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December 6, 1999 recap Feb 25, 2021 20:32:54 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 25, 2021 20:32:54 GMT -5

Airdate: December 6, 1999

Can you solve this Preview Puzzle?

Preview Puzzle

PEOPLE

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! We begin Home for the Holidays Week!

Doesn't Vanna look lovely tonight? Pat was being serious about it. Also, he has to go home and pack soon.

Oh, and the answer to the above puzzle is TRIPLETS.

Warming up around the Wheel:
Rob Bolton: Public address announcer for a minor league baseball team (his voice is "a fine set of pipes"), from Rockford, IL
Tara Spencer: Elementary school P.E. teacher, from Lacey, WA
Jill Lichtenbaum: Lawyer, and a Yankees Fan who insists you can't also be a Mets fan at the same time; from Brooklyn, NY

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000, and don't those sparkles look lovely tonight? Now, let's begin our game!

Round 1 (Puzzler Round)

CLASSIC TV

ROB	Tara	Jill
$800: S $550: R (x3) $400: T (DUD!)	$350: M (DUD!)	$300: D $500: N (x2) $800: L (DUD!)
$2,450		$1,300
-$250: O $600: H -$250: E (x2) $300: Y $800: J $800: P $350: K Solve: Correct!
$4,800

CLASSIC TV

Rob solves WKRP'S DR. JOHNNY FEVER. Can he go all the way by solving the $3,000 Puzzler?

Puzzler

PHRASE

He can! He instantly solves ON THE AIR.

Rob	Tara	Jill
$7,800

And now we give some air time to this prize: A holiday at Colorado Trails Guest Ranch (labeled COLORADO) worth $4,310.

With the $2,500 and one-third $10,000 spaces riding into the studio, we won't disappoint them, will we?

Round 2

PHRASE

Rob	TARA	Jill
	$500: S (DUD!)	$900: T (x3) COLORADO: N (x3) -$250: A (x4) Solve: Correct!
		$2,450+

Some sound problems occur after the COLORADO wedge is picked up, and it's difficult to hear Jill for a moment.

PHRASE

Jill quickly solves DON'T MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL to keep the holiday!

It turns out Jill's microphone came loose. Pat briefly tries to get her to read the now fully-revealed answer from the board.

Rob	Tara	Jill
$7,800		$6,760

A nice quick solve, and this prize just couldn't wait to appear! It's a Broyhill furniture gift certificate (labeled SHOPPING) worth $7,000!

Yes, a quick solve, but Jill's still behind. The $3,500 and Jackpot spaces could get her ahead!

Round 3

SAME NAME

Rob	Tara	JILL
		$300: T (x2) $800: R (x2) -$250: O (x2) $300: S (x2) $300: L SHOPPING: D -$250: A (x2) -$250: E (x2) $700: H (x2) Solve: Correct!
		$3,750+

SAME NAME

Perfection! Jill solves BRIDAL & STEAMY-HOT SHOWER to keep the shopping spree!

Rob	Tara	Jill
$7,800		$17,510

Jill wouldn't let go, and now she's ahead. Next, who's gonna be showered with cash from the $5,000 space?

Round 4

EVENT

ROB	Tara	Jill
$700: T (x2) -$250: E (DUD!)	$900: R $800: S (x2) -$250: A (x3) $500: C (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,150	$3,250

EVENT

Tara solves CHRISTMAS VACATION.

Rob	Tara	Jill
$7,800	$3,250	$17,510

That's a little Christmas for everybody now, but we have time for another round!

Round 5

RHYME TIME

Rob	TARA	Jill
	$300: T (x2) $300: R
	$900

RHYME TIME

DING DING! DING DING!

Couldn't gift us some more time, huh? Well, Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin, and consonants are worth $600 + $1,000 for $1,600 a piece.

Tara: N ($2,500)
Jill: M ($1,600)

RHYME TIME

Jill solves MEET AND GREET.

Rob	Tara	Jill
$7,800	$3,250	$19,110

BONUS ROUND:

Jill has a chance for more in Bonus Land! She could take one of...

Ford Expedition all-terrain vehicle (over $35,000)

Grand piano (over $15,000)

Ford Explorer (over $34,000)

United Airlines holiday tickets for 8 family members (over $31,000)

"The cash" ($25,000)

What will Jill take home with her? She picks the second E and looks at this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THINGS

RSTLNE gives her:

THINGS

She opens up PDMA:

THINGS

She's silent until a W at the end, and Pat heard it. She does not solve WAFFLES...

...so she came short of the piano. Jill leaves with $19,110 in cash and prizes.

Vanna mentions that her dress was done by Nolan Miller. It's one of those dresses that's tied at the back.