Post by mechamind on Feb 14, 2021 13:16:26 GMT -5
Airdate: February 12, 1996
From the Waikoloa Village in Hawaii, it's America's game!
Today's contestants:
Lon Henry: Writes books, from San Diego, CA
Brigitte Botts: Does financial statements from home for small businesses, from Pinole, CA
Lowell Rego: Paramedic on Oahu, from Kailua
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and remember! Hang loose!
Brigitte solves BREATHTAKING VIEW.
Lowell solves OPERA STAR PLACIDO DOMINGO.
Lowell solves HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT.
DING DING! DING DING!
As we're running out of time, Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $550 a piece.
Brigitte: T (x2) ($4,050)
Brigitte solves ABRAHAM LINCOLN CONTINENTAL ...but falls short by $100.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives him:
From the Waikoloa Village in Hawaii, it's America's game!
Today's contestants:
Lon Henry: Writes books, from San Diego, CA
Brigitte Botts: Does financial statements from home for small businesses, from Pinole, CA
Lowell Rego: Paramedic on Oahu, from Kailua
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and remember! Hang loose!
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LON | Brigitte | Lowell |
| $250: T (x2) $350: N $300: R $500: S (DUD!) | Free Spin: C (DUD!) | Lose A Turn! |
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| -$250: E (x2) $700: L (DUD!) | $400: G -$250: I (x2) $200: V $500: W $250: B $800: K Solve: Correct! | |
$900 | $1,900 |
Lon almost tries to buy a I on his $500 spin, but changes to S halfway through.
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Brigitte solves BREATHTAKING VIEW.
Lon | Brigitte | Lowell |
$1,900 |
A prize might take your breath away. We'll add a Lark luggage system and Konica automatic 35 mm compact camera (labeled TRAVEL) worth $1,956.
We're going straight to the $3,500 space and $10,000 prize for this round!
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Lon | BRIGITTE | Lowell |
| $1,000: T -$250: E Free Spin: S $400: R (x2) -$250: A (x3) Double Play: P (x2) $250: L -$250: O (x4) (Double Play!) Lose A Turn! | $450: C $450: D (x2) $700: M $600: N Solve: Correct! | |
$1,300 | $2,650 |
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Lowell solves OPERA STAR PLACIDO DOMINGO.
Lon | Brigitte (FS) | Lowell |
$1,900 | $2,650 |
So no Double Play, but Brigitte still has a chance at good money with the $5,000 space and a Free Spin token. We also have a CRUISE worth over $7,000!
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Lon | Brigitte (FS) | LOWELL |
| $300: D (DUD!) | ||
| $5,000: T -$250: E (DUD!) | $400: S (DUD!) | $200: H (x2) TRAVEL: G (DUD!) |
$4,750 | $400 | |
| $250: N (x2) $900: R -$250: O (DUD!) | CRUISE: C $900: L (DUD!) | $1,500: W (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct! |
$5,900 | + | $3,400 |
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Lowell solves HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT.
Lon | Brigitte (FS) | Lowell |
$1,900 | $6,050 |
We call for another puzzle!
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LON | Brigitte (FS) | Lowell |
| $1,500: N (x5) $300: S (DUD!) | $400: R $500: L (x3) -$250: I (x2) $200: C (x2) $900: B | |
$7,500 | $2,950 |
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DING DING! DING DING!
(The bell sounds just after Brigitte's last spin.)
As we're running out of time, Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $550 a piece.
Brigitte: T (x2) ($4,050)
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Brigitte solves ABRAHAM LINCOLN CONTINENTAL ...but falls short by $100.
Lon | Brigitte (...) | Lowell |
$5,950 | $6,050 |
The vowels weren't there when Lon needed them. He's leaving with some nice parting gifts.
The Free Spin might have saved Brigitte, but we'll never know.
BONUS ROUND:
Lowell hung on and is going to Bonus Land! He could win a convertible, a boat, some pearls, and Oriental cruise, and the $25,000!
With everything loaded in, Lowell picks the L for his name. This is his puzzle:
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RSTLNE gives him:
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The usual CMDA will reveal...
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After a voice crack, he solves TROPICAL STORM...
...and he's taking the boat, a Yamaha Exciter jet worth $15,000! Lowell finishes with $21,050 and is coming back!
In the post-game, Pat and Vanna mention that they're suffering through February in Hawaii. When will it end?