February 6, 1997 recap | Buy a Vowel Boards

February 6, 1997 recap Mar 7, 2021 12:46:16 GMT -5

Quote

Post by mechamind on Mar 7, 2021 12:46:16 GMT -5

Airdate: February 6, 1997

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! This is Sweethearts Week!

Today's couples:
Dana & Paige: Married 8 years (but together for 20). Both are in the restaurant business operating in Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach in California. They are from Manhattan Beach.
Michael & Arneita: Married 14 months (about a year after meeting). Michael is a real estate loan officer, and Arneita is a management assistant at a health care medical center. They are from Los Angeles, CA.
Mark & Kerri: Married 9 years with 2 kids. Mark is a stockbroker in San Francisco, and Kerri works in advertising for one of the largest apparel brands. They are from San Francisco, CA.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000. Now it's time to see who's going to be the better Wheel player among each couple! (Dana might think it's the wife, and Paige would agree.)

Round 1

EVENT

DANA & PAIGE	Michael & Arneita	Mark & Kerri
$400: R $500: S (DUD!)	Lose A Turn!	$250: T (DUD!)
$400
$500: N (x2) -$250: E (x2) $900: L (x3) -$250: A (x3) $900: B (DUD!)	$250: G (x2) $600: C Free Spin: H -$250: I (x2) $350: F (DUD!) (Free Spin used) $250: D (DUD!)	$550: P $550: Y Solve: Correct!
$3,600	$850	$550

Arneita asks to buy another vowel after the I, but they're told that no more vowels remain.

EVENT

Mark & Kerri read what's on the board.

Dana & Paige	Michael & Arneita	Mark & Kerri
		$1,100

While they still decide how to play, we'll add a prize. It's a Princess Cruises 7-day Western Caribbean cruise (labeled CARIBBEAN) worth $5,850.

Just as long as they don't decide how to split the $2,500 space and $10,000 prize. That can wait.

Round 2

ARTIST/SONG

Dana & Paige	MICHAEL & ARNEITA	Mark & Kerri
	$300: S (x2) $500: D (DUD!)	$500: T (x2) $500: H -$250: E (x3) $600: N (DUD!)
	$600	$1,250
$600: R $400: L (x3) -$250: I $300: B $900: Y (x3) Solve: Correct!
$4,550

ARTIST/SONG

Dana & Paige solve BILLY JOEL'S JUST THE WAY YOU ARE.

Dana & Paige	Michael & Arneita	Mark & Kerri
$4,550		$1,100

We love the $3,500 space the way it is, but the Jackpot could grow a little bit.

Round 3

THINGS

Dana & Paige	Michael & Arneita	MARK & KERRI
		$450: S (x4) CARIBBEAN: T -$250: E -$250: A Lose A Turn!
		$1,300+
$250: R (x2) $700: L -$250: O (x3) Jackpot: N (x2) Solve: Correct!
$950

THINGS

JACKPOT! Dana & Paige solve SIRLOIN TIPS IN MUSHROOM SAUCE to eat up the $6,400 prize! Dana can be thankful that Paige took control.

Dana & Paige	Michael & Arneita	Mark & Kerri
$11,900		$1,100

Can Paige repeat that after she and Dana hit the $5,000 space?

Round 4

TITLE

DANA & PAIGE	Michael & Arneita	Mark & Kerri
$300: T (DUD!)	$500: M $900: R (x2) $500: G (DUD!)	$300: N
	$2,300	$300

TITLE

DING DING! DING DING!

Time is running out, so Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $400 a piece.

Mark & Kerri: D (x2) ($1,100)

TITLE

Mark & Kerri solve MODERN BRIDE.

Dana & Paige	Michael & Arneita	Mark & Kerri
$11,900		$2,200

It might have happened in the first round, but no such luck. Michael & Arneita leave with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Dana & Paige are in Bonus Land after a good day! Now they play for a Camaro or a trip to Australia!

Dana takes the middle E, and they will both try this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PLACE

RSTLNE gives them:

PLACE

They hope to go further with DBMI.

PLACE

They do not solve PHOENIX. Awkward, as the show is going there next week.

We can't add the Australia trip, so Dana & Paige finish with $11,900 in cash.

In the post-game, Pat talks about how romantic these kind of weeks are. Pat mentions how he proposed to Lesly...

Pat flew back east to visit Lesly with the ring, and he said he didn't want her to drive at 6 AM. Pat will have a car picking her up, with champagne and everything. He wanted to surprise Lesly...and then the driver said "Your champagne is cooling!" which gave away the surprise.