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November 29, 1994 recap Feb 26, 2021 9:14:29 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 26, 2021 9:14:29 GMT -5

Airdate: November 29, 1994

From Hollywood, it's America's game! Wheeeeeel Of Fortune!

Today's contestants:
Gordon Schnaper: Chemist, from Duxbury, MA
Brenda Goodwin (returning with a 1-day total of $26,172)
Donna Stewart: Consultant with a major insurance company, from Buffalo Grove, IL

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

Round 1

PHRASE

GORDON	Brenda	Donna
$400: T (DUD!)	$1,000: S (x3) -$250: E (x4) -$250: A (DUD!)	Free Spin: N BANKRUPT! ($0)
	$2,500
$450: P $300: K -$250: O (x2) $900: R (x3) Solve: Correct!
$3,200

PHRASE

Gordon solves KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.

Gordon	Brenda	Donna (FS)
$3,200

Fingers crossed that somebody wins this prize: A Hershey Lodge holiday at Hershey's Christmas Candylane in Pennsylvania (labeled HERSHEY) worth $5,050.

We're adding a $2,500 space to the Wheel, but as good as it looks, it's not edible.

Round 2

PEOPLE

Gordon	BRENDA	Donna (FS)
	$200: S $500: R (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)
	$200
$500: N (x3) -$250: E SURPRISE: T (x2) -$250: I (x5) $450: C (x2) Solve: Correct!
$1,000+

PEOPLE

Gordon solves ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS and wins he Surprise...a trip to Mexico and stay at Krystal Cancun worth $2,483.

Gordon	Brenda	Donna (FS)
$7,583

Okay, the $3,500 space seems ancient compared to our brand new one-third $10,000 space on the Wheel.

And how'd you like to play a Red Letter Puzzle for just a little extra money?

Round 3

PHRASE

Gordon	Brenda	DONNA (FS)
		$900: N (x4) -$250: A (x3) -$250: I (x2) HERSHEY: G (x2) $550: P $500: F -$250: O (x3) $600: D (x2) -$250: U $200: R (x2) $400: W -$250: E (x3) Solve: Correct!
		$5,400+

PHRASE

Perfection! Donna solves WANDERING AROUND IN A COMPLETE FOG to keep the Hershey trip. Will she put a $1,000 bonus on top? Turn off the lights!

She goes all the way and unscrambles PROUD.

Gordon	Brenda	Donna (FS)
$7,583		$11,450

We'd be proud to have someone land on our $5,000 space and possibly a WATCH that we've added to the Wheel.

Round 4

BEFORE & AFTER

GORDON	Brenda	Donna (FS)
$200: R (x2) $300: T -$250: E $350: N (x2) -$250: A (x2) $350: D -$250: O $700: S (x2) -$250: U $900: G $250: P $400: Y $200: B $200: M Solve: Correct!
$3,900

BEFORE & AFTER

Double perfection! Gordon reads what's on the board to take the lead! And just in time!

Gordon	Brenda	Donna (...)
$11,683		$11,450

Brenda leaves with the $26,172 she won last night.

After the second round, the Free Spin never really had a chance.

BONUS ROUND:

That extra work paid off, and now Gordon's in Bonus Land to play for one of...

Ski Switzerland vacation ($24,000)

Frances Klein diamonds, 113 of them! (over $22,000)

Trip to Colorado plus Chevrolet (over $26,000)

"Good ol' American cash" ($25,000)

With just a little more work to do, Gordon picks the H from the envelopes, and now he must solve one more puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives him:

THING

He could get the job done with DGMA...

...but that won't work for Vanna.

He comes close with CLOVE and GLOBE, but he does not solve OLIVE...

...which means he won't score the $25,000. Gordon finishes with $11,683 in cash and is coming back tomorrow.

In the post-game, Pat mentions that Vanna always crochets while flying. The flight attendant said she had to put it away for takeoff. Was she gonna knit a weapon? Obviously not.