December 15, 1993 recap

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December 15, 1993 recap Mar 13, 2021 17:35:18 GMT -5

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Post by mechamind on Mar 13, 2021 17:35:18 GMT -5

Airdate: December 15, 1993

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

Today's contestants (all male):
Joel Nord: Lawyer/entrepreneur in a couple of businesses, from Los Angeles, CA
Marcan McQueen (returning with a 2-day total of $77,415)
Peter Gaeoglian (?): Student at University of California at Davis, a premed with a math major and political science minor; from Fresno

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

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$700: S (x2) $250: N (x4) -$250: E (x3) $250: T (DUD!)	$500: R (x2) -$250: O -$250: A (x2) $400: L $500: G -$250: I (x4) $1,000: D (x2) $1,000: K (x2) $1,000: C Solve: Correct!
$2,150	$5,150

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Marcan reads what's on the board. With all that money, he might not care about the $500 bonus, but he could still try to answer the clue.

He's right anyway. It's Tonto.

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	$6,650

Marcan is looking serious right now, and he might just pick up a trip to Mexico and stay at Melia Puerto Vallarta (labeled MEXICO) worth $2,820.

Guess whose turn it is? There's a $2,500 space on the Wheel, and someone might just cash in!

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	$250: S $250: T MEXICO: M (x2) -$250: A (x2) Free Spin: N (x2) -$250: E $150: B $150: D $150: F BANKRUPT! ($3,270) (Free Spin used) $200: H $400: R Only vowels left! Solve: Correct!
	$600

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Marcan solves BEST MAN & MAID OF HONOR.

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	$7,250

Why not let someone else have a turn at the Wheel? Peter has a chance at the $3,500 space!

This is also a special Red Letter Puzzle, so there's a $1,000 bonus available!

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		$250: S (DUD!)

$250: N (x2) $500: G Lose A Turn!	$600: R (x2) -$250: I (x3) $300: T (DUD!)	$700: H Lose A Turn!
$1,000	$950	$700
$800: L Solve: Correct!
$1,800

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Joel solves RECEDING HAIRLINE. He finally has some money, but can he add a $1,000 bonus for unscrambling the red letters?

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He guesses RACER, ERACER, and CARER. That last one was painfully close. It was CAREER.

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$1,800	$7,250

We couldn't award the last prize, but maybe someone will win a Croton 14-karat gold man's panther link bracelet watch with diamonds (labeled WATCH) worth $5,200.

Joel's current total isn't even close to Marcan. He's gonna need help from the $5,000 space.

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JOEL	Marcan	Peter
$900: N WATCH: T (x2) $900: R (x4) -$250: E (x4) -$250: I (x2) -$250: O (x2) BANKRUPT! ($8,950)	$250: M (x2) $800: D $500: F $500: J $800: C $500: H $500: L (x3)
	$5,100

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DING DING! DING DING!

Well, so much for the Big Money. He must now trust Pat to a Final Spin, and consonants will be worth... $300 a piece.

Marcan: B (x2) ($5,700)

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Marcan solves MICHAEL JORDAN RETIRES FROM BASKETBALL.

There's one more sound! We still have one last $1,000 bonus, and Marcan can score it with this question:

What team did Michael Jordan retire from?

Marcan is correct with his answer of the Chicago Bulls.

Joel	Marcan	Peter
$1,800	$13,950

Peter was in a rather unfortunate spot, and he's stuck with the nice parting gifts.

BONUS ROUND:

Marcan is an undefeated champion with $91,365! He could still win one more prize...the document, the boat, or the $25,000.

His last envelope will be the H for hope. His last puzzle will be...

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He instantly solves FLORIDA...

...and he finishes with the historical document signed by George Washington, valued at $22,500! Marcan leaves with $113,865 in total!

In the post-game, Vanna mentions the bonus round, and the show will be heading to Florida for a few weeks!

Last Edit: Jan 12, 2023 1:32:33 GMT -5 by mechamind

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December 15, 1993 recap Mar 13, 2021 18:04:03 GMT -5

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Post by logicman27 on Mar 13, 2021 18:04:03 GMT -5

Now this is a quality throwback - $113K+ 3-day total! Great job, Marcan!

Jan 18, 2019 16:31:06 GMT -5 wheelinganddealing said:

This is why we watch. Not only for the gut punch, but the random acts of insanity that make you cheer for total strangers, the brothers doing "YMCA," or the wife jumping into her husbands arms which led to the greatest ad lib between Pat & Vanna, etc, etc, etc).

There's a reason this show has been on so long.

I'll never quit watching. Hopefully, you won't either.

wheelfan91 Posts: 135	December 15, 1993 recap Apr 3, 2021 15:18:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wheelfan91 on Apr 3, 2021 15:18:57 GMT -5 Was this a clean BR sweep?

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