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November 16, 1992 recap Feb 28, 2021 9:12:35 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Feb 28, 2021 9:12:35 GMT -5

Airdate: November 16, 1992

From the Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center, it's America's game!

Today's contestants:
Tiffany Neely: Recent Howard University graduate, currently working for a property management company; from Washington, D.C.
Connie Garlic: Retired teacher, from Philadelphia
Pete Mann: Student, but also works for a major package goods company; from Suffield, CT

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

Round 1

THING

TIFFANY	Connie	Pete
$900: T $300: R -$250: E (x2) $500: L (DUD!)	$350: N (x2) Solve: Correct!
$950	$700

THING

Connie solves NECTARINE.

Tiffany	Connie	Pete
	$700

Even in Philadelphia, we still need to have good taste in prizes. Let's try a Panasonic super VHS-C Palmcorder with Hi-Fi sound (labeled VIDEO) worth $1,599.

Watch when happens when someone hits the $2,500 space. This could be fun!

Round 2

BEFORE & AFTER

Tiffany	CONNIE	Pete
	$200: T (x3) VIDEO: H (x2) $200: R (x3) -$250: E (x2) $400: N (DUD!)	$350: D (x2) -$250: A (x4) $800: L (x4) Solve: Correct!
	$950+	$3,650

BEFORE & AFTER

Pete solves A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD.

Tiffany	Connie	Pete
	$700	$3,650

If you can cash in with the $3,500 space, that would be a hard act to follow, wouldn't it?

Round 3

THING

Tiffany	Connie	PETE
		Lose A Turn!

Lose A Turn!	$550: T (x3) Lose A Turn!	$600: R BANKRUPT! ($600)
	$1,650
$500: S (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!	$600: N (DUD!)
	$1,650
$600: L (x3) -$250: E -$250: A Solve: Correct!
$1,300

THING

Tiffany solves ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT.

Tiffany	Connie	Pete
$1,300	$700	$3,650

We'll shine a light on this prize, but not too bright. It's a Van Cleef & Arpels gift certificate featuring an American flag pin (labeled PIN) worth $5,000.

They'll all feel free now that they have some money, but that shouldn't stop them from trying for the $5,000 space!

Round 4

PHRASE

TIFFANY	Connie	Pete
$900: T (x5) $300: H (x4) -$250: E (x3) -$250: O (x2) Solve: Correct!
$5,200

PHRASE

Perfection! Tiffany solves OUT WITH THE OLD IN WITH THE NEW.

Tiffany	Connie	Pete
$6,500	$700	$3,650

Well, we have time for another round, so let's bring in a new puzzle!

Round 5

PHRASE

Tiffany	CONNIE	Pete
	$200: S (x2) $5,000: T (x3!) -$250: I (x2) -$250: A (x2) -$250: O $400: J -$250: U $500: R $550: Y $500: M Solve: Correct!
	$16,350

PHRASE

Double perfection! Connie solves IT'S JUST A FORMALITY.

Tiffany	Connie	Pete
$6,500	$17,050	$3,650

Talk about a hard act to follow! We have time for a sixth round!

Round 6

THING

DING DING! DING DING!

Well, mostly. Time is running out, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $250 a piece. Pete's turn!

(Some microphone feedback can be heard early in the Speed-Up.)

Pete: T ($250)
Tiffany: S (DUD!)
Connie: R (DUD!)
Pete: L (DUD!)
Tiffany: N (x2) ($500)
Connie: G ($250)
Pete: D (DUD!)
Tiffany: V ($750)

THING

Tiffany solves VINTAGE WINE.

Tiffany	Connie	Pete
$7,250	$17,050	$3,650

BONUS ROUND:

Good game and plenty of puzzles, but only Connie comes out on top! Now she can play for any car, a Rodin sculpture, a Benjamin Franklin document, or the $25,000!

During the commercial break, Connie calls Pat a "cutie pie", and Pat asked her to repeat that on TV.

With all the envelopes set up, Connie pulls out the middle E, and she's gotta solve one more puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PHRASE

RSTLNE gives her:

PHRASE

Let's finish a good night with cmda (all displayed in lowercase):

PHRASE

She gets nervous, and she does not solve NIP AND TUCK...

...so we couldn't finish with the Rodin. Connie still finishes with $17,050 and is coming back!

(The microphone feedback returns during the post-game chat.)

Pat and Vanna mention that everyone at Philadelphia has been nice, including those at WPVI 6.