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February 7, 1997 recap Mar 8, 2021 9:13:47 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 8, 2021 9:13:47 GMT -5

Airdate: February 7, 1997

From Sony Pictures Studio, it's America's game! We're almost finished with Sweethearts Week...

Today's finalists:
Bruce & Christine (returning with a total of $27,090)
Randy & Christine (returning with a total of $20,150)
Dan & Jodi (returning with a total of $43,950 in cash!)

The pair that wins this game will receive ten 1-karat diamonds totaling $20,000 with Sony's Diamond Music.

The top-dollar value on the Wheel is $1,000, and they'd better love every last bit of the show while we still have money left this week!

Round 1

PHRASE

BRUCE & CHRISTINE	Randy & Christine	Dan & Jodi
$600: N $500: R $600: D (DUD!)	$250: T (x2) BANKRUPT! ($500)	Lose A Turn!
$1,100
$1,000: L (DUD!)	$250: C -$250: E (x3) $900: P Solve: Correct!
$1,100	$900

PHRASE

Randy & Christine solve PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE.

Bruce & Christine	Randy & Christine	Dan & Jodi
	$900

You might not want to give up on this prize too early. We have a Princess Cruises Gulf of Alaska cruise and Princess Wilderness land tour with Midnight Sun rail and stay at Riverside Wilderness lodge (labeled ALASKA) totaling $10,200.

The $2,500 space and $10,000 prize are hoping to be rewarded for the wait.

Round 2

HUSBAND & WIFE

Bruce & Christine	RANDY & CHRISTINE	Dan & Jodi
	$700: R (x2) $2,500: T (x2) -$250: E (x3) $500: F (x2) $400: G -$250: I (x4) $250: H $900: K (DUD!)	$500: N (x4) Lose A Turn!
	$7,550	$2,000
$600: B $250: S $700: M Solve: Correct!
$1,550

HUSBAND & WIFE

Bruce & Christine solve ANTONIO BANDERAS & MELANIE GRIFFITH.

Bruce & Christine	Randy & Christine	Dan & Jodi
$1,550	$900

Well, let's try and grab that Big Money again with the $3,500 and Jackpot spaces...

...and to show we're serious about it, we'll start with a $10,000 Friday Jackpot!

Round 3

BEFORE & AFTER

Bruce & Christine	Randy & Christine	DAN & JODI
		BANKRUPT! ($0)

$900: R $450: D (x2) $400: M (DUD!)	BANKRUPT! ($0)	$450: H $900: L (DUD!)
$2,250		$450
-$250: E (x3) -$250: A (x2) $500: N (x3) -$250: I (x2) BANKRUPT! ($3,000)	$250: S (x2) $250: V $900: W (x2) Solve: Correct!
	$2,550

After Bruce & Christine call M, Pat said "And here come some M's!", but then he corrects himself. He was probably thinking about the N's.

BEFORE & AFTER

Randy & Christine solves VANNA WHITE WEDDING DRESS.

Bruce & Christine	Randy & Christine	Dan & Jodi
$1,550	$3,450

Speaking of Vanna, she's now waiting for you to hit the $5,000 space and call a good letter!

Round 4

EVENT

BRUCE & CHRISTINE	Randy & Christine	Dan & Jodi
$700: N (x5) -$250: A -$250: E (x2) ALASKA: R (DUD!)	$600: S Lose A Turn!	$700: T (DUD!)
$3,000	$600
SURPRISE: H Solve: Correct!
$3,000+

EVENT

Bruce & Christine solve GOING ON A SECOND HONEYMOON, and we'll see what the Surprise is...a Lunt Silversmiths Stirling silver tea service worth $7,000.

But they're not finishing in silver. They've taken the gold!

Bruce & Christine	Randy & Christine	Dan & Jodi
$11,550	$3,450

Randy & Christine leave with $23,600, while Dan & Jodi still have their $43,950 in cash.

BONUS ROUND:

For winning the Friday show, Bruce & Christine take the $20,000 in diamonds and Sony music! That brings them to $58,640...

...and they could score one more prize! We have just a few left:

Chevrolet Camaro (over $27,000)

Trip to Australia ($27,000)

Which one will it be? Bruce grabs the middle E, and they'll have to solve this puzzle:

Bonus Puzzle

THING

RSTLNE gives them:

THING

They must fill in the middle with MGBO...

THING

They instantly solve TUGBOAT...

...and they finish with the Australia trip for four in Melbourne and Sydney with Opera House visit, plus a Great Barrier Reef tour, followed by a 3-night trip to Tahiti, a prize totaling $27,000!

Put it all together, and Bruce & Christine are leaving with $85,640 in cash and prizes!

In the post-game, Pat mentions that the show has traveled a lot. Next week, the show will be in Phoenix.