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January 9, 1997 recap Feb 25, 2021 9:18:00 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 25, 2021 9:18:00 GMT -5

Airdate: January 9, 1997

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! We continue to Wheel into 1997!

Today's contestants:
Eric Brenchley: Works as an investment consultant, from Layton, UT
Shane Hodges: University junior, international business and finance major; from Julian, NE
Mimi Demerjian: Working at a large food company for the past six years, from Glendale, CA

Pat mentioned that the score to beat for the Friday Finals is $24,587.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000, just to get you started towards a good total, at least.

Round 1

SHOW BIZ

"And this period- There's a puzzle in the period, or a period in the puzzle, or a- There's a little dot up there!"

"And Eric, have you ever thought about hosting a game show?"

ERIC	Shane	Mimi
$500: T (x2) Free Spin: N (x2) $300: R (x2) -$250: E -$250: A (x3) $700: L $800: S (x2) -$250: O (x2) $250: D (DUD!)	$250: P (DUD!)	$250: C (x3) $400: H -$250: E (Repeat)
$3,150		$1,150
Solve: Correct!
$3,150

Pat says there's no E in the puzzle after Mimi repeats it.

SHOW BIZ

Eric solves COACH STAR CRAIG T. NELSON.

Eric (FS)	Shane	Mimi
$3,150

"To make a man a man", you need to be brave and spin. You could also hit a 5-night stay at the Edgewood in Branson plus tickets to live entertainment shows (labeled BRANSON) worth $2,781.

If a prize is not enough, then maybe the $2,500 space and $10,000 prize will do it?

Round 2

FILL IN THE BLANK

Eric (FS)	SHANE	Mimi
	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$300: T (x2) $250: R (x3) -$250: E (x5) $900: D (DUD!)
		$1,100
$250: W (DUD!)	$600: H $700: "Brother" \ Try again: B -$250: O -$250: I (x4) $250: L $900: S $10,000: C -$250: A (x2) $700: P $250: N (x3) $400: Z (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!
	$13,150
$900: G Solve: Correct!
$900

Somehow, the $10,000 Wedge was placed upside down on the Wheel, and it looked like just another cash wedge. It was treated as just that, though initially only $1,000 was added to Shane's score. Further, Shane did not land on the center of the wedge.

FILL IN THE BLANK

Eric reads what's on the board. It's time for him to fill in the blank for a $2,000 bonus.

He does fill it in! The blank is twin.

Eric (FS)	Shane	Mimi
$6,050

Before starting the next round, Pat talks about how the $10,000 wedge was placed upside down by accident. "We made a boo-boo, and it...could've cost us a lot of money! But it didn't! And we'll never do that again!"

We're making sure everything is correct now, and we need the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces for this round.

Round 3

PROPER NAME

Eric (FS)	Shane	MIMI
		$500: S (x3) $250: T (x2) -$250: E (x4) $800: D $3,500: R -$250: A (x3) $250: N (x4) $250: L (x2) $800: G -$250: I (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$7,850

PROPER NAME

Perfection! Mimi solves UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Eric (FS)	Shane	Mimi
$6,050		$7,850

Pat now jokes that there was a $12,000,000,000 space on the Wheel, but the staff are happy that nobody landed on it.

Now that time is running out, Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $5,000 a piece!

"How did that get on there?! Who put that on there?! Where'd that come from?!"

Anyway, Eric begins.

Round 4

PHRASE

Eric: T (x2) ($10,000)
Shane: N (x2) ($10,000)
Mimi: M (DUD!)
Eric: R ($15,000)

PHRASE

Eric solves WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY to take back the victory!

Eric (...)	Shane	Mimi
$21,050		$7,850

Shane deserved better after that little mistake. Instead, he's only getting the nice parting gifts.

The Free Spin never had another chance after the second round.

BONUS ROUND:

Eric already feels like a big winner, but he hasn't been to Bonus Land yet! It's time to try for...

3.2L V6 engine Acura with TLC total luxury care (over $35,000)

Acura sport vehicle (over $38,000)

Pair of motorcycles

Pat asks if the cash is still there, but it's not.

Still some good prizes for Eric to try for! He picks the middle E, and he's got one more puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

Can he make it to the finals with CDMA?

THING

He guesses AUSTRALIA and APTITUDE. He does not solve AUTOGRAPH...

...so he couldn't take the Acura sedan. Eric will be leaving with $21,050 in cash.

In the post-game, Pat says he signs a lot of autographs. He's commonly asked in men's rooms, and he was once asked in a batting cage!