April 24, 1996 recap

April 24, 1996 recap Feb 15, 2021 16:26:05 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 15, 2021 16:26:05 GMT -5

Airdate: April 24, 1996

From the Fox Theater in Atlanta, it's America's game! It's an early Olympic celebration!

Today's contestants:
Ginger Burrows: Singer and entertainer, from Winter Park, FL
Matt Robberson: Senior at Georgia College in Milledgeville, starts medical school in August; from Tucker
Rashad Booker: Sophomore at Colorado School of Mines majoring in mechanical engineering; from Aurora

Matt also has a Superman tattoo that's hard to reveal. It's in a "safe" spot, but just hard to reveal.

The top three players will return on Friday for a chance to win even more cash. The big winner on Friday is guaranteed a home theater system with Thomasville home furniture and Philips electronics worth $16,200.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:

Round 1

PLACE

GINGER	Matt	Rashad
$400: T SURPRISE: N -$250: E (x3) Lose A Turn!	$300: R (x2) $800: S (x3) $900: V Solve: Correct!
$150+	$3,900

PLACE

Matt solves RESERVATIONS DESK. After he solves, we see that the tattoo is on his left leg. It's the S for Superman!

Pat and Vanna follow by plugging the Olympics and encouraging the support of American athletes with a Wheel Olympic T-shirt.

Ginger	Matt	Rashad
	$3,900

Who's going to reserve this prize? We've added an Olympic artwork called Atlanta 1896-1996 by Michelle Delacroix (labeled ART) worth $2,500.

Our Wheel should give it all for the contestants, so we're bringing out the $3,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces right now!

Round 2

THINGS

Ginger	MATT	Rashad
	$200: R $600: N (DUD!)	$800: S (DUD!)
	$200
$450: N (Repeat)	$500: T (x3) -$250: E (DUD!)	$600: H (DUD!)
	$1,450
$600: M (x2) $400: D (DUD!)	$200: C (DUD!)	$400: L (x2) -$250: O (x4) BANKRUPT/$10K! ($550)
$1,200	$1,450
$10,000!: X -$250: E (Repeat)	$600: F -$250: A (x3) $250: B $500: P $450: W Solve: Correct!
$950+	$3,000

The slide whistle does not sound on Rashad's BANKRUPT, possibly due to the spaces not being properly aligned with the pegs.

THINGS

Matt solves WALTZ POLKA FOX TROT & MAMBO. Pat asks Matt's favorite of those dances, and Matt says the "ampersand", since he's not much of a dancer.

Ginger	Matt	Rashad
	$6,900

You might be tempted to do the "ampersand" dance if you cash in with the $5,000 space.

Round 3

LANDMARK

Ginger	Matt	RASHAD
		ART: T (x2) $350: N (x2) $250: S $350: R (x3) -$250: I (x2) Double Play: L -$250: O (x2) $350: F -$250: E (x3) $400: M -$250: A (x4) Solve: Correct!
		$1,750+

LANDMARK

Perfection! Rashad solves CATHEDRAL OF NOTRE DAME IN PARIS to keep the artwork. But it suddenly ends...

Ginger	Matt	Rashad (...)
	$6,900	$4,250

After all that work, Ginger winds up empty handed. She takes home the nice parting gifts.

The Double Play was just screaming for another spin.

BONUS ROUND:

Matt's the big winner of the day, and he can win one of...

Trip to Greece

Robert E. Lee document ($15,000)

"The cash" ($25,000)

From the envelopes, Matt will pick the L. He has one more puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

DCPA helps with the first half.

THING

After thinking POST at first, he suddenly blurts out PISTACHIO. However, it was too close to the buzzer...

Pat says that the staff will check the solve and let Matt know after the break.

In the post-game, we find out that he was just early enough!

Matt wins a trip to Greece worth $21,000! He finishes with $27,900 in cash and trip and could be back on Friday!

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