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October 22, 1996 recap Feb 20, 2021 10:20:39 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 20, 2021 10:20:39 GMT -5

Airdate: October 22, 1996

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! Welcome to South Seas Week!

Today's contestants:
Aaron Parker: Usher at a major sports facility, from Los Angeles, CA
Cindy Flum: Works as an auditor at a major manufacturer of automotive closure caps, also a full-tiime student at Indiana University; from Cambridge City
Maureen Berg: Labor attorney "doing the peoples' work", from Birmingham, AL

The contestant who wins on Friday will also win a water sports package: the Explorer series of swimming gear from Brownie's Third Lung worth over $13,000.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. There's no limit to how far you can go, no matter what others might tell you!

Round 1

TITLE

AARON	Cindy	Maureen
$600: R $250: S (DUD!)	$350: T $450: N -$250: E $700: G $300: P (DUD!)	$350: L (DUD!)
$600	$1,250
$250: B $600: H $250: C (x2) Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
$1,950

TITLE

Aaron solves CHICAGO TRIBUNE.

Aaron	Cindy	Maureen
$1,950

What are your thoughts on this prize? We have a trip to Boston and stay at Royal Sonesta Hotel (labeled BOSTON) worth $3,300.

Only good news could come from the $2,500 space! The one-third $10,000 space doesn't have it as easy.

Round 2

WHO IS IT?

Aaron	CINDY	Maureen
	BOSTON: R (x7) $700: S (x2) -$250: E (x3) $600: T (x2) -$250: A $250: P (x4) -$250: I $600: C $250: N (x3) -$250: O (x4) $400: M (DUD!)	$500: G -$250: U $250: V $350: Y SURPRISE: D (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$3,950+	$850+

WHO IS IT?

Maureen solves REDFORD'S STING PARTNER & POPCORN PURVEYOR. For an extra $2,000, tell us who it is!

She is correct with Paul Newman.

Let's not forget that she won the Surprise...a trip to Alaska and stay at Tanaku Lodge worth $6,690.

Aaron	Cindy	Maureen
$1,950		$9,540

Grab some popcorn as we bring in the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces!

Round 3

THE 70's

Aaron	Cindy	MAUREEN
		$350: S $500: T (x2) $550: N (DUD!)
		$1,350
Lose A Turn!	$450: R (x3) Jackpot: M $3,500: H (DUD!)	-$250: E (x4) -$250: A (x4) Jackpot: G (x2) Lose A Turn!
	$1,350	$850
BANKRUPT! ($0)	$400: D $300: L $500: C (x2) -$250: I (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$2,800

THE 70's

Cindy solves WATERGATE DISCO CRAZE OIL EMBARGO.

Aaron	Cindy	Maureen
$1,950	$2,800	$9,540

That round must have gone on for decades, so Pat must give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $600 a piece. Aaron starts!

Round 4

THING

Aaron: S ($600)
Cindy: R (x3) ($1,800)
Maureen: N (DUD!)
Aaron: T (x2) ($1,800)
Cindy: D (DUD!)
Maureen: F (x2) ($1,200)

THING

Maureen solves FROSTY MUG OF ROOT BEER.

Aaron	Cindy	Maureen
$1,950	$2,800	$10,740

BONUS ROUND:

Thanks to the Surprise, Maureen is easily here in Bonus Land! Let's take a look at...

Trip to Bora Bora ($20,500)

Orient cruise ($20,000)

Mustang ($23,000)

Trip to Tahiti with garden bungalow and ocean view (over $17,000)

"The cash" ($25,000)

Which way will Maureen go? She's taking the L for luck, and she must solve this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

(The timer beeps sound early!)

Pat: Turn off that clock!

(The beeps stop.)

Pat: Hit the Snooze button!

Anyway, RSTLNE gives her:

THING

Now, Maureen will pick CPDA...

THING

She doesn't know at first...but with two seconds left, she solves ADJECTIVE! Pat knew the answer was just stuck there!

Maureen has taken the $25,000, and she finishes with $35,740 and a good chance of coming back on Friday!

In the post-game, Pat and Vanna say they want to try and give away bonus prizes for the rest of the week.