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June 6, 1996 recap Mar 7, 2021 17:16:50 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 7, 2021 17:16:50 GMT -5

Airdate: June 6, 1996

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game!

Today's contestants:
Jeannette Russo: Executive secretary for a prominent real estate agency, from Brooklyn, NY
Don Gibson (returning with a 1-day total of $34,329)
Carolyn Henley-Johnson: Grade 2 teacher, from Inglewood, CA

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

Round 1

PHRASE

JEANNETTE	Don	Carolyn
$300: R $200: T (x2) SURPRISE: S (DUD!)	$150: N $400: L Free Spin: Y (DUD!)	$750: D (DUD!)
$700	$550
$200: P (x2) $700: M (DUD!)	$900: G (DUD!)	$500: C (x2) Lose A Turn!
$1,100		$1,000
$450: X Solve: Correct!
$1,550

PHRASE

Jeannette solves CHALK IT UP TO EXPERIENCE.

Before moving to the next round, Pat plugs the opening ceremonies for the Atlanta Olympic Games, encouraging everyone to purchase the Wheel Olympic T-shirt.

Jeannette	Don	Carolyn
$1,550

Someone might find out what it's really like to take a Wheel prize. Today, we have a California Art Festival trip with a stay at Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel plus attendance to Pageant of the Masters Laguna Beach and Tivoli Terrace dinner (labeled LAGUNA) worth $3,550.

Kinda like the other spaces, the $3,500 is still better...because it's sparkly! Be careful around the one-third $10,000 space!

Round 2

BEFORE & AFTER

Jeannette	DON	Carolyn
	$400: N (x2) Lose A Turn!	SURPRISE: T $400: G $1,000: R (DUD!)
	$800	$400+
BANKRUPT/$10K! ($0)	$250: S (x2) -$250: A (DUD!)	$550: K -$250: I (x2) $250: L (DUD!)
	$250	$700+
$800: D $10,000!: B -$250: E (x4) Solve: Correct!
$550+

BEFORE & AFTER

Jeannette solves STEPHEN KING-SIZE BED to keep the cash prize!

Jeannette	Don	Carolyn
$12,100

If Jeannette's not dancing around now, she'll dance to the $5,000 space!

Round 3

PEOPLE

Jeannette	Don	CAROLYN
		$400: S (x2) BANKRUPT! ($800)

$800: T Lose A Turn!	$350: N (x5) BANKRUPT! ($1,750)	$1,500: H -$250: O (x3) -$250: I (x2) -$250: A Lose A Turn!
$800		$750
$600: L (x2) $250: F (x2) Solve: Correct!
$2,500

PEOPLE

Jeannette solves LINCOLN WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON.

But we heard a sound! Jeannette can win a $1,000 bonus if she's able to answer this question:

Those three presidents are on Mount Rushmore. Who is the fourth president you'd find?

She guesses Jackson. Michael's not up there. It's Theodore Roosevelt.

Jeannette	Don	Carolyn
$14,600

Jeannette still has plenty of money, but we have time for another round!

Round 4

THING

JEANNETTE	Don	Carolyn
$700: T $200: N $550: L $250: R (x2) $300: D (DUD!)	LAGUNA: S (DUD!)
$1,950

THING

DING DING! DING DING!

As we're a bit short on time, Pat will give the Wheel a Final Spin. Consonants are worth... $500 a piece.

Carolyn: C (x2) ($1,000)
Jeannette: F (x2) ($2,950)

THING

Jeannette sweeps the game and solves CENTRIFUGAL FORCE.

Jeannette	Don	Carolyn
$17,550

Some bad luck with common letters, some bad spins, and Carolyn is left with the nice parting gifts.

At least Don still has the $34,329 he won earlier.

BONUS ROUND:

Jeannette is the new champion! She's in bonus land to look at...

West Indies trip (almost $20,000...but "Watch out for the bird!")

Chevrolet Camaro ($28,000)

Endless Summer Annuity ($20,000)

"The cash" ($25,000)

Time to pick an envelope! Jeannette wants the W, and she looks at this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

PERSON

RSTLNE gives her:

PERSON

Maybe DFMO can be more generous.

PERSON

She instantly solves WOMAN to COMPLETE THE SWEEP!

Jeannette is taking the Endless Summer Annuity from Thomas Group worth $20,000! Jeannette finishes with $37,550 and will be returning!

In the post-game, Pat notices that Nicholas is walking round the set. As Vanna watches, Pat chases Nicholas towards the Camaro, and they find a..."time bot"? Vanna says it's a sand box! She would understand the words!