ski holiday at Chateau Whistler Resort (labeled CANADA) worth $4,095.

His $500 is nice, but $3,500 is even better. And imagine taking the $10,000 prize!

Round 3

HUSBAND & WIFE

Eirik	Michele	MARK
		$3,500: R (x2) $450: N (DUD!)
		$7,000
$200: S (DUD!)	$900: T (x2) $900: P (DUD!)	$200: L -$250: E (x4) Solve: Correct!
	$1,800	$6,950

HUSBAND & WIFE

Mark recovers and solves FRED & ETHEL MERTZ. A nice load for a short puzzle.

Eirik	Michele	Mark
$6,650		$7,450

Speaking of short, we're short of time! Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth... $500 a piece. Eirik begins!

Round 4

THING

Eirik: S (DUD!)
Michele: T (x3) ($1,500)
Mark: R ($500)
Eirik: N (DUD!)
Michele: L (DUD!)
Mark: B (DUD!)
Eirik: M (DUD!)
Michele: P (x2) ($2,500)
Mark: C (DUD!)
Eirik: E (x3)

THING

Eirik solves HEARTY APPETITE for the house minimum. But it's not enough for the win.

Eirik	Michele	Mark
$6,850		$7,450

He still got something, which is more than Michele. All she gets is the nice parting gifts.

Eirik leaves with a 2-day total of $42,830 in prizes (though Pat calculates it as $42,680 by mistake before he is corrected).

BONUS ROUND:

Mark might be able to go even further now that he's in Bonus Land! He could take a Winnebago or a sailboat.

Mark picks the L from the envelopes, and he'd better solve this puzzle!

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

He gets some help from CDHO.

THING

As Vanna is walking back to the left, Mark solves DASHBOARD...

...and he takes the Winnebago Rialta motorhome worth $41,000! Mark finishes with $48,450 and is coming back to L.A. with the show next week!