Post by mechamind on Feb 16, 2021 9:29:44 GMT -5
Airdate: January 1, 1993
First contestants of the year:
Jenny Obringer: Student at Ohio State University majoring in family relations/human development, hoping to become an animal-assisted therapist; from Washington, OH
Andrea Drego: Homemaker and mother of one and one on the way, from Middletown, NY
Tom Anagnos (returning with a 1-day total of $11,640)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
Andrea solves I'LL TRY ANYTHING ONCE UPON A TIME.
Andrea solves FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT'S FIRESIDE CHATS.
Jenny was rewarded for continuing on, and someone could be rewarded by the $5,000 space if they keep spinning!
DING DING! DING DING!
Our first day is a little slow, and Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants will be worth... $500 a piece.
Jenny: S ($500)
Andrea: C (x2) ($1,000)
Andrea guesses COOKIE CRISP, which works but is incorrect.
Tom: H ($500)
Jenny: U (DUD!)
Andrea: L ($1,500)
Tom: O (DUD!)
Jenny: B ($1,000)
Jenny beats the buzzer and solves CYMBAL CRASH.
BONUS ROUND:
RSTLNE gives her:
From Hollywood, it's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune! Welcome to the new year!
Also, if you've been partying during New Year's Eve, Pat asks... "Do you think it's a good idea to be watching a show with a wheel spinning?"
First contestants of the year:
Jenny Obringer: Student at Ohio State University majoring in family relations/human development, hoping to become an animal-assisted therapist; from Washington, OH
Andrea Drego: Homemaker and mother of one and one on the way, from Middletown, NY
Tom Anagnos (returning with a 1-day total of $11,640)
The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. We are playing for cash, and here's our first puzzle:
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JENNY | Andrea | Tom |
| $250: T (x3) $200: H $500: M -$250: O (x2) Free Spin: V (DUD!) | $500: F (x2) -$250: I (x3) Free Spin: N (x4) $200: R $400: Y (x2) -$250: A (x2) $300: G -$250: E (x2) $250: C $750: P Solve: Correct! | |
$1,200 | $2,550 |
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Andrea solves I'LL TRY ANYTHING ONCE UPON A TIME.
Jenny | Andrea (FS) | Tom |
$2,550 |
Here's a good prize to start the new year! It's a Windjammer Cruise on the waters of Maine with island hopping (labeled SAIL) worth $3,225.
For the sake of the Big Money, we can't just do this once. We're ready again with the $2,500 space!
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Jenny | ANDREA (FS) | Tom |
| $800: S (x4) $450: T (x2) $750: N (x2) -$250: E (x4) -$250: A (x2) $450: R (x3) -$250: O (x2) BANKRUPT! ($6,200) (Free Spin used) $500: L (x2) -$250: I (x3) $400: F (x2) $2,500: C Solve: Correct! | ||
$4,050 |
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Andrea solves FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT'S FIRESIDE CHATS.
Jenny | Andrea | Tom |
$6,600 |
The only thing we have to fear is fear of another spin. The $3,500 space needs you to keep going!
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CLUE | ||||||||||||||
Jenny | Andrea | TOM |
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | ||
| BANKRUPT! ($0) | $1,000: S (x2) $900: T (x2) $450: N -$250: E (x3) $900: R (x4) -$250: O -$250: A (x3) -$250: U -$250: I $300: L (DUD!) | $450: M (DUD!) |
$6,600 | ||
| $300: D $500: B (x2) $250: K (x2) $450: H SURPRISE: C (x2) Solve: Correct! | ||
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CLUE | ||||||||||||||
Jenny reads what's on the board. She shouldn't be too surprised that she can get a $500 bonus for answering the clue.
She gets it! The answer is bill.
Either way, she scores the Surprise...a Lucien Piccard lady's diamond watch with quartz movement worth $6,350.
Jenny | Andrea | Tom |
$9,100 | $6,650 |
We're not afraid to keep bringing out prizes! One of them is a bicycle tour of River Avon in England (labeled BIKE) worth $7,475.
Jenny was rewarded for continuing on, and someone could be rewarded by the $5,000 space if they keep spinning!
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THING | ||||||||||||||
JENNY | Andrea | Tom |
| $900: T (DUD!) | $350: N (DUD!) | $200: R BANKRUPT! ($200) |
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DING DING! DING DING!
Our first day is a little slow, and Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants will be worth... $500 a piece.
Jenny: S ($500)
Andrea: C (x2) ($1,000)
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Andrea guesses COOKIE CRISP, which works but is incorrect.
Tom: H ($500)
Jenny: U (DUD!)
Andrea: L ($1,500)
Tom: O (DUD!)
Jenny: B ($1,000)
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Jenny beats the buzzer and solves CYMBAL CRASH.
Jenny | Andrea | Tom |
$10,100 | $6,650 |
Tom leaves with the $11,640 he won earlier.
BONUS ROUND:
Our first trip to Bonus Land, and Jenny could take one of many prizes!
Jenny will try the second E, and to the puzzle we go!
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RSTLNE gives her:
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She'll try something different with CDBA.
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She does not solve WINDMILL. If only she picked the M instead of the B.
We can't award the convertible, but Jenny finishes with $10,100 and is coming back!
